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AUGUST 14, 2024

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) has struck out on several potential acquisition opportunities over the past year. The company's Grayson Mill Energy acquisition was a key topic of conversation on that call. All fueled up for a strong 2025 "We see significant financial value created from this acquisition," stated Devon's CEO on the call.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If the deal is approved, it will instantly shoot into the top-five largest software acquisitions ever. Numerous small tuck-in acquisitions have been key, and Cisco has done a bang-up job. If the merger were to take place today, Cisco would nearly double its $3.9 That isn't exactly chump change.

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JULY 7, 2024

However, as of July 1, Six Flags completed its merger with Cedar Fair Entertainment (NYSE: FUN) and now trades under Cedar Fair's ticker symbol. Shares of both companies zipped higher last month as it became increasingly clear that the merger deal would go through. Shares of Cedar Fair stock were up 25% during the month.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Energy companies have signed over $180 billion in merger agreements over the last six months. However, Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) has gotten left out of the current merger wave washing over the oil patch. The oil producer has reportedly pursued several acquisition targets, only to lose to a competitor.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

government and blocked the proposed merger between handbag and fashion rivals Capri Holdings (NYSE: CPRI) and Tapestry (NYSE: TPR). The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued to block the merger in April after Tapestry agreed to buy Capri last year, arguing that the combination would hurt consumers and leave less affordable handbag options.

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MAY 10, 2024

The pipeline company recently reported strong first-quarter results, fueled mainly by recent acquisitions. Another acquisition, this time by affiliate Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) , will help power stronger-than-expected earnings growth for the master limited partnership (MLP) this year. It closed its $1.5 billion this year.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

This halt occurred after the discovery that some shares didn't convert correctly following the company's merger on Aug. 25, 2023, with FG Merger, a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ). The stock has risen more than 40x since the combination with FG Merger. 6, 2023, and the completion of the merger on Aug.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) has been on an acquisition binge. billion merger with fellow master limited partnership (MLP) Crestwood Equity Partners last November. The acquisition of Crestwood Equity Partners and WTG Midstream helped fuel the record volume. The midstream giant recently closed its nearly $3.1

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AUGUST 22, 2024

The oil companies currently find themselves on opposite ends of a major dispute stemming from Chevron's pending acquisition of Hess (NYSE: HES) , which it made as a countermove following Exxon's mega-deal for Pioneer Natural Resources. Exxon believes Chevron's pending acquisition of Hess triggers this clause. billion, or $64.5

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JUNE 8, 2024

The REIT recently added $1 billion to its acquisition target, giving it the confidence to boost the low end of its growth rate. billion merger with Spirit Realty earlier this year. this year without needing outside capital to fund additional acquisitions. this year without needing outside capital to fund additional acquisitions.

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MARCH 7, 2024

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) , a developer of data mining and analytics tools, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Dec. Its investors retreated as its growth cooled off, it broadly missed its pre-merger targets, and it racked up steep losses. Its stock opened at $9.84 on April 13, 2022.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

With a looming overhaul of US merger-and-acquisition law set to reshape the economics of the M&A-heavy pharmaceutical industry, 31 of its biggest players -- including Merck, Amgen, Abbvie, and Gilead -- formed an alliance to fight the reforms. billion merger with Horizon Therapeutics. Meet the anti-antitrust coalition.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

The quantum computing startup went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Oct. IonQ was one such company that missed its pre-merger expectations from 2021 to 2023. It's also increased its number of outstanding shares by about 12% since its SPAC merger. 1, 2021, and its stock opened at $10.60

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JULY 20, 2024

VinFast Auto (NASDAQ: VFS) briefly became one of the market's hottest electric vehicle stocks when it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) last August. Like many other SPAC-backed EV makers, it ran of of juice as it missed its pre-merger targets and racked up steep losses. just two weeks later.

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JANUARY 1, 2024

After all, he's owned it since he helped arrange a merger to create the entity in 2015. The merger was worth roughly $45 billion, creating a food giant that owns such famous brands as Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Meyer, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Capri-Sun, and more. However, the merger also loaded up the new entity with debt. Is it stubbornness?

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JULY 1, 2023

Why Activision and Adobe shareholders might not want their company's proposed acquisitions to go through. Dylan Lewis: After the break, we've got the latest on regulators kicking the tires on major acquisitions. I want to start with Adobe and its planned 20 billion-dollar acquisition of design tool Figma. Dividend Equity ETF.

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MARCH 25, 2024

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition (SPAC) company on Dec. went public, it provided some ambitious growth targets in its pre-merger presentation. BigBear.ai's prospects sounded promising, but it broadly missed its rosy pre-merger targets. and climbed to an all-time high of $16.12

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Acquisitions are the main factor driving Realty Income's steadily rising dividend. The REIT estimates that every $1 billion of accretive acquisitions it makes will add 0.5% billion merger with fellow REIT Spirit Realty. For example, it converted a loan with Chelsea Piers into an acquisition of that property last year.

