M&A Deals: Week of Sep 21, 2026

We covered 32 deal stories that week, naming 9 listed companies. The largest value named was $60 billion, in “Exxon Mobil faces backlash after $60 billion takeover controversy”.

1. Sun, Sep 27
   De Beers CEO Promotes Natural Diamonds Amid Lab-Grown Competition
2. Sat, Sep 26
   Paramount (PARA) Commitments Include 30 Films for 2027-2031
   PARAWBD
3. Sat, Sep 26
   Toll Brothers (TOL) Director Stephen East Sells $108,792 in Shares
4. Fri, Sep 25
   M&A Trends: BASF and Evonik's Recent Developments This Week
5. Fri, Sep 25
   OpenText (OTEX) Amends Tender Offer for 2028 Senior Notes
6. Fri, Sep 25
   Dangote, Ethiopia, Djibouti to Build $660M Fuel Pipeline
7. Thu, Sep 24
   SPAC Threatens Merger with UniUni Led by Matthew Proud
8. Thu, Sep 24$250 million
   RedBird Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Puck Valued at $250M
9. Thu, Sep 24$60 billion
   Exxon Mobil faces backlash after $60 billion takeover controversy
   XOMPXD
10. Thu, Sep 24
    XCF Global delays merger vote to October 5
11. Thu, Sep 24
    Tenet Agreement Opens 60,000 Retail Outlets in China
12. Thu, Sep 24
    Guinness VCT (GVCT) Approves Share Buyback and Director Re-elections
13. Thu, Sep 24
    Boeing Deal Hopes Dwindle During US-China Summit
    BA
14. Wed, Sep 23
    ServiceTitan CAO Michele O'Connor Sells $268,713 of Stock
15. Wed, Sep 23$18 billion
    Diller Ends $18 Billion MGM Resorts Bid After June Offer
    MGM
16. Wed, Sep 23
    Solus Sells $54,782 Worth of Bristow Group (VTOL) Shares
17. Wed, Sep 23
    Pizza Guys Expands to Fort Worth, Texas with New Lease Signing
18. Wed, Sep 23
    Aberforth Partners Raises Reach (RCH) Stake to 16.9%
19. Wed, Sep 23
    Zephyr Minerals Plans $200,000 Private Placement for Permitting
20. Wed, Sep 23
    Trafigura Establishes Volare Shipping with Oslo Listing Plans
21. Wed, Sep 23$494 million
    IDP Shares Drop After Rejecting $494 Million Blackstone Offer
22. Tue, Sep 22
    Six Flags (SIX) Activist Investor Calls for Company Sale
23. Tue, Sep 22$6 billion
    Royal Caribbean (RCL) $3 Billion Deal for 50% Stake in Sandals
    RCL
24. Tue, Sep 22$1.47 billion
    Ingenia Communities (INA) Rejects Warburg Pincus $1.47B Offer
25. Tue, Sep 22
    Yardbird Files for Bankruptcy Amid $24.8 Million in Debt
    SO
26. Tue, Sep 22$3.4 billion
    Oil and Gas PE Deal Count Falls 60% in Q2 2026 to 16 Deals
27. Mon, Sep 21$20 billion
    Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) May Offload Orthopedics Unit for $20 Billion
    JNJ
28. Mon, Sep 21
    Silver Lake Sues Carl Icahn Over Endeavor Buyout Dispute
29. Mon, Sep 21
    Paramount Wins Warner Bros Takeover After Settling Lawsuits
    PARA
30. Mon, Sep 21
    Northmarq Acquires Thirdline Capital Management for Growth
31. Mon, Sep 21$4 billion
    Allspring Global Investments Potential Sale Valued at $4 Billion
32. Mon, Sep 21
    Amer Sports Stock Rated Buy by Truist for Growth Potential