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The month in Mergers and Acquisitions
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Paramount's proposed Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition moved from public opposition and antitrust litigation toward settlement negotiations, after clearing a foreign-ownership hurdle. By month's end, debt marketing and integration preparations had begun, but court challenges and closing uncertainty remained.
Aon agreed to buy USI for $17 billion, expanding its middle-market insurance brokerage reach through a major private-equity exit. It then sought about $13.5 billion in bonds, raising the deal's credit burden and the pressure to deliver post-closing benefits.
Grab moved from exploring Atome to agreeing to buy control of the buy now, pay later company for about $1.49 billion. The deal gives Grab immediate regional lending scale but adds exposure to credit losses, funding costs, and regulatory scrutiny.
GE Aerospace reaffirmed its $11.75 billion CPP acquisition after announcing the transaction. The deal positioned supply-chain control, especially constrained jet-engine casting capacity, as a central rationale for industrial M&A.
Nvidia proposed acquiring Hugging Face for $13 billion, extending its position beyond chips and infrastructure into open-source models, tools, and developer relationships. The strategy could deepen Nvidia's influence over AI adoption while intensifying questions about ecosystem neutrality and rival access.
CVC's €10.7 billion take-private offer for Recordati faced investor opposition over valuation. The resistance put pressure on CVC to raise its price or accept a slower and more expensive transaction.
Intesa Sanpaolo shareholders approved the share issuance needed to finance its €35.4 billion bid for Monte dei Paschi. The vote removed a major funding obstacle, while dilution and remaining closing risks continued to shape the deal.
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