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The week in Mergers and Acquisitions
The week's activity connected ambitious expansion with a stronger test of regulatory and political approval.
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UniCredit's nearly two-year effort gained shareholder support before Germany opposed the takeover as the acceptance window closed. The bid shifted from a takeover campaign into a direct political and regulatory standoff.
Salesforce's $3.6 billion purchase of Fin expanded Agentforce, while SpaceX followed Cursor's IPO with a $60 billion all-stock acquisition. Together, the deals made AI capability and enterprise reach prominent acquisition targets at sharply different scales.
Fox agreed to buy Roku for $22 billion, combining television networks and Tubi with Roku's connected-TV operating system, devices, advertising infrastructure, and streaming channel. The deal would give Fox control of a major gateway to more than 100 million households.
Three senators asked the FCC to delay Paramount Skydance's $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until it reviews foreign investors. Scrutiny therefore moved from the merger itself toward the conditions for closing.
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