Even as geopolitical alliances shifted and a rush for anything AI gripped the world, the same four names appeared among the top two rankings for deal value and deal count, just as they had in 2024. https://t.co/R0ika65UjA
Activist Investing in Europe 2026 is published in association with Skadden. The report gives an in-depth overview of the key trends and challenges UK and European corporates are facing in the year ahead. https://t.co/qWeA4ODort
Quickbase, a Vista Equity-backed artificial intelligence operations platform, has a strong list of potential targets. On 2 December, Quickbase acquired Juiced Technologies, its first deal since 2023 and the first under Person. https://t.co/OOqoipHTmB
In the defense ecosystem, contractors jokingly refer to the gap between an exciting technology’s arrival and its full rollout within the Department of Defense as the “Valley of Death.” https://t.co/7wMPaPyQa6
Investment platform Altuva is preparing to scale an existing Nasdaq-listed vehicle into a USD 500m ‘capital recycling’ platform that will acquire undervalued public companies and redeploy proceeds into long-duration treasury assets such as Bitcoin. https://t.co/4ThdP2cjXk
The post-Thanksgiving stretch is arriving with a more complicated backdrop for US IPO issuers than many expected. Markets have lost altitude in recent weeks, and the patchy rebound after the holiday has not changed the tone. https://t.co/4uAS2BrPJ2
With continuation vehicle volume expected to reach another record high this year, industry participants are grappling with one of the market’s stickiest challenges – how to get more LPs to roll over. https://t.co/C4nRgHkgty
Barely 24 hours ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget, news broke that Advent global co-chair and Europe head James Brocklebank is quitting the UK to take up residency in Luxembourg. https://t.co/B2pK0huKL1
An in specie distribution by Ramsay Health Care of its 52.8% stake in Ramsay Santé is emerging as the most likely outcome of Ramsay’s strategic review. Sante has a market cap of EUR 976m (AUD 1.7bn). https://t.co/LUiQj78Fwg
TDF’s vendors are reevaluating exit options after they received non-binding offers which fell short of their valuation expectations for the French telecoms infrastructure provider. https://t.co/0u3Sb5cDPO
ABN Amro’s proposed acquisition of its peer NIBC is set to combine two of Europe’s top lending teams in the digital infrastructure sector, at a time of booming demand for debt in this market. https://t.co/dWjST2utCG
X&KSK, a Japanese venture capital firm launched by former AC Milan footballer Keisuke Honda, is targeting high-growth, globally minded start-ups employing artificial intelligence-enabled business models. https://t.co/slVWEKMXIH
European M&A multiples returned to their historical averages in 3Q25, shaking off a second-quarter slump following the announcement of far-reaching US tariffs in April. https://t.co/Ogykx5ybIE
The end of the 43-day US government shutdown comes at an awkward moment for IPO issuers, who now face a narrow window to launch before year-end or the prospect of waiting until 2026. https://t.co/xmxk88bRHE
The boom in artificial intelligence has triggered a wave of data center investments. Yet transformative M&A activity remains largely on hold, as owners keep their assets longer amid skyrocketing valuations. https://t.co/WUQyJNNPiv
IPO-bound companies are encountering a new kind of investor scrutiny as firms preparing to list increasingly find themselves pressed to show how artificial intelligence fits into their business models as a core test of credibility. https://t.co/gV48MddXm3