M&A Deals: Week of Apr 6, 2026

We covered 45 deal stories that week, naming 8 listed companies. The largest value named was $82.7 billion, in “Netflix (NFLX) Stock Recovery After $82.7B Deal Talks Fail”.

1. Sun, Apr 12$3.1 billion
   Crescent Energy (CRGY) Price Target Raised to $19 After Oil Revision
2. Sun, Apr 12
   Zug offers refuge for Gulf-based wealth amid Middle East conflict
3. Sat, Apr 11$12 billion
   Organon (OGN) Surges 39% on $12 Billion Merger Speculation
   OGN
4. Sat, Apr 11
   Goldman Sachs (GS) Earnings Report Expected to Show Positive Results
   GS
5. Sat, Apr 11
   Third Point Exits CoStar (CSGP) Position Without Proxy Fight
6. Fri, Apr 10$1.79 million
   Better Home & Finance (BETR) Stock Purchase by Framework Ventures IV L.P.
7. Fri, Apr 10
   Blackstone (BX) Files for IPO of Data Center Acquisition Firm
8. Fri, Apr 10
   Warner Bros (WBD) Shareholders Urged to Support Paramount Deal
   WBD
9. Fri, Apr 10
   Eleco (ELCO) Sells Veeuze Unit in Management Buyout Deal
10. Fri, Apr 10
    Dolce & Gabbana Gabbana Steps Down as Chairman Effective Jan. 1
11. Fri, Apr 10
    Citizens Downgrades Whitestone REIT (WSR) Stock Rating Due to Ares Deal
12. Thu, Apr 9
    Magnetar Financial sells WHLR shares for $21,338
13. Thu, Apr 9
    Congo's Maiden Eurobond Sale Opportunity amid Iran-War Pause
14. Thu, Apr 9
    BHP (BHP) CEO Meets Chinalco Leadership in China This Week
15. Wed, Apr 8
    Tiptree Inc (TIPT) DEF 14A Filing for April 8 Reveals Details
16. Wed, Apr 8
    Vireo Growth (VREO) Completes Hawthorne Gardening Acquisition
17. Wed, Apr 8
    Personal Assistant Guilty of Stealing $10M from Salomon Brothers Partner
18. Wed, Apr 8
    Rezolve AI (RZLV) Initiates Hostile Bid for Commerce.com Amid Deal Collapse
19. Wed, Apr 8$82.7 billion
    Netflix (NFLX) Stock Recovery After $82.7B Deal Talks Fail
    NFLXWBD
20. Wed, Apr 8$586 million
    Merit (MERIT) Acquires Strategic Retirement Plans for $586M in Assets
21. Wed, Apr 8
    Standard Chartered (STAN) to Merge Zodia Custody with Digital Unit
22. Wed, Apr 8$1 billion
    AOMC and Odyssey Marine to Merge in $1 Billion Deal
23. Wed, Apr 8
    Anfield Resources Inc (AEC) Form 6K Filed on April 8
24. Wed, Apr 8
    Wall St Futures Rise on Middle East Ceasefire Relief
25. Wed, Apr 8
    Impax Environmental Markets (IPE) Gains Proxy Adviser Support for Exit
26. Wed, Apr 8$60 billion
    Pershing Square Offers $60 Billion for Universal Music Group (UMG)
27. Wed, Apr 8
    Family Offices Shift Strategies for Direct Investing in 2023
28. Tue, Apr 7$64 billion
    Pershing Square (PSHZF) proposes $64 billion merger with UMG
29. Tue, Apr 7$64 billion
    Universal Music Group (UMG) Soars 13% on $64 Billion Acquisition Proposal
30. Tue, Apr 7$5 billion
    Gilead (GILD) acquires Tubulis for $5 billion investment
    GILD
31. Tue, Apr 7
    Boxlight (BOXL) converts $556,200 debt into shares under agreement
32. Tue, Apr 7$64.4 billion
    Universal Music (UMG) Stocks Up 10% After $64 Billion Proposal
33. Tue, Apr 7
    Soleno Therapeutics (SLNO) Stock Rating Cut Following Acquisition Deal
34. Tue, Apr 7
    Pershing Square Offers €55bn for Universal Music Group Acquisition
35. Tue, Apr 7$65 billion
    Pershing Square Offers $65 Billion for Universal Music (UMG)
36. Tue, Apr 7$63 billion
    Pershing Square Offers Over $63B for Universal Music Group (UMG)
37. Mon, Apr 6$20 billion
    Fund Manager Rejects Ken Griffin, Grows $20 Billion Fund
38. Mon, Apr 6
    Form 144 Filed for Micropolis AI Robotics on April 6
39. Mon, Apr 6
    Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. Form 13G Filed April 2023
40. Mon, Apr 6
    NVIDIA (NVDA) Acquisition of SchedMD Raises AI Software Access Concerns
    NVDA
41. Mon, Apr 6
    SWK Holdings (SWK) Completes Merger with Runway Growth Finance
    SWK
42. Mon, Apr 6$3.3 billion
    TVS Venu Group acquires PGIM India for $3.3 billion
    PRU
43. Mon, Apr 6$158.8 million
    Indonesia's Danantara Proposes Rp2.7tn Asset Management Merger
44. Mon, Apr 6$2.5 billion
    Neurocrine (NBIX) $2.5B Deal for Soleno Therapeutics
45. Mon, Apr 6$159 million
    Danantara (DANA) Advances Asset Manager Merger with $159 Million Deal