Cantor Fitzgerald sponsors the SPAC being used to take Securitize public.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-28
Cantor Fitzgerald SPAC for Securitize merger
Securitize, a blockchain company that tokenizes investments, files to go public via a SPAC started by Cantor Fitzgerald, valuing Securitize at $1.25B pre-money
CNBC · 2025-10-28 · #24
NextEra Energy and Google sign a 25-year power supply deal that includes restarting the 615MW Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa, which was shut down in 2020.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-28
NextEra Energy Google 25-year power supply agreement Duane Arnold nuclear plant
NextEra Energy and Google sign a 25-year power supply deal, which includes restarting the 615MW Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa, shut down in 2020
Reuters · 2025-10-28 · #47
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. and China have reached a final deal for the sale of TikTok to an American group, with all details ironed out.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-27
United States China TikTok American buyer(s)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump and Xi will “consummate” a TikTok deal on October 30 in South Korea, confirming a final US-China deal on the sale
TechCrunch · 2025-10-27 · #31
Bessent says Trump and Xi are expected to 'consummate' the TikTok sale agreement on October 30 in South Korea during their meeting.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-27
Donald Trump Xi Jinping TikTok sale
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump and Xi will “consummate” a TikTok deal on October 30 in South Korea, confirming a final US-China deal on the sale
TechCrunch · 2025-10-27 · #31
Live Nation owns Setlist.fm, a wiki-like site for documenting concert setlists.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-27
Live Nation Setlist.fm
A look at Live Nation's Setlist.fm, a wiki-like site with 80M annual users that changed live music by letting users document songs that artists play at concerts
New York Times · 2025-10-27 · #14
Forum reports claim OpenAI shunned advisers on roughly $1.5tn of deals.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-27
OpenAI advisors
Inside OpenAI's deals with Nvidia, Oracle, and AMD, where sources say Sam Altman largely relied on his executive team, with little input from outside advisors
Financial Times · 2025-10-27 · #9
Cal State is entering a $16.9M deal to provide ChatGPT Edu to students and staff.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-27
Cal State ChatGPT Edu
A look at Cal State's plans to become an “AI-empowered” university via partnerships with Amazon and a $16.9M deal to provide ChatGPT Edu to students and staff
New York Times · 2025-10-27 · #28
SambaNova Systems is exploring a sale after struggling to complete a fundraising round, according to sources.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-26
SambaNova Systems
Sources: AI chip startup SambaNova is exploring a sale after it struggled to complete a fundraising round; SambaNova was last valued at $5B in 2021
The Information · 2025-10-26 · #7
Fireblocks acquires Dynamic for approximately $90M; Dynamic streamlines crypto wallet setup, authentication, and onboarding for over 50 million accounts.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-26
Fireblocks Dynamic
An investor group that includes Ray Zage and James Lu owns more than 60% of Grindr.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-25
Investor group (including Ray Zage and James Lu) Grindr
Grindr board members Ray Zage and James Lu, part of an investor group that owns more than 60%, offer to take Grindr private for ~$3.46B; GRND closes up 18.63%
Reuters · 2025-10-25 · #19
PayPal is reportedly taking over Carlyle's stake in German e-commerce company Shopware, raising its ownership to about 41% from about 11%.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-25
PayPal Shopware Carlyle Group
Sources: PayPal to take over Carlyle's stake in Shopware, a German provider of e-commerce tools to merchants, with PayPal's stake increasing to ~41% from ~11%
Bloomberg · 2025-10-25 · #11
Fireblocks acquires Dynamic for roughly $90M, expanding its crypto infrastructure platform.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-25
Fireblocks Dynamic
Crypto infrastructure provider Fireblocks acquires Dynamic, which streamlines crypto wallet setup, authentication, and onboarding for 50M+ accounts, for ~$90M
CTech · 2025-10-25 · #4
Grindr board members Ray Zage and James Lu, as part of an investor group that owns more than 60% of the company, offer to take Grindr private for approximately $3.46 billion.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-25
Ray Zage James Lu investor group Grindr
Grindr board members Ray Zage and James Lu, part of an investor group that owns more than 60%, offer to take Grindr private for ~$3.46B; GRND closes up 18.63%
Reuters · 2025-10-25 · #19
Sources report Adobe held talks to acquire Synthesia for roughly $3B; Synthesia was valued at $2.1B in January.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-24
Adobe Synthesia
Sources: Adobe held talks to acquire Synthesia, which makes AI tools that generate video avatars of people, for ~$3B; the startup was valued at $2.1B in January
The Information · 2025-10-24 · #31
OpenAI acquires Software Applications Incorporated, the maker of an AI-powered user interface for macOS.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-24
OpenAI Software Applications Incorporated
OpenAI acquires Software Applications Incorporated, which is building an AI-powered user interface for macOS and raised $6.5M from Sam Altman and others
Bloomberg · 2025-10-24 · #35
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales agree to combine their space businesses in a deal to create a unified European space entity.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-23
