January 2026 – Page 11 – Financial Updates

2025 Biopharma M&A Booms: Patent Cliff Spurs Big Pharma to Secure Late-Stage Assets

Biopharma M&A in 2025 shifted to fewer but mu...

Headline acquisitions such as J&J–Intra-Cellu...

Patent cliffs threaten roughly $180–230 billi...

Deal structures feature heavier use of milest...

Banks’ 2026 Battle: Neutral Rates, AI Boosts & Regulatory Shifts Redefining Winners

Americas Markets Financial Services

The Fed’s three 25-basis-point cuts in late 2...

Wall Street giants like JPMorgan and Bank of ...

Regional and mid-sized banks lagged as higher...

Strategic shifts include heavier AI adoption,...

Wells Fargo’s Investment Banking Soars After Fed Removes $1.95T Asset Cap

Americas M&A Financial Services

Wells Fargo’s investment bank is having its s...

The Federal Reserve’s June 2025 removal of We...

Investment banking fees, wallet share, and re...

Despite momentum, Wells Fargo still lags top ...

VTB’s $1B September SPO: Dilution, Free Float Surge & Investor Confidence Tested

Europe Markets Financial Services

Russia’s state-owned VTB Bank is raising up t...

The deal will cut the state’s stake to the le...

The SPO is priced at about a 7% discount to t...

VTB aims to bolster capital amid profit press...

CCMP Acquires Jamieson Laboratories: Scaling Canada’s VMS Brand Globally

Americas M&A Private Equity

CCMP Capital acquired Jamieson Laboratories i...

The deal’s price was undisclosed and only loo...

Regulatory due diligence confirmed high-quali...

CCMP’s thesis centred on scaling Jamieson glo...

CCMP Growth Advisors Acquires Airo Mechanical: Key Details & Strategic Moves

Americas M&A Private Equity

CCMP Growth Advisors acquired Airo Mechanical...

Airo’s CEO Matt Baude and CFO Angelia Ryan re...

Post-acquisition strategy centers on higher-m...

The deal uses leverage via a senior secured c...

SoftBank Buys DigitalBridge for $4B to Build AI-Scale Digital Infrastructure

Americas M&A Infrastructure

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge for ...

DigitalBridge manages about $108 billion in d...

DigitalBridge shares jumped around 10% on the...

The deal is targeted to close in the second h...

SoftBank’s $4B DigitalBridge Deal Hits Ceiling; Commvault Surges On SaaS & Cyber Tailwinds

Americas M&A Technology

SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge for ...

RBC Capital downgraded DigitalBridge to Secto...

Analysts have initiated or reiterated bullish...

Positive views on Commvault center on growing...

SoftBank Acquires DigitalBridge for $4B in Move to Boost AI Infrastructure

Global M&A Infrastructure

SoftBank will acquire DigitalBridge for about...

The transaction, expected to close in the sec...

By buying data centers, towers, fiber, and ed...

The deal extends SoftBank’s broader pivot awa...

How PE Investment Fueled T. Parker Host’s Maritime & Rail Logistics Expansion

Americas Firms Private Equity

Metalmark Capital made a growth equity invest...

The capital helps fund Host’s acquisition and...

Host remains majority family-owned and founde...

The deal underscores ongoing consolidation an...