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Citi: Corporates Pick Up ‘Gems of Companies’ in Dealmaking Revival

January 21, 2025
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Vacasa Merges With Fellow Vacation Rental Firm Casago
Partnerships / Acquisitions // December 30, 2024

Vacation rental property management companies Casago and Vacasa are becoming one. Casago will acquire all Vacasa’s stock in a $128.6 million deal, MarketWatch reported Monday (Dec. 30). “This transaction combines the strengths of both companies and accelerates progress toward a shared vision: empowered local teams,...

Trump Sparks ‘A Lot of Optimism Among CEOs’ About Dealmaking
Acquisitions // December 19, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump spent decades branding himself as a dealmaker. Now, the world’s other dealmakers are hoping his return to the White House will lead to an uptick in “megamergers,” the Financial Times reported Thursday (Dec. 19). The global value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A)...

Albertsons Takes Kroger to Court After Grocery Merger Collapses
Legal // December 11, 2024

Albertsons has sued fellow grocery giant Kroger over the failure of their $24.6 billion merger. The company said Wednesday (Dec. 11) that it has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery, accusing Kroger of breach of contract. The suit came one day after...

Goldman Head Projects 2025 Dealmaking Will Exceed 10-Year-Average
Acquisitions // December 11, 2024

The CEO of Goldman Sachs is predicting a strong year for dealmaking in 2025. Speaking to Reuters Tuesday (Dec. 10), David Solomon said that dealmaking in equities, mergers and acquisitions in 2025 could surpass 10-year averages. “I think in 2025 we will certainly be at...

Interviews & Exclusives
Nuvei Sale Hints at Private Deals and Consolidation in Payments’ Future

April 02, 2024
2019, the year of the payments industry mega-deals, seems long ago and far away. Before the pandemic, the headlines were awash in waves of verticalization, where large firms scooped up other large firms for tens of billions of dollars. FIS bought Worldpay for a staggering $43 billion. Fiserv bought First Data for more than $22 billion. Global Payments added TSYS to its roster for nearly $22 billion. Much has happened […]

Economic Gloom Puts M&A Market Back Into Value Mode

July 21, 2022
When overvalued companies deflate in a wave, as we’re seeing now, that’s either heralding bad times ahead or an oncoming era of growth, depending on whether you’re buyer or seller....

Regulatory Risks to Play Larger Role in New M&A Calculus

April 22, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are working on new horizontal merger guidelines, which may be ready by the end of the year, that could...

Regulators Worried Next ‘Big Tech’ Will Be Created on Their Watch

April 20, 2022
Mergers and acquisitions in the tech space have become a critical issue for regulators worldwide. Agencies probably feel that they have underenforced the law in the past. In an interview,...

Quick Reads
Citi: Corporates Pick Up ‘Gems of Companies’ in Dealmaking Revival

January 21, 2025
Citigroup Head of Banking and Executive Vice Chair Vis Raghavan said a new regulatory regime has companies in the United States shopping for deals. Much of this search is happening overseas, Raghavan told Bloomberg in an interview Tuesday (Jan. 21). It’s the latest example of post-election enthusiasm on Wall Street for a revival in dealmaking. […]

Vacasa Merges With Fellow Vacation Rental Firm Casago

December 30, 2024
Vacation rental property management companies Casago and Vacasa are becoming one. Casago will acquire all Vacasa’s stock in a $128.6 million deal, MarketWatch reported Monday (Dec. 30). “This transaction combines...

Trump Sparks ‘A Lot of Optimism Among CEOs’ About Dealmaking

December 19, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump spent decades branding himself as a dealmaker. Now, the world’s other dealmakers are hoping his return to the White House will lead to an uptick in “megamergers,”...

Albertsons Takes Kroger to Court After Grocery Merger Collapses

December 11, 2024
Albertsons has sued fellow grocery giant Kroger over the failure of their $24.6 billion merger. The company said Wednesday (Dec. 11) that it has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware...