M&A Deals This Week (Sep 21–27, 2026)

Every merger and acquisition story we cover, gathered by week. Each line links to a short summary of the story. Where a story names a price, the deal value is shown next to it.

This page always shows the current week. Past weeks keep their own pages, listed at the bottom.

So far this week we have covered 29 deal stories, naming 8 listed companies. The largest value named was $60 billion, in “Exxon Mobil faces backlash after $60 billion takeover controversy”.

  1. M&A Trends: BASF and Evonik's Recent Developments This Week
  2. OpenText (OTEX) Amends Tender Offer for 2028 Senior Notes
  3. Dangote, Ethiopia, Djibouti to Build $660M Fuel Pipeline
  4. SPAC Threatens Merger with UniUni Led by Matthew Proud
  5. $250 million
    RedBird Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Puck Valued at $250M
  6. $60 billion
    Exxon Mobil faces backlash after $60 billion takeover controversy
    XOMPXD
  7. XCF Global delays merger vote to October 5
  8. Tenet Agreement Opens 60,000 Retail Outlets in China
  9. Guinness VCT (GVCT) Approves Share Buyback and Director Re-elections
  10. Boeing Deal Hopes Dwindle During US-China Summit
    BA
  11. ServiceTitan CAO Michele O'Connor Sells $268,713 of Stock
  12. $18 billion
    Diller Ends $18 Billion MGM Resorts Bid After June Offer
    MGM
  13. Solus Sells $54,782 Worth of Bristow Group (VTOL) Shares
  14. Pizza Guys Expands to Fort Worth, Texas with New Lease Signing
  15. Aberforth Partners Raises Reach (RCH) Stake to 16.9%
  16. Zephyr Minerals Plans $200,000 Private Placement for Permitting
  17. Trafigura Establishes Volare Shipping with Oslo Listing Plans
  18. $494 million
    IDP Shares Drop After Rejecting $494 Million Blackstone Offer
  19. Six Flags (SIX) Activist Investor Calls for Company Sale
  20. $6 billion
    Royal Caribbean (RCL) $3 Billion Deal for 50% Stake in Sandals
    RCL
  21. $1.47 billion
    Ingenia Communities (INA) Rejects Warburg Pincus $1.47B Offer
  22. Yardbird Files for Bankruptcy Amid $24.8 Million in Debt
    SO
  23. $3.4 billion
    Oil and Gas PE Deal Count Falls 60% in Q2 2026 to 16 Deals
  24. $20 billion
    Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) May Offload Orthopedics Unit for $20 Billion
    JNJ
  25. Silver Lake Sues Carl Icahn Over Endeavor Buyout Dispute
  26. Paramount Wins Warner Bros Takeover After Settling Lawsuits
    PARA
  27. Northmarq Acquires Thirdline Capital Management for Growth
  28. $4 billion
    Allspring Global Investments Potential Sale Valued at $4 Billion
  29. Amer Sports Stock Rated Buy by Truist for Growth Potential

Last week: Sep 14–20, 2026

We covered 60 deal stories that week, naming 18 listed companies. The largest value named was $300 billion, in “Fifth Third (FITB) Completes Comerica Merger with 600,000 Customers”.

