Silver Lake Eyes Workday: PE’s Next $60B+ Take-Private?
Silver Lake is in talks to acquire Workday, per Reuters. WDAY jumped ~21% to $212. At $52B market cap, a deal could top $60B with a standard premium.
Commodities
Ferguson to Replace EA in S&P 500 on Aug 5
Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) joins the S&P 500 on Aug 5, taking the slot Electronic Arts vacates as its $55B take-private closes.
EA’s $55B Buyout Set to Close: Largest LBO Ever
Electronic Arts is days from closing a $55 billion take-private led by Saudi’s PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners — the biggest leveraged buyout on record.
Airline Stocks Rally as Iran Peace Hopes Push Oil Lower
AAL, UAL, DAL, and LUV ripped higher as WTI fell ~10% in a week on US-Iran peace hopes. Here’s the fuel-cost math and what to watch next.
Pipeline Stocks Are Quietly Beating the S&P 5x in 2026
Midstream operators like WMB, OKE and KMI are up 20-30% YTD vs the S&P 500’s 4.7%. AI data-center power demand and the LNG export buildout are doing the work.