Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to chair blank check company
Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is joining Executive Network Partnering Corp (ENPC), as chairman. ENPC is the latest special purpose acquisition company...
Playboy Going Public Again After SPAC Deal
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. is hoping to arouse investors in a new way in the not too distant future.
Founded in 1953 by sex symbol Hugh...
Lucky Brand acquired by Simon and Authentic Brands
Simon Property Group and Authentic Brands Group (ABG) have teamed up in an unlikely deal to acquire bankrupt denim maker Lucky Brand for $140.1...
Builders FirstSource merger all-stock deal creates mega-giant
The all-stock merger of Dallas-based Builders FirstSource and BMC Stock Holdings (BMC) of Raliegh, North Carolina, has created a mega-giant building materials supplier. The deal...
Trump SPAC Truth Social onboards to Rumble cloud
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) announced that Truth Social, the social media site, has successfully migrated to the Rumble Cloud infrastructure on April...
SpaceX Aims to Connect Smartphones Directly to Starlink service
On December 6, SpaceX filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It seeks approval to begin equipping some of its Starlink satellites with "direct-to-cellular"...
Activist Investor Elliot Management seeks to torpedo $5B Chevron-Noble deal
Activist investor Elliot Management Corporation reportedly bought shares of Noble Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NBL) in an effort to torpedo an ongoing $5 billion acquisition deal...
Trump changes stance, gives Microsoft 45 days on TikTok deal
Over the course of the last week, President Trump changed his stance on the short-media app TikTok, weighing whether to ban the app outright...
Authentic Brands CEO touts $1 billion liquidity, plans mall revival
Jamie Salter, CEO for Authentic Brands, has teamed up with Simon Property Group to acquire declining retailers in a joint venture called Sparc.
In a...
Blackstone to acquire Takeda Consumer Healthcare for $2.3 billion
The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) and its affiliates agreed to acquire Takeda Consumer Healthcare Company Limited (TCHC) for JPY 242 billion or $2.3 billion.
On...