  1. Goldman Sachs (GS) Stock Surges 26% From 52-Week Low of $744
    GS
  2. $1.35 billion
    Analog Devices (ADI) Acquires Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 Billion
    ADI
  3. $8.1 billion
    Independence Realty Trust (IRT) Completes $8.1 Billion Merger Deal
  4. $2.8 billion
    Brookfield Business (BBUC) Joins $2.8 Billion Reliance Acquisition Deal
  5. $61 million
    Lindblad Expeditions (LIND) Acquires 60% of White Desert for $61M
  6. $410 million
    SPXC Acquires FIS Water for $410M to Boost Cooling Revenue
    FIS
  7. $66.8 billion
    NextEra Energy (NEE) and Dominion (D) Propose $1 Billion Benefits Package
    DNEE
  8. $41 billion
    Enbridge (ENB) Gains Upgrade to Outperform Amid 17% Stock Decline
  9. $16.4 billion
    Morgan Stanley Upgrades Shell (SHEL) to Overweight with New Price Target
    MS
  10. $13.6 billion
    Baker Hughes (BKR) Raises 2026 Revenue Guidance to $30.30 Billion
    BKR
  11. China Rare Earth Group Eyeing MP Materials Stake in Shenghe Resources
  12. Tata Executive Noel Tata Battles to Prevent Company Listing
  13. Almonty Industries (AII) Will Delist From TSX in Upcoming Change
  14. Berkshire (BRK.A) Energy Holdings Surpass Stand-Alone Utilities Value
    BRK.B
  15. $3 billion
    XRG Could Acquire 50% of Energos Infrastructure Valued at $3 Billion
  16. $67 billion
    Dominion Energy (D) Shareholders to Receive 0.8138 NextEra Shares
    DNEE
  17. $300 billion
    Fifth Third (FITB) Completes Comerica Merger with 600,000 Customers
    FITB
  18. Weil Gotshal explores merger options after key exit
  19. Ares Management Explores Minority Deal with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
  20. Stellantis Factory Sale May Lead to Strike Threat in Canada
  21. $110 billion
    Paramount (PARA) $110B Warner Bros. Deal Could Settle This Weekend
    PARAWBD
  22. Ant International-Backed Fintech Unicorn Plans Philippines Largest IPO
  23. Samsung Fire & Marine Invests KRW 20 Billion in New Venture Fund
  24. Fincantieri to Acquire Majority Stake to Boost Underwater Tech Focus
  25. $111 billion
    Paramount (PARA) Settles Antitrust Lawsuit Blocking $111 Billion Deal
    PARAWBD
  26. Imran Siddiqui Sued by Athene for Improper Document Use
  27. $60 billion
    SpaceX Acquires AI Tools for $60 Billion, Musk Advocates Safety
  28. Wealthcraft Capital and XLabs Share Exchange Finalization Update
  29. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) Chairman Warren Buffett Steps Down
    BRK.B
  30. Nestle (NSRGY) Faces Kremlin Action on Russian Assets Amid Sanctions
  31. China Rare Earth Group Considers MP Materials Stake Purchase
  32. $2.9 billion
    Brookfield to Acquire Reliance for $2.9 Billion
  33. FCC Approves Foreign Investment in Paramount Warner Merger
    PARAWBD
  34. $13.4 billion
    Aon (AON) Announces $13.4 Billion Senior Notes Offering
    AON
  35. Oramed Pharmaceuticals (ORMP) Shareholders Approve Stock Plan
  36. $24.3 billion
    F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia Approved at $24.3 Billion
  37. Paramount (PARA) Interested in 400,000-Sq Ft Nashville Office
    PARA
  38. Lockheed Martin (LMT) Mission Shift Discussion at Morgan Stanley Conference
    LMTMS
  39. Apollo Explores Sale Options for Energos LNG Infrastructure
  40. InMode (INMD) Unsolicited Takeover Proposal Expires Without Deal
  41. Almonty (AII) Signs Tungsten Offtake Agreement with Sandvik Group
  42. AkzoNobel (AKZO) Acquisition of Axalta Under Review by UK Watchdog
  43. NCAB Group Acquires IMP Electronics Solutions for Australian Expansion
  44. $1.27 billion
    Chelsea Football Club Valued at £5 Billion with Stake Sale
  45. $8 billion
    Generac (GNRC) Surges 40% After Amazon Data Center Deal
  46. House Committee Democrat Opposes Israel Bomb Sale Amid Discussions
  47. $3 billion
    Starbucks (SBUX) May Sell Majority Stake in $3 Billion Japan Unit
    SBUX
  48. Fin.com Secures $20m Seed Funding to Expand Payment Services
  49. $35 billion
    Intesa Sanpaolo's €30.6bn Bid for Monte dei Paschi Under Antitrust Review
  50. Infomart to Acquire K&C Factory for Restaurant Data Services
  51. SSR, Inc. (SSR) Calls Vote on VADA Acquisition Today
  52. $1.49 billion
    Grab (GRAB) Acquires Atome for $1.49 Billion to Expand Services
  53. $341.9 million
    Electra Therapeutics (ETRA) targets $342M IPO for drug trials
  54. ICU Medical Focuses on Pump Cycle and Margins at Conference
    MS
  55. $13.5 billion
    Schroders (SDR) Plans Acquisitions After £9.9bn Sale to Nuveen
  56. Good Purpose Investments Engages Alliance Advisors for IR Services
    IR
  57. $129.3 million
    Cascade Investment Acquires $129.3M in Republic Services (RSG) Stock
    RSGWM
  58. Bowman (BOM) Go-Shop Period Ends Without Alternative Bids
  59. MiniMed Registration for Medtronic (MDT) Exchange Offer Filed
    MDT
  60. Samsung (005930) and SK Hynix Reject KEPCO's $19 Billion Proposal

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