M&A advanced through opposition, financing tests, and strategic control bids

Aug 31 - Sep 27across 4 weeksImpact

Paramount’s Warner Pursuit Faces Closing Tests

Paramount's proposed Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition moved from public opposition and antitrust litigation toward settlement negotiations, after clearing a foreign-ownership hurdle. By month's end, debt marketing and integration preparations had begun, but court challenges and closing uncertainty remained.

50 storiesAug 31 Sep 7 Sep 14 Sep 21

Aug 31 - Sep 14across 2 weeksImpact

Aon Funds Its Insurance Brokerage Expansion

Aon agreed to buy USI for $17 billion, expanding its middle-market insurance brokerage reach through a major private-equity exit. It then sought about $13.5 billion in bonds, raising the deal's credit burden and the pressure to deliver post-closing benefits.

5 storiesAug 31 Sep 7 Sep 14

Sep 7 - Sep 21across 3 weeksImpact

Grab Turns Atome Into a Regional Finance Platform

Grab moved from exploring Atome to agreeing to buy control of the buy now, pay later company for about $1.49 billion. The deal gives Grab immediate regional lending scale but adds exposure to credit losses, funding costs, and regulatory scrutiny.

5 storiesSep 7 Sep 14 Sep 21

Sep 8 - Sep 9Impact

GE Brings Aerospace Capacity In-House

GE Aerospace reaffirmed its $11.75 billion CPP acquisition after announcing the transaction. The deal positioned supply-chain control, especially constrained jet-engine casting capacity, as a central rationale for industrial M&A.

2 storiesSep 7

Sep 3 - Sep 4Impact

Nvidia Extends Its AI Ecosystem Reach

Nvidia proposed acquiring Hugging Face for $13 billion, extending its position beyond chips and infrastructure into open-source models, tools, and developer relationships. The strategy could deepen Nvidia's influence over AI adoption while intensifying questions about ecosystem neutrality and rival access.

10 storiesAug 31

Sep 13Impact

Recordati Takeover Meets Shareholder Resistance

CVC's €10.7 billion take-private offer for Recordati faced investor opposition over valuation. The resistance put pressure on CVC to raise its price or accept a slower and more expensive transaction.

1 storySep 7

Sep 10Impact

Intesa Clears Funding For Monte dei Paschi Bid

Intesa Sanpaolo shareholders approved the share issuance needed to finance its €35.4 billion bid for Monte dei Paschi. The vote removed a major funding obstacle, while dilution and remaining closing risks continued to shape the deal.