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1,770 deals tracked since Aug 26, 2026, worth $628B in announced deal value. Every link is free to read.

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$1.6BHostile / unsolicited bidConsumer & RetailNov 5, 2026

Empower Brands goes public with $1.6B unsolicited bid for Helen of Troy

Empower Brands, a Spectrum Brands and Oaktree Capital joint venture, made a non-binding, all-cash proposal of $37 per share for Helen of Troy, owner of Hydro Flask, Osprey and OXO. The offer implies an enterprise value of about $1.6 billion. An Empower affiliate already owns about 4.5% of the shares, and the bidder accuses Helen of Troy's board of blocking talks.

UndisclosedStrategic acquisitionTechnologyCompletedNov 5, 2026

Meta buys AI coding startup Conductor

Meta Platforms has acquired Conductor, whose app lets developers run several AI coding agents at once in isolated copies of a codebase. Terms were not disclosed. Conductor says more than 100,000 people use the product, and it will shut down its cloud service on November 20.

$650MDivestiture / carve-outConsumer & RetailNov 5, 2026

Kraft Heinz sells Maxwell House coffee unit to One Rock for $650M

Kraft Heinz will sell its North American coffee business, including Maxwell House and Gevalia, to private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners at a $650 million enterprise value. Kraft Heinz keeps a 30% noncontrolling stake. It will use about $500 million in post-tax proceeds to pay down debt, and the deal is expected to close in mid-2027.