M&A Deals: Week of Aug 17, 2026

We covered 39 deal stories that week, naming 11 listed companies. The largest value named was $110 billion, in “Paramount (PARA) Set to Discuss $110 Billion Warner Bros Deal”.

1. Sun, Aug 23
   Appointment of Non-Executive Directors Announced for Company
2. Sun, Aug 23$17 billion
   Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) Has Nearly $400 Billion in Cash Reserves
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3. Sun, Aug 23
   Hershey (HSY) Considers Acquisition of Mondelez Opportunity
   HSY
4. Sun, Aug 23
   JTL Industries Schedules Mumbai Investor Meetings for Upcoming Investors
5. Sun, Aug 23
   Buc-ee's Faces Legal Battle Over Beaver Logo Dispute in Ohio
6. Sun, Aug 23
   US Buyers Accelerate Europe Asset Manager Acquisitions in Decades
7. Sat, Aug 22
   K&F Growth Acquisition II Faces Nasdaq Holder Deficiency Notice
8. Sat, Aug 22
   Raley's Closes 6 Stores in California Amid Employee Layoffs
9. Sat, Aug 22
   Paramount and California Discuss Warner Bros Deal Talks
10. Sat, Aug 22$110 billion
    Paramount (PARA) Set to Discuss $110 Billion Warner Bros Deal
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11. Sat, Aug 22
    Gamma (GAMMA) Confirms Takeover Talks with Waterland Amid Deadline
12. Sat, Aug 22
    Asiatic Group Gains Shareholder Support to Shift Focus to Automotive
13. Sat, Aug 22
    US Imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods Amid Trade Talks Fail
14. Sat, Aug 22
    Paramount (PARA) and California A.G. to Discuss Antitrust Settlement
    PARA
15. Fri, Aug 21
    Boeing (BA) Engineers Reject Contract Offer Amid Negotiations
    BA
16. Fri, Aug 21
    Bidco’s Pinewood.AI Support Falls to 46.72% for Takeover
17. Fri, Aug 21
    JPMorgan Hires David Fishman for Technology M&A Role
    JPMBAC
18. Fri, Aug 21$70 billion
    Monte dei Paschi ($70bn) Launches Takeover Bids for Banca Generali
19. Thu, Aug 20$220.5 million
    ScanSource (SCSC) Stock Rises 16.2% After Strong Q4 Earnings
20. Thu, Aug 20
    Danone Approves €1bn Acquisition of Huel Following Regulatory Review
21. Thu, Aug 20
    Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan Sentenced to Life, Fined $2.35bn
22. Thu, Aug 20
    Remixpoint to Transfer Energy Subsidiary Control to H-Power
23. Thu, Aug 20
    WOORIM POWER TRAIN SOLUTION Calls Meeting to Refocus Strategy
24. Wed, Aug 19
    Stripe (STRP) to Acquire OpenRouter Amid AI Strategy Expansion
25. Wed, Aug 19$7 billion
    Wealth Enhancement Acquires Weinand Financial, $644M in Assets
26. Wed, Aug 19$410 million
    Goldman Sachs (GS) acquires LCN Capital Partners for $410 million
    GS
27. Wed, Aug 19
    JBS Stock Buy Rating Reiterated by UBS Amid PPC Acquisition Proposal
28. Wed, Aug 19
    Dominion Energy (D) Upgraded by TD Cowen on Merger Outlook
    D
29. Tue, Aug 18
    JBS Proposes To Acquire 100% of Pilgrim’s Pride Shares
30. Tue, Aug 18
    JBS Pursues Full Control of Pilgrim's Pride Amid Market Changes
31. Tue, Aug 18$9 billion
    UGI (UGI) Surges 12% on KKR's $9 Billion Takeover Bid
32. Tue, Aug 18$6.97 million
    Paramount Seeks $1.88 Billion Bond in Warner Bros. Merger Case
    WBD
33. Mon, Aug 17
    Nurcapital Corporation Ltd. Board and Management Changes Announced
34. Mon, Aug 17$1.88 billion
    Paramount (PARA) Seeks $1.88 Billion Bond Over Merger Lawsuit
    PARA
35. Mon, Aug 17$2.9 billion
    Reliance Worldwide Receives $2.9 Billion Brookfield Takeover Bid
36. Mon, Aug 17$1.18 million
    Chili’s COO Douglas Comings Sells $1.18M in Stock
37. Mon, Aug 17
    Swansea Au Vodka in £500m Sale Talks with BuzzBallz Owner
38. Mon, Aug 17
    OceanaGold (OGC) Announces Acquisition of Ausgold
39. Mon, Aug 17
    JRG Hungary Kft Announces Business Developments