Airbus Leonardo Thales space businesses
Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales agree to a deal to combine their space businesses, promising “significant synergies” in a bid to build a European SpaceX competitor
Financial Times · 2025-10-23 · #18
FalconX agrees to acquire crypto ETF manager 21shares for an undisclosed sum; 21shares had over $11 billion in assets as of September.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-22
FalconX 21shares
Crypto trading firm FalconX agrees to acquire 21shares, one of the main crypto ETF managers, for an undisclosed sum; 21shares had $11B+ in assets in September
Wall Street Journal · 2025-10-22 · #20
Veeam (owned by Insight Partners) agrees to acquire Securiti AI, a maker of data security tools, for approximately $1.73B in cash and stock, with the deal expected to close the first week of December.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-21
Veeam Securiti AI
Insight Partners-owned Veeam agrees to acquire Securiti AI, which makes data security tools, for ~$1.73B in cash and stock, set to close first week of December
Bloomberg · 2025-10-21 · #30
Dataminr announces plans to acquire cybersecurity threat intelligence provider ThreatConnect for $290M.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-21
Dataminr ThreatConnect
Threat intel company Dataminr plans to acquire cybersecurity threat intel provider ThreatConnect for $290M; Dataminr raised $85M in convertible funding in March
CyberScoop · 2025-10-21 · #16
Coinbase agrees to acquire Echo, a blockchain platform that helps crypto companies raise capital, for roughly $375M — marking Coinbase's eighth acquisition in 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-21
Coinbase Echo
Coinbase agrees to acquire Echo, a blockchain platform to let crypto companies quickly raise capital, for ~$375M, marking Coinbase's eighth acquisition in 2025
Wall Street Journal · 2025-10-21 · #1
CoreWeave has a $9 billion offer to acquire Core Scientific.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-21
CoreWeave Core Scientific
CoreWeave says it won't increase its $9B offer for data center provider Core Scientific, despite opposition to the deal from major Core Scientific shareholders
Bloomberg · 2025-10-21 · #31
CoreWeave says it will not increase its $9B offer to acquire data center provider Core Scientific.
denied 1 article 2025-10-21
CoreWeave Core Scientific
CoreWeave says it won't increase its $9B offer for data center provider Core Scientific, despite opposition to the deal from major Core Scientific shareholders
Bloomberg · 2025-10-21 · #31
Insight Partners is the owner of Veeam.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-21
Insight Partners Veeam
Insight Partners-owned Veeam agrees to acquire Securiti AI, which makes data security tools, for ~$1.73B in cash and stock, set to close first week of December
Bloomberg · 2025-10-21 · #30
Major Core Scientific shareholders oppose the proposed deal between CoreWeave and Core Scientific.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-21
major Core Scientific shareholders CoreWeave Core Scientific
CoreWeave says it won't increase its $9B offer for data center provider Core Scientific, despite opposition to the deal from major Core Scientific shareholders
Bloomberg · 2025-10-21 · #31
Evernorth says it will list on the Nasdaq through a merger with a blank-check company (SPAC).
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-20
Evernorth Nasdaq blank check company
Evernorth, a digital asset treasury backed by Ripple, says it will list on the Nasdaq through a merger with a blank check company and expects to raise $1B+
Reuters · 2025-10-20 · #7
Ariel Emanuel's new company MARI acquires NYC- and London-based theater ticketing app TodayTix from private-equity firm Great Hill; TodayTix sells about 10 million tickets per year.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-20
Ariel Emanuel MARI TodayTix Great Hill
Ariel Emanuel's new company MARI acquires NYC- and London-based theater ticketing app TodayTix from PE firm Great Hill; TodayTix sells ~10M tickets per year
New York Times · 2025-10-20 · #22
China (through state-backed or Chinese companies) acquired US firms such as Magnequench as part of strengthening control over rare earth supply.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-20
China Magnequench
How China gained control over global rare earth supply through state support, domestic industry consolidation, acquiring US companies like Magnequench, and more
Wall Street Journal · 2025-10-20 · #24
Sources say the firm backed down from buying companies considered vulnerable to AI disruption.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-20
Blackstone companies vulnerable to AI
Blackstone President Jonathan Gray says AI risk is “top of our list” when evaluating deals; sources: the firm backed down from buying companies vulnerable to AI
Financial Times · 2025-10-20 · #25
Blackstone President Jonathan Gray says AI risk is 'top of our list' when evaluating deals and warns legacy businesses could be massively disrupted.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-20
Jonathan Gray Blackstone AI risk
Blackstone President Jonathan Gray says AI risk is “top of our list” when evaluating deals; sources: the firm backed down from buying companies vulnerable to AI
Financial Times · 2025-10-20 · #25
OpenAI reaches a deal to source Broadcom chips for inference as part of diversifying its chip suppliers.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-20
OpenAI Broadcom
OpenAI's Broadcom deal shows how the AI startup is diversifying its chip suppliers, including Nvidia chips for training and Broadcom chips for inference
Wall Street Journal · 2025-10-20 · #33