PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kaskela Law LLC announces that it is investigating the fairness of the recently announced buyout of Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS) (“IAS” or the “Company”) shareholders.   Click here for additional information: https://kaskelalaw.com/case/integral-ad-science/  On September 24, 2025, IAS announced that it had agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Novacap at a price of $10.30 per share in cash. Following the closing of the transaction, IAS shareholders ...

RBC Capital has set a price target of $35 for SM Energy (NYSE:SM), indicating a potential increase of about 38.67%.SM Energy is in merger discussions with Civitas Resources to form a $14 billion oil major, highlighting a trend of consolidation in the Permian Basin.The stock's past year trading range between $19.67 and $46.42 showcases its growth potential and associated risks.On October 9, 2025, RBC Capital set a price target of $35 for SM Energy (NYSE:SM). At the time, SM's stock was priced at $25.24, sugg ...

NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptorum Group Limited (NASDAQ: APM) ("Aptorum Group” or “Aptorum”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to addressing unmet medical needs, announces the addition of Dr. Laura A. Philips to its board of directors as an independent director at closing of the merger with DiamiR Biosciences Corp. Dr. Philips is the co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Spheryx, Inc., a technology company developing holographic microscopic techniqu ...

Australian miner Predictive Discovery (PDI) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Canada’s Robex Resources. The deal will be executed through a statutory plan of arrangement, with PDI completing the acquisition indirectly. This all-share A$2.35bn ($1.55bn) deal will create a mid-tier gold producer in West Africa. As part of the agreement, Robex shareholders will be entitled to 8.667 shares of Predictive Discovery for every Robex share they hold. Upon fi ...

CINCINNATI & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) and Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Fifth Third will acquire Comerica in an all-stock transaction valued at $10.9 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Comerica's stockholders will receive 1.8663 Fifth Third shares for each Comerica share, representing $82.88 per share as of Fifth Third's closing stock price on October 3, 2025, and a 20% premiu ...

A Delaware judge said former Activision Blizzard officials including Chief Executive Bobby Kotick must face most of a lawsuit alleging they shortchanged shareholders when Microsoft bought the “Call of Duty” game maker for $75.4 billion.Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Chancery Court said on Thursday the shareholders in the proposed class action can pursue their “core” claim that Kotick and other Activision directors breached their fiduciary duties. She dismissed two claims against Microsoft. S ...

Merger and acquisition activity could intensify in the fourth quarter, as companies embrace the current White House administration.Freedom Capital Markets Chief Market Strategist Jay Woods shares with Benzinga two sectors he thinks could see activity soon.Regional Banks Regional banks, Woods says, is one sector that has "yet to take off" with the stock market at all-time highs.The market expert said M&A activity could soon heat up in the sector.Woods shared that it has been years since a "clean merger" in t ...

PresentationOperator Greetings, and welcome to the Axcelis and Veeco Merger Announcement Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. Please note that this conference is being recorded. A copy of the investor presentation accompanying this call is available on the Investor Relations pages of both companies' websites as well as the company's joint transaction website, www.www.AxcelisVeeco.com. I would now like to hand the conference over to David Ryzhik, Axcelis Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and ...

Goldman Sachs has highlighted six stocks that have a high probability of being acquisition targets in the next year.Six Stocks Seen as Likely M&A Targets By GoldmanThe bank reported that the total dollar value of M&A deals has risen 29% year-over-year, with deal volumes in 2025 climbing 8%. The bank projects an additional 15% increase in new deals in 2026.Goldman’s Chief U.S. equity strategist, David Kostin, in a note on Monday, identified six stocks with a 30% to 50% chance of being acquired in the next 12 ...

ExxonMobil, Petrobras and TechnipFMC have raised objections to the planned merger between Italy's Saipem and Norway's Subsea 7, urging Brazil’s antitrust regulator to block the transaction, reported Bloomberg. The companies have formally requested participation in the watchdog’s review, warning that the deal would substantially affect competition in the oilfield services sector and drive prices higher. The concerns highlighted the markets for subsea umbilical, risers and flowlines, as well as the supply ...