Orbital Eccentricity in a Neutron Star–Black Hole Merger: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae474c -> Oval orbit casts new light on black hole - neutron star #mergers: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/oval-orbit-casts-new-light-on-black-hole-neutron-star-mergers - breakthrough discovery provides new clues about how these celestial bodies that push the known laws of physics to their limits find each other.
Orbital Eccentricity in a Neutron Star–Black Hole Merger

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Japan’s main banking lobby plans to establish risk management guidelines for lenders offering leveraged loans for finance mergers and acquisitions deals as such transactions soar in the country, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/12/companies/japan-banking-lobby/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #mergers #acquisitions #japanesebankersassociation
Japan main bank lobby to establish risk guidelines for leveraged loans

Smaller regional banks have become more active in the market for such debt as a shrinking population weighs on their traditional lending operations.

The Japan Times

Things Going Great At Ellison’s Paramount As President Gets Mired In Accusations Of Press Manipulation And Leaking Company Info

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Things Going Great At Ellison’s Paramount As President Gets Mired In Accusations Of Press Manipulation And Leaking Company Info

The President of Larry Ellison’s “new and improved” Paramount, Jeff Shell, has been conspicuously absent from recent events heralding the company’s problematic acquisition o…

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MAGA Suddenly Quiet About Overseas Influence Now That Larry Ellison’s Warner Bros Bid Has Saudi, Chinese Backing

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MAGA Suddenly Quiet About Overseas Influence Now That Larry Ellison’s Warner Bros Bid Has Saudi, Chinese Backing

You might recall that during the great mass TikTok hyperventilation of 2021-2025, there was no limit of face fanning by Republicans like Brendan Carr about overseas involvement in social media. Car…

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Before you celebrate that the Competition & Markets Authority has (finally) for the first time since the ex-UK-Amazon-boss Doug Gurr took over, actually blocked a merger... you should know this is due to the appeal timing out, because a lawyer mis-calculated the time available for an appeal to be lodged (ironically between two legal firms).

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#regulation #mergers #politics

h/t FT

Life EV Acquires Rad Power Bikes Following Bankruptcy Filing

📰 Original title: Life EV officially owns Rad Power Bikes now

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#transportation #electricbikes #mergers #acquisition

Life EV Acquires Rad Power Bikes Following Bankruptcy Filing

Life Electric Vehicles Holdings (Life EV) has officially acquired Rad Power Bikes, including its intellectual property, inventory, and certain operating assets, for $13.2 million. Rad Power Bikes…

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Rohm shares surged 18%, the most in 26 years, after the Japanese chip parts maker said it had received an acquisition proposal from Denso. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/07/rohm-shares-soar-denso-bid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #denso #rohm #chipmakers #mergers #acquisitions
Rohm shares soar most since 2000 on Denso acquisition bid

Rohm shares surged 18%, the most in 26 years, after the Japanese chip parts maker said it had received an acquisition proposal from Denso.

The Japan Times
FCC Approves Cox, Charter Merger On Condition They Promise To Be More Racist

Hey look everyone! More of that famous populism Trump rode into power on!The Trump FCC has announced they’re rubber stamping the approval of a merger between two of the nation’s biggest…

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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group has agreed to collaborate with Raymond James Financial to boost the Tokyo-based bank’s U.S. operations, people familiar with the matter said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/04/companies/sumitomo-mitsui-trust-raymond-james/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #us #raymondjames #mergers #acquisitions #realestate
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust said to ally with Raymond James in U.S.

Raymond James has a broad network of small and medium-sized business clients and wealth management customers across the United States.

The Japan Times