RBI issued these new directions on February 13, 2026. | Photo credit: ANUSHREE FADNAVIS According to a report by JM Financial, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new rules on banks’ exposure to the capital market will allow lenders to actively participate in corporate takeovers, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and leveraged buyouts. The report says […]
Altius Minerals (TSX:ALS,OTCQX:ATUSF) is betting on a lithium market recovery and agrees to Lithium Royalty (TSX:LIRC) in a C$520 million deal that will increase its exposure to battery metals. Under one final agreement As announced by the two companies on Monday (Dec. 22), Altius plans to purchase all of the issued common and convertible common […]
Enterprise software company ServiceNow agreed to acquire nine-year-old cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion in cash. The deal represents a huge valuation jump for the company. Just last month, Armis raised a $435 million pre-IPO funding round, valuing the company at $6.1 billion. Armis co-founder and CEO Yevgeny Dibrov had told TechCrunch last month that […]
Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN,OTC Pink:LUNMF) has agreed sells its Eagle mine and Humboldt plant in Michigan to Talon Metals (TSX:TLO,OTCID:TLOFF)with US-based operations focusing on domestic offerings. The transaction will see Lundin Mining receive 275.2 million Talon shares, representing 18.4 percent of Talon’s outstanding equity, with a total implied value of approximately US$83.7 million based on recent […]
Canada has approved the merger of Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A,TECK.B,NYSE:TECK) and Anglo American (LSE:AAL,OTCQX:AAUKF), clearing a major regulatory hurdle to create a new global mining heavyweight worth more than $53 billion. Teck and Anglo American said they received approval under the Investment Canada Act, allowing the companies to proceed with their planned “merger of equals.” first […]
NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB) has completed the $8.4 million acquisition of the manufacturing assets and intellectual property of Massachusetts-based FEA Materials. NioCorp expects this move to position it as a domestic producer of aluminum-scandium (Al-Sc) base alloys, amid growing demand for this material in the defense and commercial markets. The all-cash purchase complements NioCorp’s Elk Creek […]
For years, crypto was a backwater for mergers and acquisitions as it slowly recovered from the 2022 market crash under the gaze of hostile regulators. | Photo credit: FLORENCE LO 21shares has spent years building its crypto franchise outside of Wall Street’s sphere of influence. From Zurich, it launched exchange-traded products that gave European investors […]
When I wrote this column “outdated risk, renewed opportunities: an argument for acquisition financing” on 30 May, I was not sure whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) pay attention. Shortly thereafter our friend Raghu Mohan, an experienced journalist, also wrote a detailed piece on the same subject in company standard. It appears that the […]
OpenAi announced in a Blog post on Tuesday that it agreed to acquire the startup of the product testing, Stericand get his founder and CEO, Vijaye Raji, as CTO of requests from the company. OpenAI pays $ 1.1 billion for statsig in an all-stock deal-one of the largest acquisitions ever for the Chatgpt-Maker-under the current […]
Pan American Silver (TSX: Easter, NYSE: PAAS) will be US $ 2.1 billion acquisition of closing MAG SILVER (TSX: MAG, NYSEAMERICAN: MAG) After receipt The final approval of the Federal Economic Competition Commission from Mexico, in which one of the largest transactions of the year is confirmed in the sector. The approval paves the way […]