Uber Eyes Full Delivery Hero Bid After 25% Stealth Stake
Bloomberg: Uber holds 19.5% of Delivery Hero plus 5.6% in options. A full bid on the EUR10B Frankfurt-listed delivery giant would reshape global food delivery.
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FedEx-Advent $9.3B InPost Tender Opens May 26
InPost’s €7.8B/$9.3B take-private tender from FedEx, Advent, PPF and founder Rafal Brzoska opens May 26 at EUR15.60/share – a 50% premium over Jan 2 levels.
Publicis to Buy LiveRamp for $2.5B in Ad-Tech Data Bet
Publicis Groupe is acquiring data-collaboration platform LiveRamp in an all-cash deal valued at about $2.5B equity / $2.2B enterprise value, betting on first-party data after cookies.
Bullish to Buy Equiniti for $4.2B in Tokenization Bet
Crypto exchange Bullish is acquiring transfer agent Equiniti from Siris in a $4.2B deal to build the first blockchain-native transfer agent for tokenized securities.
CLOs Explained: How Collateralized Loan Obligations Work
What is a CLO? How collateralized loan obligations slice up leveraged corporate loans into rated tranches and where the AAAs actually stand.
Alphabet’s Record $3.6B Yen Bond Funds Its AI Capex Spree
Alphabet sold ¥576.5B ($3.6B) of yen bonds on May 15, 2026 — the biggest foreign issue ever, beating Berkshire’s 2019 record. Why Tokyo, why now.
EQT’s $3.8B Bid for Kakaku.com Sparks Japan PE Bidding War
Sweden’s EQT launched a $3.76B tender offer for Kakaku.com, the parent of Tabelog. Hours later, Bain Capital and LY Corp filed a competing joint bid.
JPMorgan Files to Launch Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum
JPMorgan’s Kinexys unit has filed with the SEC to register JLTXX, a tokenized U.S. Treasury money market fund on Ethereum, entering a $15.8 billion market.
Verizon Issues $4B in Dollar Hybrid Bonds for the First Time
Verizon priced $4B in its first-ever USD hybrid bonds, completing a $12B global program alongside tender offers on 31 series of legacy debt.
Rolls-Royce Lines Up Euro Bond as NATO Defense Spending Hits $574B
Rolls-Royce is arranging a rare Euro bond to build cash reserves as NATO defense spending surges 20% to a record $574 billion — here’s what’s driving the capital raise.