SM Entertainment increases stake in superfans startup DearU https://www.byteseu.com/886813/ #acquisitions #Entertainment #KPop #SMEntertainment #SouthKorea #superfans

SM Entertainment increases stake in superfans startup DearU https://www.byteseu.com/886813/ #acquisitions #Entertainment #KPop #SMEntertainment #SouthKorea #superfans
Diamondback Energy Closes $4.1B Double Eagle IV Acquisition https://www.byteseu.com/885525/ #Acquisitions&Divestitures #Energy #ShalePlays
“Elon Musk said on Friday (Saturday AEDT) that his #xAI has acquired X, the social media app formerly known as #Twitter, in an all-stock transaction for $US45 billion ($71.5 billion), including debt.
xAI and X’s futures are intertwined. Today, we officially take the step to combine the #data, #models, #compute, #distribution and #talent,” #Musk said in a post on X, adding that the combined company would be valued at $US80 billion.”
#business / #acquisitions / #CreativeAccounting <https://archive.md/in6TN> / <https://www.afr.com/technology/musk-s-xai-buys-social-media-platform-x-for-71-5b-20250329-p5lnh9> (paywall)
Emma Thompson & Judy Greer Action Thriller ‘The Dead Of Winter’ Acquired By Vertical
#Acquisitions #EmmaThompson #JudyGreer #TheDeadofWinter #TheFisherwoman #Vertical
ABO-Group Environment Annual Results 2024 https://www.byteseu.com/868960/ #ABOGroup #acquisitions #environment #RevenueGrowth
Citigroup is expanding its investment banking team in Japan as the Wall Street firm bets that the country’s deal fee pool will finally rebound after a two-decade slump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/27/companies/citigroup-dealmakers-hire-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #citigroup #banks #investments #mergers #acquisitions
Scopely’s $3.5 billion purchase of the hit game Pokemon Go this month is part of larger strategy to build a business through acquisitions as the video-game industry overall struggles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/26/companies/scopely-pokemon-go/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #scopely #pokemongo #videogames #acquisitions
Alimentation Couche-Tard says private equity firms are showing strong interest in some 2,000 North American convenience stores that could be divested if it succeeds in its bid to buy out Seven & I Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/26/companies/couche-tard-us-stores/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #us #acquisitions
Alimentation Couche-Tard is trying to assure shareholders that management hasn’t lost sight of operations amid fragile talks over a potential takeover of rival Seven & I Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/20/companies/couche-tard-reassure-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #alimentationcouchetard #acquisitions #us #conveniencestores
SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire semiconductor designer Ampere Computing in a move that further broadens the Japanese investment firm’s push into artificial intelligence infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/20/companies/softbank-seals-deal-ampere/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #ampere #semiconductors #acquisitions
Seven & I Holdings signed a confidentiality pact with Alimentation Couche-Tard, allowing the two companies to advance discussions on addressing antitrust concerns arising from the Canandian retailer’s takeover approach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/19/companies/seven-i-couche-tard-confidentiality-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #alimentationcouchetard #acquisitions #us #conveniencestores
Alimentation Couche-Tard has met privately with key Seven & I Holdings shareholders as the Canadian firm ramps up pressure on the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores to engage in takeover talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/19/companies/couche-tard-meets-seven-i-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #seveniholdings #acquisitions #investments #conveniencestores #seveneleven
Google said it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion, citing the need for greater cybersecurity capacity as artificial intelligence embeds itself in technology infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/19/tech/google-cybersecurity-company-wiz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #google #ai #acquisitions #cybersecurity
Ancora Holdings Group has added to its holdings of U.S. Steel as the activist investor continues to push its case to replace the board and install a new CEO to lead a turnaround of the American steelmaker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/15/companies/us-steel-activist-investor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ussteel #nipponsteel #usjapanrelations #us #donaldtrump #acquisitions #mergers
Tokyo wants to become Asia's top financial hub, but faces big obstacles. Among them, the presence of too many companies with low profitability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/14/japan/tokyo-stock-exchange-low-performing-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #tse #stocks #japaneseeconomy #investments #ipo #mergers #acquisitions
Investors in Japanese corporate bonds are increasingly seeking protection against possible credit deterioration when an issuer becomes a takeover target. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/10/companies/investors-seek-protection-ma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bonds #seveniholdings #nissan #mergers #acquisitions
Couche-Tard says it has held "exploratory discussions” with buyers for any U.S. stores that would need to be divested to secure regulatory approval for a potential takeover of Japanese rival Seven & I Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/07/companies/couche-tard-discussions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #acquisitions
Trial, a discount store operator based in the Kyushu region, said Wednesday that it will acquire supermarket operator Seiyu. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/06/companies/trial-seiyu-acquisition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #trial #seiyu #kkr #supermarkets #acquisitions
For Nippon Steel, buying U.S. Steel is not just a simple acquisition. It forms the last piece of the puzzle in the Japanese steelmaker's long-term business strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/05/companies/nippon-steel-takeover/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponsteel #ussteel #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #acquisitions #steel
A small-cap fund focusing on Japanese companies that few equity analysts cover has gained more than 6% this year as of the end of February, beating 99% of its peers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/04/markets/japan-small-cap-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #acquisitions #mergers #stocks #investments #japaneseeconomy