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.
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.
NextEra Energy is in talks to acquire Dominion in a mostly-stock deal that would create a roughly $400B utility built around the Virginia data center boom.
U.S. 30-year yield closed at 5.128% on May 15, 2026 — highest since May 2025. UK, German and Japanese long bonds are also at or near 52-week highs. What broke.
The Fed named Powell as chair pro tempore on May 15, 2026, until Kevin Warsh is sworn in as the new chair — closing one era and opening another.
What is a CLO? How collateralized loan obligations slice up leveraged corporate loans into rated tranches and where the AAAs actually stand.
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.
A side-by-side guide to the three paths to public markets — traditional IPO, direct listing, and SPAC merger — with real examples and trade-offs.
Stephen Miran resigned from the Federal Reserve Board on May 14, 2026, giving President Trump another seat to fill ahead of the June FOMC.
The widest policy-rate gap between Washington and Tokyo since the 1990s is keeping the yen on the back foot. Here is what the May 2026 capital markets picture looks like.