This setup's a great one. That's what I see right now. And I want to get a jump on it as bad money winds down for our 20th year.The chief pillar, takeovers and acquisitions. They're going to be an extraordinary force for the Bulls in 2026. I'm going to try to get the right theme.They won't necessarily move the averages in a visible way like today when we got some real takeover news, but it didn't play an obvious role. Dow gaining 228 points, S&P rising 64%, NASDAQ advancing.52% as the Christmas rally contin ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ("Warner Bros. Discovery" or "WBD") (NASDAQ: WBD) today confirmed that it has received an amended, unsolicited tender offer from Paramount Skydance Corporation ("Paramount Skydance" or " PSKY") (NASDAQ: PSKY) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Warner Bros. Discovery common stock (the "Amended Tender Offer"). The Warner Bros. Discovery Board of Directors (the "Board"), consistent with its fiduciary duties and in consultation with i ...

Citigroup will further increase its investment banking team in Japan to capitalize on a record-breaking boom in mergers and acquisitions that it expects to reach new heights. https://t.co/IQsyNqJbTt ...

Here with his thoughts is Peter Spino, senior analyst at Wolf Research. And Peter, do you think this increases the odds that Paramount actually wins. >> It definitely increases the odds.These horses look like they're neck andneck. Paramount with today's news has given the Warner board uh more of the certainty that it's been asking for, although we're not convinced that it's offered enough to get this done. >> Remind me again what your thoughts are about kind of who this makes most sense with.Is it Paramount ...

PresentationLinda CookCEO & Director Thanks, Matt. Good morning, and welcome, everyone. Thanks for joining the call on such short notice and probably for many of you possibly taking time away from holidays. So we appreciate that. Sharing the presentation with me today are Alexander Krane, our CFO; and our Chief Operating Officer, Nigel Hearne; and Alan Bruce, our EVP of Technical Services, is also on the call. We're going to cover an overview of the acquisition that we announced earlier this morning with ju ...

Trian Fund Management L.P. and General Catalyst Group Management LLC announced Monday that they will buy the active asset management firm Janus Henderson Group PLC in an all-cash transaction for approximately $7.4 billion. Strategic investors include the Qatar Investment Authority, Hong Kong-based asset manager Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd. and MassMutual.Owners of Janus Henderson shares not already owned by Trian will receive $49 per share, an 18% premium from the unaffected closing price on October 24, the last ...

Key Takeaways Data-center M&A hit a record in 2025 as AI hyperscalers race to expand computing capacity.Rate cuts and cheaper financing could further fuel deal activity despite policy uncertainty.ETFs such as MNA, IAI, KBWB and CHAT provide direct or indirect exposure to AI-led M&A trends.Global data-center dealmaking surged to a record high through November 2025, thanks to immense demand for computing infrastructure to support the booming use of artificial intelligence (AI), per Reuters, as quoted on Yahoo ...

Core Viewpoint - A significant increase in multi-billion-dollar deals is prompting bankers and advisers to prioritize work over holiday vacations, indicating a busy period in the investment banking sector [1] Group 1 - The surge in deal-making activity is leading financial professionals from Wall Street to Canary Wharf to prepare for a demanding schedule [1] - Bankers and advisers are packing laptops alongside holiday presents, highlighting the urgency and importance of ongoing transactions [1] - The upcoming two weeks will see many professionals cut short their holiday plans to accommodate the influx of deals [1]

Group 1 - Tech giant Alphabet has agreed to acquire Intersect, a provider of data center and energy infrastructure solutions, in a deal valued at $4.75 billion [1]

Netflix has secured new bank financing totaling $25 billion to replace a portion of the cash commitment under its previously disclosed $59 billion bridge loan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios and streaming business. The refinancing agreements laid out in an SEC filing that hit Monday include a $5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility as well as two senior unsecured delayed-draw term-loan facilities totaling $10 billion each. The news comes as Paramount this morning amended its hosti ...