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PayPal shares fell 13% after reports that Advent International and Stripe abandoned plans to acquire the payments company. The consortium had reportedly offered $60.50 per share, valuing PayPal at about $53 billion, but valuation concerns and regulatory hurdles disrupted the bid.
11:19 AMEconomic Times
Advent International and Stripe have reportedly ended their pursuit of PayPal, ending speculation over a potential $50 billion buyout. PayPal shares dropped sharply after the reported decision, reversing gains tied to expectations of a transaction.
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Hero MotoCorp bought 1.18 crore Ather Energy shares for Rs 1,758 crore from the Government of Singapore in a block deal. The purchase lifts Hero's stake in the electric two-wheeler maker to about 32.8%.
11:54 AMEconomic Times
Hero MotoCorp plans to invest up to Rs 1,758 crore in Ather Energy, taking its stake to about 32.8%. Ather shares rose nearly 4% after the announcement, extending a rally supported by more than doubled turnover over two years.
12:54 AMEconomic Times
Max Estates will acquire nine companies holding 84.71 acres of land in Delhi through a ₹420 crore share swap. The parcels offer an estimated development potential of 4 to 6 million square feet and mark the company's entry into Delhi's residential market.
11:25 PMEconomic Times Realty
Tata Group is exploring ways to provide liquidity to the Shapoorji Pallonji Group for its 18.4% stake in privately held Tata Sons. Options reportedly include swapping the stake for shares in listed Tata companies, arranging a bank-financed buyout, or selling to a global investor.
1:42 AMEconomic TimesSummary
PayPal shares fell 13% after reports that Advent International and Stripe abandoned plans to acquire the payments company. The consortium had reportedly offered $60.50 per share, valuing PayPal at about $53 billion, but valuation concerns and regulatory hurdles disrupted the bid.
The reported collapse removes a potential valuation floor and leaves PayPal's turnaround exposed to public-market
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The failed bid increases pressure on PayPal to prove that its turnaround can create value without an outside buyer.
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Advent International and Stripe have reportedly ended their pursuit of PayPal, ending speculation over a potential $50 billion buyout. PayPal shares dropped sharply after the reported decision, reversing gains tied to expectations of a transaction.
The withdrawal eliminates one of the largest potential leveraged buyouts in the market and leaves
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The collapse removes a major bidder and forces PayPal to compete for investor confidence on execution rather than takeover speculation.
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Hero MotoCorp bought 1.18 crore Ather Energy shares for Rs 1,758 crore from the Government of Singapore in a block deal. The purchase lifts Hero's stake in the electric two-wheeler maker to about 32.8%.
Hero is committing more capital to Ather as competition in electric two-wheelers intensifies. The larger
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The deal strengthens Hero's position in electric mobility and increases its exposure to Ather's execution and capital needs.
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Hero MotoCorp plans to invest up to Rs 1,758 crore in Ather Energy, taking its stake to about 32.8%. Ather shares rose nearly 4% after the announcement, extending a rally supported by more than doubled turnover over two years.
The investment deepens Hero MotoCorp's strategic commitment to electric two-wheelers and gives Ather additional capital
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The deal reinforces Ather's role in the electric two-wheeler market while increasing Hero MotoCorp's financial and strategic exposure to the segment.
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Max Estates will acquire nine companies holding 84.71 acres of land in Delhi through a ₹420 crore share swap. The parcels offer an estimated development potential of 4 to 6 million square feet and mark the company's entry into Delhi's residential market.
The deal gives Max Estates immediate control of a sizable Delhi land bank without using
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The transaction could establish Max Estates as a meaningful Delhi residential developer while accelerating consolidation of scarce urban land through equity-funded deals.
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Tata Group is exploring ways to provide liquidity to the Shapoorji Pallonji Group for its 18.4% stake in privately held Tata Sons. Options reportedly include swapping the stake for shares in listed Tata companies, arranging a bank-financed buyout, or selling to a global investor.
The discussions point to a possible restructuring of Tata Sons' shareholder base, although no transaction
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The outcome could reshape control, liquidity, and investor exposure across the Tata Group's core holding structure.
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Colombia's richest family is reportedly close to an oil deal in Venezuela alongside GeoPark Ltd., where it holds a 28% stake and is the largest shareholder. The discussions remain confidential and could still change.
5:19 PMBloomberg Markets
Heavy investment is flowing into companies that release AI models with open or permissive weights, even when those models are given away rather than sold directly.
2:19 PMTechCrunchBitGo plans to acquire NYDIG’s institutional trading business as crypto market activity begins to recover after an extended slowdown.
8:27 AMCNBCImax is delivering record stock performance and box-office results, but potential buyers face conflicts with major studios and a valuation that raises the cost of acquiring it. Those constraints have limited the field of credible bidders despite the company’s strong operating momentum.
7:54 AMCNBC
Yatharth Hospital shares rose more than 5% after reports that Aster DM Quality Care, backed by Advent International and Blackstone, is negotiating to acquire a controlling stake. Yatharth denied that it is in sale discussions, even as the stock reached a 52-week high.
1:23 AMEconomic TimesSummary
Colombia's richest family is reportedly close to an oil deal in Venezuela alongside GeoPark Ltd., where it holds a 28% stake and is the largest shareholder. The discussions remain confidential and could still change.
The Gilinski family's involvement would give GeoPark a financially powerful partner as it pursues an
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The potential deal could connect Colombian capital to Venezuelan oil while testing how investors price the country's operational and sanctions risks.
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Heavy investment is flowing into companies that release AI models with open or permissive weights, even when those models are given away rather than sold directly.
The acquisition signal suggests investors see strategic value beyond model revenue, including engineering talent, model
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Open-weight AI is becoming an acquisition strategy, not merely a distribution model.
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BitGo plans to acquire NYDIG’s institutional trading business as crypto market activity begins to recover after an extended slowdown.
BitGo is using the market rebound to expand beyond custody into institutional execution and trading
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Crypto firms are buying institutional capabilities before a potential volume recovery becomes fully established.
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Imax is delivering record stock performance and box-office results, but potential buyers face conflicts with major studios and a valuation that raises the cost of acquiring it. Those constraints have limited the field of credible bidders despite the company’s strong operating momentum.
Strong performance has not created an attractive takeover setup. A buyer would need to pay
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A high-performing asset can still be difficult to sell when its price and commercial dependencies deter the most logical buyers.
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Yatharth Hospital shares rose more than 5% after reports that Aster DM Quality Care, backed by Advent International and Blackstone, is negotiating to acquire a controlling stake. Yatharth denied that it is in sale discussions, even as the stock reached a 52-week high.
The market is pricing in a possible control transaction despite the company's denial, adding takeover
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Investors must separate takeover expectations from operating performance until the company confirms that negotiations exist.
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