Weekly Global 5000 M&A Activity

There were another 15 M&A and spin-off announcements this past week by Global 5000 companies including: AUTO & TRUCKSHyundai Motor India Limited IPOTenneco Announces Agreement to Divest Öhlins to Brembo BASIC MATERIALSNippon Steel Agrees to Sell Its Interest in Calvert to ArcelorMittal BUSINESS SERVICESBureau Veritas Acquiring IDP Group CONSUMER, PERSONAL HOUSEHOLD GOODSVista Outdoor Strikes Deal […]

Q3 2024 updates for Global 5000 Database

We have completed our database updates for Q3 2024, completing 1400 updates and here’s a snapshot of what we are seeing at the mid-year point: During Q3 2024, 33 new companies were added to the Global 5000 Currently, the Global 5000 companies report revenue exceeding $76.8 trillion. They employ over 171 million people. The average revenue per employee […]

Jacobs Completes a Spin-off & a Merger with Amentum

Jacobs announced the completion of the spin-off of its Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence government services businesses and merger with Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, forming an independent, publicly traded company called Amentum Holdings, Inc. The combination creates a government advanced engineering and technology solutions business.Spin-off & Merger   ●   Construction & Business Services   ●   North America Additional Announcements BUSINESS SERVICESOmnicom Acquires […]

Alaska Airlines Completes Acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Air Group, Inc. announced it has completed its acquisition of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., a combination that expands guests’ access to domestic and international destinations, including through the Oneworld Alliance and a network of global partners, and offers a guest experience through two brands with legacies serving local communities.Acquisition   ●   Transportation   ●   North America Additional […]

What Data Will AI Search Tools Return?

Anything related to AI is everywhere we turn these days including AI search tools. Like everyone else, we’ve experimented and have a nagging question: what data gets returned from the search?  The results are only as good as the data sitting out on “the web” – and therein lies a big challenge. The Global 5000 consists of […]

Liberty Media & Sirius XM Complete Split-Off and Merger

Liberty Media Corporation and Sirius XM Holdings Inc. announced that they completed the split-off of Liberty Sirius XM Holdings Inc. As a result of these transactions, New Sirius is now an independent public company separate from Liberty Media, and has been renamed Sirius XM Holdings Inc.Spin-off & Merger  ●   Publishing & Media   ●   North America Additional Announcements […]

Verizon is Buying Frontier Communications

Verizon is buying Frontier Communications in a $20 billion deal to strengthen its fiber network. Verizon Communications Inc. said that the acquisition will also shore up its foray into artificial intelligence as well as connected smart devices.Acquisition   ●   Telecommunications   ●   North America Additional Announcements BUSINESS SERVICESSafran Announces Acquisition of AI-firm PreligensBureau Veritas Acquires ArcVera Renewables  CONSUMER, PERSONAL […]

ONEOK to Acquire Medallion and Controlling Interest in EnLink

ONEOK to Acquire Medallion and Controlling Interest in EnLink from Global Infrastructure Partners in Transactions Valued at $5.9 BillionONEOK, Inc. announced it has executed a definitive agreement with Global Infrastructure Partners under which ONEOK will acquire GIP’s entire interest in EnLink Midstream, LLC, consisting of 43% of EnLink’s outstanding common units for $14.90 per unit and 100% of […]

Another Energy Merger

Arch Resources and CONSOL Energy to Combine in All-Stock Merger of Equals Arch Resources, Inc. and CONSOL Energy Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create Core Natural Resources, a North American natural resource company focused on global markets. Acquisition   ●   Mining   ●   North America […]

Food Industry Acquisitions

This past week there were two major acquisitions in the food industry — Mars will be acquiring snack maker Kellanova in one announcement while food distributors Performance Food Group has entered into an agreement to combine with Cheney Brothers. Mars to Acquire Kellanova Mars and Kellanova announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under […]