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1,792 deals tracked since Aug 26, 2026, worth $628B in announced deal value. Every link is free to read.

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$23.7BStrategic acquisitionTechnologyOct 6, 2026

Schneider Electric to buy PTC for $23.7B in all-cash industrial software deal

Schneider Electric announced plans to acquire engineering software maker PTC Inc. for $23.7 billion in cash, valuing the company at $205 per share — a 42% premium to its last close. PTC is best known for Creo, the design and simulation suite used by engineers building car parts and medical devices, alongside Mathcad, Codebeamer and the Orbit equipment-monitoring tool.

~$14.3B for CUMergerEnergy & UtilitiesOct 6, 2026

Emera and Canadian Utilities agree to merger of equals, with ATCO spinoff

Emera, ATCO and Canadian Utilities announced a definitive agreement to combine Emera and Canadian Utilities in a merger of equals, creating a Canadian utility and energy infrastructure group spanning Alberta, Atlantic Canada and Florida. Reports describe an all-share structure, with ATCO spinning off its industrial services unit. Reported deal figures vary widely by measure, from roughly $14.3 billion for Canadian Utilities to far larger combined-enterprise numbers.

1/3 of basic cableStrategic acquisitionMedia & TelecomCompletedOct 6, 2026

Paramount closes its hard-fought takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery

David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is set to close its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday after a year of rejected offers, a bidding war, multiple regulatory approvals, an antitrust challenge from state attorneys general and a settlement. The combined group will be renamed Skydance and trade under ticker "SKYD," controlling two storied film studios and nearly a third of basic cable programming.

$5.1BPrivate equity buyoutFinancial ServicesOct 6, 2026

KKR to buy fund administrator Gen II for more than $5B from Hg and General Atlantic

KKR agreed to acquire Gen II Fund Services, a global leader in private capital fund administration, at a total enterprise value of $5.1 billion. The firm is buying Gen II from Hg, General Atlantic and other minority investors through its Core Private Equity strategy. CEO Steven Millner and the existing leadership team will continue to run the business.

$2BStrategic acquisitionHealthcare & Life SciencesOct 6, 2026

Shionogi pays $2B for rare disease biotech IntraBio

Japan's Shionogi agreed to acquire Texas-based IntraBio for $2 billion, adding the marketed drug Aqneursa for Niemann-Pick disease type C and Ataxia-Telangiectasia. IntraBio reported sales of $68 million in 2025. The purchase follows Shionogi's acquisitions of Radicava and Tetra Therapeutics as it builds out a rare neurodegenerative disease franchise.

$945MStrategic acquisitionHealthcare & Life SciencesOct 6, 2026

GE HealthCare to buy SOFIE Biosciences for $945M from Trilantic

GE HealthCare agreed to acquire SOFIE Biosciences, a U.S. contract manufacturer of PET radiopharmaceuticals, from Trilantic North America for $945 million in cash. SOFIE operates 15 CMO sites and already manufactures GE HealthCare's Flyrcado F18 product; it will join the PDx pharmaceutical diagnostics segment on closing, expected in the first half of 2027. GE HealthCare also gains U.S. rights to pipeline tracer FAPI-74.