EU Opens FSR Probe Into JD.com’s $2.5B Ceconomy Bid
Brussels launched an in-depth Foreign Subsidies Regulation probe into JD.com’s EUR2.2B/$2.5B takeover of MediaMarkt-Saturn parent Ceconomy AG.
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FedEx Freight (FDXF) Joins S&P 500 as Spinoff Closes June 1
FedEx Freight Holding (FDXF) begins trading June 2, replaces EPAM in the S&P 500, and takes American Airlines’ Dow Transports slot as the $3.7B-funded spinoff closes.
OpenAI Files Confidential S-1; ~$1T IPO Eyed for Q4
OpenAI confidentially filed its S-1 around May 22, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley leading a Q4 IPO targeting up to a $1 trillion cap.
Quantinuum Sets QNT IPO at $45-$50; Targets $12.7B Cap
Quantinuum’s amended S-1 sets QNT IPO at $45-$50 per share on ~21M shares, implying a $12.7B valuation and up to $1.05B in proceeds. Here’s how it stacks up.
Kardigan Files for IPO (KARD): MyoKardia Veterans Return
Clinical-stage heart-drug developer Kardigan filed its S-1 for a Nasdaq IPO (ticker: KARD), backed by a JPM/Jefferies/Leerink/TD Cowen syndicate.
Russell 2026 Reconstitution: A $217B Day, Now Semi-Annual
FTSE Russell’s preliminary 2026 additions and deletions hit on May 22. The flip goes effective after the June 26 close – and now happens twice a year.
Big 8 US Banks’ Living Wills Clear With No Shortcomings
FDIC and the Fed cleared all 8 US G-SIBs’ 2025 resolution plans on May 22, 2026 — no shortcomings, no deficiencies, and 2023 derivatives gaps now fixed.
Citi, BlackRock’s HPS Strike €15B EMEA Credit Deal
Citi and HPS Investment Partners launch a €15B EMEA private capital program — the European sequel to Citi-Apollo, now with BlackRock’s scale behind it.
AvalonBay-Equity Residential Merge: $52B REIT Behemoth
AvalonBay and Equity Residential agreed to an all-stock merger of equals on May 20, 2026, creating a $52B-equity, 180,000-unit apartment REIT.
Zoom’s Anthropic Stake Hits $1.3B: A 25x CVC Win
Zoom’s Q1 FY27 filing disclosed its $51M Anthropic stake is now worth about $1.3B — roughly 25x in two years. What the markup means for corporate venture.