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Could further education colleges get involved with university mergers? It might help meet Keir Starmer’s education goals

The merger of Kent and Greenwich universities is set to produce the UK’s first “super-university”. This structure will help the universities manage financial risks, while sustaining their distinctive identities. And the merger could also provide a model for the prime minister’s vision for post-compulsory education, outlined recently at the Labour…

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Axcelis Has Limited Near-Term Upside Despite Merger Hopes: Analyst

Analysts are increasingly focused on the semiconductor industry’s evolving landscape, where strategic mergers and acquisitions are reshaping competitive dynamics.

Benzinga

Mobix Labs Plans Aggressive Buyouts After Breakout Revenue Year

Mobix Labs Inc. (NASDAQ:MOBX) outlined an aggressive mergers and acquisitions strategy designed to fuel growth in fiscal 2026. The Irvine, California-based semiconductor firm, which supplies connectivity technologies for aerospace, defense, and 5G markets, said the plan will expand its reach and add new revenue streams.

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Dan Ives Reveals Buyout Watchlist Including C3.ai, SanDisk, Lyft, Qualys And More: 'M&A Floodgates Are Opening'

Prominent Wedbush tech analyst Dan Ives is forecasting an imminent surge of mergers and acquisitions across the technology sector, declaring that the artificial intelligence (AI) “MA floodgates are ready to be opened.”

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Behind the fall and resurrection of Jimmy Kimmel is a $6.2 billion merger and the companies that serve rural, conservative audiences

FCC pressure and multibillion-dollar mergers aren’t even the full story. The future of linear TV is up for grabs.

Fortune

Biggest rail union joins others in endorsing Union Pacific merger but some still have reservations

The nation’s largest railroad union endorsed Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern Monday after securing promises to protect jobs

The Independent UK

5 new Australian publishers are making defiant, weird, grass-roots books

In the past year or so, three Australian publishing mergers happened within a few short months. Text Publishing, Pantera Press and Affirm Press were all absorbed into a larger company. Once a company has shareholders, like Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster (which acquired Affirm and Text), the business…

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LIGO Legacy: 10 incredible gravitational wave breakthroughs to celebrate observatory's landmark 2015 find

The first-ever detection of gravitational waves was made 10 years ago today (Sept. 14). In celebration, Space.com takes you through the most significant gravitational wave discoveries to date.

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Scientists measure 'kick' that sent baby black hole flying away from its home for 1st time

Everything about the Infinity Galaxy, recently discovered by the JWST, is strange. One odd feature could be the first evidence of a "direct collapse" black hole.

Space

TaskUs Analyst Flags Limited Upside From Take-Private Offer

As investor sentiment fluctuates amidst rising interest in technology-driven companies, TaskUs, Inc. (NASDAQ:TASK) finds itself at a pivotal moment. The evolving landscape of mergers and acquisitions, especially within the tech sector, underscores the importance of shareholder decisions in shaping a company’s future direction.

Benzinga

What Really Happens When Grocery Chains Merge in Local Communities

Supermarkets might seem like just another place to grab milk, bread, and bananas, but when two grocery giants decide to join forces, the ripple effects hit far beyond the checkout lane. These mergers aren’t just business deals between CEOs in glass towers—they’re game changers for entire neighborhoods.

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Clarity in a World of Noise: How Richard Sheiman Built Clarity1 on Truthful Conversations

When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, one problem is repeated so often it has become background noise: overpromising. That's where Clarity1 comes in. Founded in 1994 by Richard Sheiman, Clarity1 has built a 31-year reputation on a simple but radical premise: transparency first.

International Business Times

Gravitational waves reveal 'stellar graveyard' packed with neutron star and black hole mergers

Astronomers have doubled the number of black hole and neutron star mergers detected via gravitational waves in a "stellar graveyard," as well as "hearing" the heaviest black hole binary yet.

Space

Could black hole mergers finally solve the Hubble tension? Probably not

Astronomers just ruled out merging black holes as a possible solution to a giant discrepancy plaguing cosmology.

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Chamath Palihapitiya Returns To SPACs: Past 18 Deals, Investments Average Loss Of 14%

Investor Chamath Palihapitiya, once known as the "SPAC King," is back with a new SPAC, signaling a potential top or bottom for the SPAC market, with investors cautious after past returns from completed mergers.

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Salesforce Bets Big On 'Agentic AI,' Acquires Regrello To End Manual Work, Enable AI-Powered Automations

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Regrello, an artificial intelligence-native automation platform, as the enterprise software giant accelerates its push into agentic process automation amid a $2.6 trillion global mergers and acquisitions boom.

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Warren Buffett Warns Not To Get ‘Blinded’ By ‘The Thrill of the Chase’ Because It’s Too Easy To Lose It All On ‘Consequences of the Catch’

Warren Buffett warns executives and investors that pursuing acquisitions too eagerly can cause them to overlook critical long-term consequences.

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Warren Buffett Warns Acquisitions Can Feel Like ‘Ecstasy’ But Says ‘Corporate Mating’ Can Result In ‘Corporate Pregnancy’

Warren Buffett’s vivid metaphor warns corporate leaders to consider long-term consequences before pursuing high-stakes mergers or acquisitions.

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Europe’s M&A market is alive and kicking - in spite of the odds

Geopolitical unrest and trade uncertainty are complicating mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Despite the volatility, battle-hardened executives are pushing ahead with dealmaking.

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Cash-Rich Gold Sector Poised For Shake-Up As Fed Pressure Builds

Surging bullion prices are strengthening the miners’ finances and driving questions about capital deployments. As the leading financial institutions don’t expect the gold to lose its luster anytime soon, the latest commentary suggests potential mergers and acquisitions volatility if cash remains sitting on balance sheets.

The Independent UK

Union Pacific announces bid for Norfolk Southern to create transcontinental railroad

Union Pacific offers $20 billion cash and one share of its stock to buy Norfolk Southern Tuesday in a merger that could trigger the final wave of railroad mergers across the country

Space

JWST finds cosmic monster ruling tiny early galaxy: Was it forged by black holes from the Big Bang?

The discovery of a monster-sized black hole in a pristine galaxy unspoiled by stellar death suggests growth via mergers between primordial black holes formed during the Big Bang.

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7 Grocery Chains That Were Bought and Forgotten

It wasn’t that long ago when families had their go-to neighborhood supermarket—usually a familiar name passed down for generations. But behind the shopping carts and paper bags, the grocery industry has seen a wave of mergers, buyouts, and closures that quietly erased some of America’s most beloved brands. These defunct…

Evening Standard

Five central London schools in mergers as falling pupil numbers devastate school finances

Five schools to become just two in Westminster as school closures continue to mount in capital

Fortune

In Q1 2025, enterprise SaaS M&A deal count hit 210, according to PitchBook

Q1 2025 saw 210 enterprise SaaS mergers and acquisitions get done, a number on par with the 211 deals inked in Q4 2024, says PitchBook data.

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