Canadian Oil Producers Prioritize Buying Over Building
A two-month-long bidding war in Canada’s oil patch signaled there is another way for a company to boost…
Australia’s Clayton Utz names head of private equity team
Mark Malinas Clayton Utz has hired Mark Malinas as head of private equity to strengthen the firm’s transactional…
7 M&A Deals Among Italian Banks
Italy’s banking industry has reportedly seen seven merger and acquisition deals underway or recently concluded. Some of the deals…
U.S. Shale Costs to Soar to $95 per Barrel Within a Decade
The era of falling breakeven costs in the U.S. shale patch may soon come to an end, and…
Japan’s Nagashima Ohno grows energy, TMT practice in Thailand
From left: Supasit Boonsanong and Charuwan Charoonchitsathian Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu has hired partners Supasit Boonsanong and Charuwan…
Essex Expands Financing Services Across Canada
Essex Lease Financial has reached an agreement in principle to acquire ATB Financial’s Capital Asset Financing division, increasing…
Cenovus in talks to jointly buy oil-sands producer MEG, sources say
(Bloomberg) – Cenovus Energy Inc. is in talks with Indigenous groups in Canada to jointly buy MEG Energy…
The M&A market in Spain fell by 17% in July 2025
The Spanish transaction market recorded a total of 1,837 deals up to July, with an aggregate value of…
Why Founders Should Skip VCs And Go Straight To LPs
By Hebron Sher For years, startup founders have treated venture capital like a rite of passage — raise…
AI leadership development platform Praxis Labs sells to Torch
Praxis Labs, a learning development platform, announced its acquisition on Thursday for an undisclosed amount by the leadership…
Private Equity Groups Hold $1 Trillion as Tariffs Hinder Dealmaking
Private equity (PE) groups are sitting on roughly $1 trillion in unsold assets. That’s capital that, in a…
PE/VC activity falls for third straight week; M&As muted
Private equity and venture capital deal activity continued its decline for a third straight week owing to a…