Mergers and Acquisitions

New On The Block TA Associates is reportedly selling bubble-tea maker Gong Cha. The private equity firm is reportedly working with JPMorgan Chase to explore a potential deal. The transaction could value the bubble-tea chain at around $2 billion. Talks are still in the early stages, and no...

New On The Block Toymaker Funko’s (NASDAQ:FNKO) investor, Pleasant Lake Partners, has urged the company to explore strategic alternatives, including a potential sale. Following the disclosure, shares of Funko surged about 25 percent. PayPal has reportedly not opened sale negotiations...

Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) is reportedly weighing takeover interest from multiple parties, including an approach tied to billionaire Tilman Fertitta, alongside internal discussions about a possible management-led buyout. That backdrop comes as the casino operator has been pointing to...

New On The Block Super Bowl LX champion Seattle Seahawks are officially kicking off a sale process. The estate of Paul Allen hired Allen & Co. and Latham & Watkins as advisors. Allen bought the Seahawks in 1997 and oversaw the franchise's first Super Bowl victory in 2013. After his death...

New On The Block Mercedes-Benz Group AG plans to sell part of its 35% stake in Daimler Truck Holding AG to raise funds, with the stake valued at around €12 billion ($14.2 billion). Proceeds will be returned to shareholders, and details of the sale will be provided in May. Despite the cash infusion...

As geopolitical tensions rattle markets and heighten regulatory scrutiny, financial advisory firm Province is betting that clients want Washington-level firepower. Its acquisition of disputes and investigations specialist StoneTurn brings former government and White House expertise into the fold as...

Ares Management Corp (NYSE:ARES) has completed its acquisition of London-based systematic fixed-income manager BlueCove Limited. The BlueCove business will operate as Ares Systematic Credit, the company said in a press release. Ares Systematic Credit is comprised of 60 professionals based in London...

Private investment firm Littlejohn has acquired industrial manufacturing and automation company 80/20 from MPE Partners. "We are thrilled to partner with 80/20 and its dedicated team as they continue to build a market-leading automation platform," said Steven Kalter, managing director of Littlejohn...

Thoma Bravo is mulling the sale of digital-identity software provider Imprivata in a deal that could value the company up to $7 billion. The private‑equity firm has tapped JPMorgan and Evercore to help run the sale, which remains in its early stages, Reuters reported. Imprivata was acquired by...

New On The Block Elon Musk is reportedly weighing a potential merger across his entire business empire: SpaceX, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and/or xAI. A SpaceX-Tesla deal could leverage Tesla's energy storage and solar capabilities for space-based infrastructure, while a Tesla–xAI merger may be the...

Optimism over mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is running high at the start of 2026 among both corporate and private-equity dealmakers, including both buyers and sellers, according to a new survey by Deloitte. More than 80 percent of the 1,500 corporate and private equity executives who...

Private markets manager CVC has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Equine Network, a for-profit equestrian-based sports league in the U.S from Growth Catalyst Partners. Equine Network will be CVC's first new league investment into its CVC Global Sports Group (GSG), which...

Private markets investment firm CVC will acquire global credit manager Marathon Asset Management for around $1.2 billion. CVC is understood to be paying $1.2 billion in cash and shares as well as $400 million in earnouts linked to the asset manager’s future performance, the Financial Times...

Diageo is exploring a potential sale of part or all of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the Indian Premier League cricket franchise, as interest from bidders builds. Diageo has explored selling part or all of RCB at a valuation of up to $2 billion. RCB was previously owned by Vijay Mallya before...

New On The Block Mitsubishi Electric plans to sell its automotive equipment business, seeking first-round bids by Jan. 26 from car-parts suppliers and private equity firms. The unit, which makes EV and hybrid inverters, motors, and in-car entertainment systems, has struggled with low profitability...