#mergers-and-acquisitions

#mergers-and-acquisitions

Last week, one of Dentsu's media agencies, iProspect, said it had expanded an existing relationship its sibling Merkle has with BJ's Wholesale Club to now include performance media duties handled by iProspect. The news follows wins of BMW Group's media across Europe, also led by iProspect, back in July, and Dollar General (along with its retail media network) in May.

Marc Sirkin is a former CEO, CMO, and digital transformation leader known for driving growth, innovation, and exits at iconic brands including Microsoft, PwC, and Autism Speaks. As Founder of Marc Sirkin Consulting and host of the "Playbook Broken" podcast, he helps executives navigate existential change by integrating AI, aligning teams, and accelerating outcomes. He led the integration of Third Door Media into Semrush post-acquisition by preserving editorial independence while transforming virtual events and launching AI-powered products.

At first, it sounds like a design problem. Or maybe a customer service one. Add new markets, new systems, new customers, and suddenly the challenge is keeping what was working while trying to understand what the future needs to become. But underneath, it's a question about honesty. What if the kind of growth that stretches empathy and deepens awareness (the kind we expect from people) could guide how organizations grow too?

The combined company aims to deliver an open data infrastructure - unifying data movement, transformation, metadata and activation - while preserving freedom of choice for analytic compute and AI, according to the announcement. The company's vision for an open data infrastructure will reduce engineering complexity by automating data management end-to-end, and work across any compute engine, catalog, BI tool or AI model.

"Fraud remains a fraud," Hellerstein explained, "whether you outsmart someone who is smart or someone who is a fool."

There's just one problem, though: While many know how to declare an initiative, far fewer understand what it takes to carry the project through the friction of daily workflows. What separates those rare successes from the long list of initiatives that fade into half-measures is not only leadership and resourcing, but also the way organizations adapt, measure, and learn as they go.

You know, the consolidation happens for a simple reason. I know these companies are a little bit different from each other. Upstream, downstream, production, exploration. But listen, basically. They're all brothers and sisters, or first cousins of one another's. So the fact that you're getting roll-ups in industries where you've got related companies, isn't that surprising. What's, what's going on there in the last few months?

Danny traveled to New York City and shared experiences from his trip, which included discovery and exploration of local beer culture.

"Any businesses that are looking for FCC approval, I would encourage them to get busy ending any sort of their invidious forms of DEI discrimination," Carr told Bloomberg in an interview.

President Trump announced that U.S. imports of copper from any source will be subjected to a 50% tariff, indicating a significant shift in tariff policy.

"We're working on one merger acquisition now, and that's their phase one. They want to check out the staffing first to make sure that their I-9s are in order before they go forward with the rest of the deal."

Blockchain technology enables companies to create a trusted architecture for sharing data across networks securely and reliably, thereby addressing master data issues more effectively.

There is a complete reset in how data is managed and flows around the enterprise. If people want to seize the AI imperative, they have to redo their data platforms in a very big way. And this is where I believe you're seeing all these data acquisitions, because this is the foundation to have a sound AI strategy.

Morris, Manning & Martin is poised for highly strategic and transformational options for growth," Malko said. "We are in advanced discussions with a national Am Law 100 firm...

"At the closing of the proposed business combination, ProCap Financial is expected to hold up to $1 billion in bitcoin on its balance sheet."

The recent Q1 2025 data shows 210 enterprise SaaS mergers and acquisitions, a rebound from previous quarters, yet total deal value has fallen markedly.

Warner Bros. Discovery's decision to revert to the HBO Max branding signals a recognition that their merger strategy has not met expectations.

This month's rate cut will ease some pressure for businesses under strain, especially following recent National Insurance changes, and provides hope for a more stable environment that can foster long-term growth and investment.

Neos Networks' study highlights that 96% of UK alternative broadband providers are considering mergers and acquisitions to navigate tough market conditions.

Despite Deliveroo's shares languishing below their flotation price, a potential takeover by DoorDash could see CEO Will Shu gain over £172 million.

The acquisition "will strengthen UniCredit's market position in the private and corporate customer business in Germany," said Andreas Mundt, head of Germany's Federal Cartel Office.