M&A Deals: Week of Oct 5, 2026

We covered 40 deal stories that week, naming 9 listed companies. The largest value named was $110 billion, in “Paramount Skydance Announces Leadership Post $110B Merger”.

1. Sun, Oct 11$7 billion
   Amazon (AMZN) in Talks to Acquire AI Startup Decart for $7 Billion
   AMZN
2. Sun, Oct 11
   Moonshot in Talks to Resolve Shareholder Dispute Pre-IPO
3. Sat, Oct 10
   Nvidia (NVDA) considers acquisition or investment in Reflection AI
   NVDA
4. Sat, Oct 10
   Nvidia May Invest Further or Acquire Reflection AI
   NVDA
5. Sat, Oct 10
   Saba Capital Management Acquires $210K in Ellsworth Fund
6. Sat, Oct 10
   Immutable Holdings Proposes Reverse Takeover and TSXV Listing
7. Fri, Oct 9
   Boots Ownership Changes: Wittington Investments Plans Store Upgrades
8. Fri, Oct 9
   vVardis Reports Revenue Surge in US IPO Filing
9. Fri, Oct 9
   Evonik Stock Rises as BASF Considers New Offer
   C
10. Fri, Oct 9
    Nvidia-Backed Firmus Cancels $5B IPO Due to Market Volatility
    NVDA
11. Fri, Oct 9$30 billion
    Nvidia-backed Firmus Cancels Planned $30 Billion IPO
    NVDA
12. Fri, Oct 9$348 million
    Lite-On unit secures $348M Texas construction deal
13. Fri, Oct 9
    Nvidia-backed Firmus Cancels $5bn Sydney IPO Amid Volatility
    NVDA
14. Thu, Oct 8$5 billion
    Firmus Cancels $5 Billion IPO Backed by Nvidia Due to Weak Demand
    NVDA
15. Thu, Oct 8
    Starbucks Declines Comment on Chipotle Takeover Reports
    CMGSBUX
16. Thu, Oct 8
    Potential Starbucks and Chipotle M&A Raises Debt Concerns
    CMGSBUX
17. Thu, Oct 8
    Apple Names Steve Smith as New M&A Chief
    AAPL
18. Thu, Oct 8$41 billion
    Starbucks Explores $41bn Acquisition of Chipotle
    SBUX
19. Thu, Oct 8
    Joy and Robert Aumann Join Real with LUXURYSOCALREALTY
20. Thu, Oct 8
    Manus Raises Over $500 Million Following Meta Exit
21. Wed, Oct 7$40 billion
    SpaceX Seeks $40B Nvidia GPU Financing with Apollo, Banks
    NVDA
22. Wed, Oct 7$800 million
    Distribution Solutions Group Sets $800M Bond for Buyout
23. Wed, Oct 7$8.9 billion
    Boots Sold to Weston Family in $8.9bn Deal
24. Wed, Oct 7
    CoreWeave Expands to India in Adani Partnership
25. Wed, Oct 7
    JPMorgan Upgrades Afya on Expected Merger Synergies
26. Tue, Oct 6
    Nancy Southern Views Emera Deal Positively for ATCO
    SO
27. Tue, Oct 6$40 billion
    SpaceX Seeks $40 Billion for Nvidia Chip Purchase
    NVDA
28. Tue, Oct 6
    Anduril Secures $2.9B Navy Contract, Set to Build Submarine Parts
29. Tue, Oct 6
    SAP to Acquire AI Platform TechWolf, Expanding AI Capabilities
30. Tue, Oct 6
    Corteva Completes Spinoff; JPMorgan Expects Strong Gains
    CTVA
31. Mon, Oct 5$5.1 billion
    KKR to Acquire Gen II Fund Services for $5.1 Billion
32. Mon, Oct 5
    Luis Silberwasser to Exit TNT as Paramount-WBD Merger Finalizes
    WBD
33. Mon, Oct 5$110 billion
    Paramount Skydance Announces Leadership Post $110B Merger
    WBD
34. Mon, Oct 5$20 billion
    Nvidia's $20 Billion Deal With Groq Faces Lawsuit Over Low Pricing
    NVDA
35. Mon, Oct 5$1 billion
    RobCo Valued at $1 Billion After Secondary Share Sale
36. Mon, Oct 5$23 billion
    $23 Billion Deal: Schneider Electric Acquires Software Firm
37. Mon, Oct 5
    BT to Acquire TalkTalk in £400m Rescue Deal
38. Mon, Oct 5$1.35 billion
    AkzoNobel to Sell SE Asia Business for $1.35 Billion
39. Mon, Oct 5
    Firmus Allocates 50% of IPO Shares to Current Holders
40. Mon, Oct 5$1.35 billion
    Nippon Paint shares rise on $1.35B Akzo deal