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Nidec, once one of Japan's most acquisitive companies, will return to dealmaking once it recovers from scandals over accounting, succession and quality control, CEO Mitsuya Kishida says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/25/companies/nidec-ceo-interview-more-dealmaking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nidec #mergers #acquisitions #investments #mitsuyakishida

Nidec boss hints at more M&A deals once scandals abate

CEO Mitsuya Kishida has underlined regaining trust as the Kyoto-based electric motor manufacturer's top priority.

The Japan Times

Cap Puckhaber 6d ago

13 years ago today, Yahoo bought Tumblr for $1.1B and promised "not to screw it up." Instead, it became a case study in brand integration failure.

Cap Puckhaber of Black Diamond Marketing in Reno, N.V. shares his insights: https://cappuckhaber.com/yahoo-buying-tumblr-case-study-3-lessons/
#tumblr #yahoo #business #mergers #marketing

WSJ.com — Markets 6d ago

Parker-Hannifin Strikes Deal to Buy Unit of KKR-Owned Circor for Over $2.5 Billion

https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/parker-hannifin-strikes-2-5-billion-deal-for-unit-of-kkr-owned-circor-e9af001e?mod=rss_markets_main

#Finance #Business #Mergers

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 20

Greens chief Bas Eickhout quits EU Parliament after relationship revealed https://www.politico.eu/article/greens-chief-bas-eickhout-quits-eu-parliament-after-relationship-revealed/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EnergyandClimate #Sustainability #EUelection #Parliament #Elections #Baltics #mergers #Energy #MEPs #CO2

Greens chief Bas Eickhout quits EU Parliament after relationship revealed

“We take any allegations of breaches of the code of conduct very seriously,” says Greens group.

POLITICO

World news | The Guardian May 18

NextEra to buy Dominion in $67bn deal creating US utility giant

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/nextera-dominion-merger-us-energy

#Business #Energy #Mergers

NextEra to buy Dominion in $67bn deal creating US utility giant

Deal would create largest regulated US utility, serving 10 million customers as AI-driven demand for power surges

The Guardian

Cap Puckhaber May 15

Cap Puckhaber of Black Diamond Marketing in Reno, N.V. shares why the $44.8B McCormick Unilever merger is a gamble. See why this play mimics the epic Topgolf failure.
Read here: https://cappuckhaber.com/mccormick-unilever-merger-case-study/

#BusinessStrategy #CPG #mergers #business #unilever #topgolf #callaway

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 15

Silicon Valley wants to put a chip in your brain http://politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/15/silicon-valley-ai-transhumanism-brain-data-00900799?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Clinicaltrials #Data/privacy #TechnologyUK #Competition #DataCenters #Humanrights #Innovation #Regulation #Technology #Technology #Buildings #Companies #Advocacy #Americas #Industry #Research #Spectrum #Markets #mergers #Privacy #Growth #Rights #Safety #Space #Data #Oil #War

Silicon Valley Wants to Put a Chip in Your Brain

A battle is looming not just over privacy, but the future of the human species.

Politico

World news | The Guardian May 12

GameStop's $55.5bn bid for eBay rejected as 'neither credible nor attractive'

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/12/gamestop-bid-for-ebay-rejected-as-neither-credible-nor-attractive

#Business #Mergers #Ecommerce

GameStop’s $55.5bn bid for eBay rejected as ‘neither credible nor attractive’

Online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing proposal

The Guardian

the spend May 11

ICYMI: GameStop's $56 billion bid for eBay is mostly shares it doesn't have https://thespend.net/gamestops-56-billion-bid-for-ebay-is-mostly-shares-it-doesnt-have/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #GameStop #eBay #mergers #acquisitions #stockmarket

GameStop's $56 billion bid for eBay is mostly shares it doesn't have

A shrinking video game retailer just made an unsolicited offer to buy one of the internet's oldest companies. The financing doesn't add up. The CEO wore a leather jacket. The smartest money in the room left.

the spend

Techdirt [Unofficial]May 7

FCC’s Gomez Calls For Review Of Paramount’s Dodgy Merger Financing

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/07/fccs-gomez-calls-for-review-of-paramounts-dodgy-merger-financing/

FCC’s Gomez Calls For Review Of Paramount’s Dodgy Merger Financing

Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic Commissioner (because Republicans refuse to seat the second one) is calling for a rigorous review of Paramount and the Ellison family’s planned $11…

Techdirt