M&A Deals: Week of Aug 3, 2026

We covered 28 deal stories that week, naming 11 listed companies. The largest value named was $400 billion, in “Wall St Futures Rise 1.12% on Mideast Deal Hopes and Healthcare”.

1. Sun, Aug 9$17 billion
   QXO Shares Decline 23% Following TopBuild Acquisition Closure
2. Sun, Aug 9$145.7 million
   Extendicare (TSE:EXE) Q2 Earnings: Revenue Up 59.4% to C$611M
3. Sun, Aug 9
   Procter & Gamble (PG) Achieves 70-Year Dividend Increase Streak
   KOPG
4. Sat, Aug 8$2.35 billion
   Verisk (VRSK) Ordered to Proceed with $2.35 Billion AccuLynx Deal
   VRSK
5. Fri, Aug 7$1.28 billion
   Eneos (ENJ) Acquires TPC Group in $1.28 Billion Deal
6. Fri, Aug 7
   Citizens Downgrades DoubleVerify (DV) Stock Rating on Merger News
7. Thu, Aug 6
   Roxmore Resources Attracts Mining Veterans Amid Industry Shifts
8. Thu, Aug 6
   EasyJet (EZJ) agrees to £5.7bn takeover by Apollo
9. Thu, Aug 6
   Warner Bros. Discovery Reports 10% Jump in Streaming Revenue
   WBD
10. Wed, Aug 5
    TransDigm Rating Cut Due to M&A and Regulatory Concerns
    TDG
11. Wed, Aug 5
    Liontrust Increases Everplay Group Stake to 6.5%
12. Wed, Aug 5
    David Ellison on Paramount-Warner Antitrust Suit Updates
    PARA
13. Wed, Aug 5
    GM (GM) and SAIC Extend Joint Venture Partnership for 20 Years
    GM
14. Wed, Aug 5
    Aeris Resources at Diggers & Dealers 2026 Focuses on Growth
15. Wed, Aug 5
    Genesis Minerals Plans Merger to Develop Gold Major
16. Tue, Aug 4$55 billion
    Electronic Arts (EA) Sold for $55bn in Record Buyout Deal
    EA
17. Tue, Aug 4
    Paramount (PARA) and WBD Merger Antitrust Trial Set for March 2027
    PARAWBD
18. Tue, Aug 4$3.8 billion
    Procter & Gamble Acquires Thorne for $3.8 Billion
    PG
19. Tue, Aug 4$1.4 billion
    Walmart (WMT) Completes $1.4 Billion Acquisition of Vibe.co
    WMT
20. Tue, Aug 4$596 million
    Raiffeisen (RBI) crosses 55% threshold for Addiko Bank control
21. Tue, Aug 4
    YY Group (YYG) Completes 95% Acquisition of Singapore Distributor
22. Tue, Aug 4$7.6 billion
    easyJet Extends Deadline to Compete with Apollo’s $7.6 Billion Bid
23. Tue, Aug 4$3.3 billion
    LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) to raise $3.3 billion via stake sale
24. Mon, Aug 3$21 billion
    Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Target Raised to $143 with 35% Upside
    ABT
25. Mon, Aug 3$8 billion
    Lantheus (LNTH) Set for $8 Billion Acquisition by Curium
26. Mon, Aug 3$400 billion
    Wall St Futures Rise 1.12% on Mideast Deal Hopes and Healthcare
    MSFT
27. Mon, Aug 3$33 billion
    Janus Henderson to Acquire A$33bn in Insignia Units
28. Mon, Aug 3
    easyJet (EZJ) Gains 2% as Castlelake Deadline Extended