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MARCH 4, 2024

The planned acquisition of Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) by JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) is officially off, and investors are worried about what comes next for Spirit. Spirit shareholders also received about $425 million in prepayments from JetBlue as agreed upon in the merger agreement as a way to sweeten the deal. airlines."

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

It has issued additional shares to fund acquisitions. billion all-stock merger with Spirit Realty. Add in a higher share count from continuing to issue more stock to fund accretive acquisitions, and the REIT could pay out more than $2.7 On top of that, its outstanding shares have increased greatly over the past year (from 674.1

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

While Blue Owl itself would not participate in the merger, it owns stakes in firms that could, including infrastructure investors like Stonepeak and I Squared Capital, as well as private equity groups like Vista Equity Partners, Silver Lake, and Platinum Equity.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The developer of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ), and it started trading at $9.90 It crashed and burned as it missed its own pre-merger expectations, racked up steep losses, and issued a lot more shares to raise fresh cash.

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MARCH 16, 2024

When BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in December 2021, it bore a striking resemblance to Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) , which went public through a direct listing in September 2020. after it closed its merger. Let's see why BigBear.ai Why did BigBear.ai

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AUGUST 25, 2023

VinFast just came public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger in which more than 80% of shareholders redeemed their shares before the merger closed. Indeed, an acquisition from Veritas or another prospective buyer would mark a somewhat inauspicious end to BlackBerry's history as a publicly traded company.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Biotech heavyweight Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) will probably continue to be an active player in the merger and acquisition (M&A) scene, regardless of what happens with its proposed $28 billion buyout of Horizon Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HZNP). The good news is that there is a surfeit of attractive buyout targets at this price point.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

In addition, the midstream company expects the merger will increase its free cash flow per share by an average of more than 20% from 2024 to 2027. It expects to capture at least $200 million in cost savings and other synergies following the merger, which is a big factor driving that increase.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

QuantumScape, a developer of solid-state batteries, merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in November 2020. and rose to its post-merger high of $35.69 According to its pre-merger presentation, it could potentially increase its revenue at a compound annual rate of 363% from $14 million in 2024 to $6.44

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AUGUST 17, 2024

It expects its revenue to grow at least 74% in 2024 and rise by more than 88% from that baseline in 2025 as it expands its ecosystem with more acquisitions. Evolv went public through a reverse merger with a blank-check company in July 2021. However, in a pre-merger presentation, the company claimed it could grow its revenue from $20.2

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Management has embarked on a slew of acquisitions to expand its competencies. This deal follows last year's merger with SYNQ3 Restaurant Solutions, which boasts a portfolio of over 10,000 restaurants signed up for its voice AI services. Image source: Getty Images. In March, hardware giant Nvidia invested $3.4

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MARCH 5, 2024

Chevron's other upside catalyst is its pending acquisition of Hess. Chevron estimates the acquisition would enable it to more than double its free cash flow by 2030 at $70 oil. Uncertainty about that merger has weighed on Chevron's stock. The oil company generated $3.2 billion ($16.24 per share) of free cash flow last year.

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JULY 27, 2024

A merger that underperformed on multiple levels If you're not familiar with the saga, here's the shortened version of the story. It was a time, however, when mergers of similar companies were almost always seen as bullish, value-adding events. That is, this merger wasn't working anywhere near as well as expected.

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MAY 30, 2024

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has been a divisive stock ever since it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Oct. after its merger and nearly tripled to its all-time high of $31 on Nov. It also broadly missed its own pre-merger estimates. IonQ's stock opened at $10.60 Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

compound annual rate since going public, driven by a combination of rent growth and accretive acquisitions. Acquisitions are the company's other growth driver. Thanks to its abundant post-dividend free cash flow, the REIT can internally fund a meaningful amount of acquisitions each year. trillion in Europe).

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Sirius XM is the final inning of its merger with Liberty Media's Sirius XM tracking stock , Liberty Sirius XM Group (NASDAQ: LSXMA) (NASDAQ: LSXMB) (NASDAQ: LSXMK) , which is expected to stop trading after the closing bell on Sept. This merger is being undertaken to create a unified class of Sirius XM common stock.

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) , a developer of solid-state batteries, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Nov. During its pre-merger presentation, it claimed it could start commercializing its products in 2024 and grow its revenue at a compound annual growth rate of 363% from $14 million in 2024 to $6.44

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JUNE 15, 2024

The REIT can deliver this incremental growth by making accretive acquisitions funded with outside capital (issuing new shares and debt). per year for every $1 billion of accretive acquisitions funded with external capital. billion acquisition of fellow REIT Spirit Realty earlier this year). trillion in the U.S.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

On Tuesday, the company made its market debut via a merger with special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) Black Spade Acquisition, and quickly surged from $10 per share to close at $37.06 So what VinFast is a small electric vehicle manufacturer with large ambitions. after its first day.

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