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United States

36Deals, 9 Sep – 9 Oct
$320.9bnDisclosed value
$110bnLargest: Warner Bros. Discovery
33Agreed or completed
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Media · CompletedParamount completes US$110bn takeover of Warner Bros. DiscoveryThe combined group, renamed Skydance, closes the year's defining media deal after a late settlement with states.
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8 Oct · HealthcareViatris agrees $1.65bn cash deal for Pacira BioSciences
6 Oct · HealthcareCD&R and McKesson agree $5.8bn buyout of Option Care Health
6 Oct · Energy / MidstreamEnergy Transfer agrees $2.63bn deal for Vaquero Midstream
6 Oct · Technology / Food deliveryUber agrees $2.3bn cash deal for ezCater

United States deals, last 30 days

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8 OctViatris → Pacira BioSciencesHealthcareAgreed$1.7bn6 OctParamount Skydance (now Skydance Corp.) → Warner Bros. DiscoveryMediaCompleted$110bn6 OctCD&R and McKesson → Option Care HealthHealthcareAgreed$5.8bn6 OctEnergy Transfer → Vaquero MidstreamEnergy / MidstreamAgreed$2.6bn6 OctUber → ezCaterTechnology / Food deliveryAgreed$2.3bn5 OctSchneider Electric → PTCTechnology / Industrial softwareAgreed$22.6bn5 OctC.H. Robinson → RXOIndustrials / LogisticsAgreed$5.8bn5 OctKKR → Gen II Fund ServicesFinancials / Fund administrationAgreed$5.1bn5 OctShionogi → IntraBioHealthcare / PharmaAgreed$2bn2 OctGreenbriar Equity Group → Spectrum ControlIndustrials / DefenceAgreedUndisclosed1 OctAuthentic Brands Group → MattelConsumer / ToysIn talks$6bn1 Octonsemi → SynapticsTechnology / SemiconductorsAgreed$5.7bn30 SeptSoftBank Group → DigitalBridge GroupFinancials / Digital infrastructureCompleted$3.1bn30 SeptHarrison Street Asset Management (with Kenon Holdings) → Vicinity Energy (majority stake)Energy / InfrastructureAgreed$2.9bn30 SeptHormel Foods → Brakebush BrothersConsumer / FoodAgreed$1.1bn30 SeptPeoples Bancorp → Capital BancorpFinancials / BankingAgreed$728m30 SeptStripe → ParafinFinancialsAgreedUndisclosed29 SeptLong Lake → American Express Global Business TravelTech / Travel servicesCompleted$6.3bn29 SeptCapitolis → eSecLendingFinancialsAgreed$200m28 SeptAMD → World LabsTechnology / AIAgreed$8.2bn28 SeptBrixmor Property Group and Everview Partners → Slate Grocery REITReal estateAgreed$2.3bn28 SeptAAR Corp → MRO Holdings (65% stake)Industrials / AerospaceAgreed$1.8bn28 SeptBold Eagle Acquisition Corp (SPAC) → REDLatticeTech / Defence cyberAgreed$1.3bn24 SeptSelect Water Solutions → Pilot Water SolutionsEnergy / Water midstreamAgreed$700m23 SeptMerck KGaA → Bio-TechneHealthcare / Life-science toolsIn review$11.3bn23 SeptRoyal Caribbean Group → Sandals Resorts (50%)Consumer / Travel & leisureAgreed$3bn22 SeptUnion Pacific → Norfolk SouthernIndustrials / RailIn review$85bn22 SeptCognex → RealSenseTech / RoboticsAgreed$500m21 SeptInvestor group led by Thomas Priore (WD Capital) → Priority Technology HoldingsFinancials / PaymentsAgreed$1.6bn18 SeptH.I.G. Capital → Mistras GroupIndustrials / Testing servicesAgreed$866m16 SeptACP Holdings Acquisition Corp (SPAC) → May MobilityTech / Autonomous vehiclesAgreed$1.4bn14 SeptSequence Holdings and DFO Management → The Baldwin Insurance GroupFinancials / Insurance brokerageAgreed$7.7bn14 SeptCarolwood LP → Thryv print directories businessMedia / PublishingAgreedUndisclosed10 SeptCopart → ACV AuctionsTech / Automotive marketplacesAgreed$1.9bn10 SeptBending Spoons → MiroTech / SoftwareAgreed$1.4bn9 SeptIndependence Realty Trust → CenterspaceReal estate / REITAgreed$8.1bn