M&A news todayThe latest mergers and acquisitions, decoded

Right here. Acquiry Deal Intelligence publishes a full analysis of a newly announced merger or acquisition each weekday, and the newest one always leads this page. The most recent is GTCR and Elliott to Acquire CCC Intelligent Solutions for $6.1 Billion, published 18 Oct 2026. Each analysis covers the deal terms, structure, valuation and what the deal signals for buyers and sellers in that sector.

Among the deals we have analysed this year, the largest by headline value are Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery ($110bn), PIF, Silver Lake & Affinity's acquisition of Electronic Arts ($55bn), Goldman Sachs's acquisition of Palmer Square ($37bn). The "Largest disclosed deals" table at the top of this page ranks the full archive by headline value.

Software and AI, gaming and iGaming, fintech and payments, media and entertainment, industrials and healthcare make up most of the coverage, across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and beyond. Use the sector, status, region and year filters in the deal explorer to narrow the archive.

In an acquisition, one company buys control of another, which becomes part of the buyer or a subsidiary of it. In a merger, two companies combine into a single business, often with shareholders of both owning the combined group. In practice most large deals are structured as acquisitions, and both are grouped together as M&A.

Announced means the parties have made the deal public. Signed means a definitive agreement is in place, usually with regulatory and shareholder approvals still to come. Completed means the transaction has closed and ownership has changed hands. Each analysis is updated as a deal moves through these stages.

A news feed reports that a deal happened. Each Deal Intelligence piece goes further: it is built from primary sources such as company announcements and filings, quotes the leadership teams directly, and explains the strategy, structure and valuation behind the headline, so it is useful to corporate development teams, investors and owners alike.

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