Markets and Investing
M&A and deal-making
Not on the starting list: Claude named it and a second pass merged look-alike labels into it.
- Episodes
- 23
- Share
- 2.2%
- Shows
- 19
- Net sentiment
- +0.82
Up from 1.7% of episodes in the weeks before; net sentiment was +0.45.
Bullish 14Mixed 3Neutral 6Bearish 0
4 weeks
Share of each week's episodes, and net sentiment.
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Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12
Net sentiment
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Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12
The episodes behind it
Why each one was bullish, bearish or in between. Most time on the theme first.
Bullish 14
- Multiple takeover situations and bidding interest suggest upside for target shareholders.A Potential Bidding War at Mattel – The Special Situations Report Episode #72 · The Special Situations Report · Oct 12
- Elemental closed two large royalty acquisitions and expects strong ongoing deal flow, positive for growth.Elemental Royalties: A $290 Million Deal Changes the Game · Mining Stock Daily · Oct 13
- Producers' cash-funded tuck-in deals signal active takeouts and premiums for developers.Gold M&A Shifts to Safer Jurisdictions as Gold Developers' Pool Shrinks · Company Interviews · Oct 17
- Management plans a serial acquisition model buying cash-generative UK B2B businesses, presented as a compounding opportunity.DILLISTONE GROUP PLC - Review of Interim Results and Prospects · Investor Meet Company - Audio Archive · Oct 13
- Acquisitions of wealth firms drive Corient's scale, with partners joining as owners rather than sellers retiring.Managing $525 Billion by Rethinking Wealth Management | Kurt MacAlpine, Corient · David Senra · Oct 18
- Frames the Vanguard acquisition of Altruist as a positive outcome for advisors and clients.The Most Game-Changing Company in Wealth with Jason Wenk · Talking Wealth · Oct 15
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- Management plans three to four acquisitions to reach its 2030 targets and sees a fragmented market to consolidate.AUDIOBOOM GROUP PLC - Q3 Results Trading Update · Investor Meet Company - Audio Archive · Oct 14
- Middle-market buyouts, roll-up consolidation and partial stake sales create opportunities for sponsors and owners.What’s Next for the Middle Market? AI, Succession & Private Equity · The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection · Oct 13
- Consolidation in Canadian oil and European banks is creating value through scale and buybacks.He Got Canadian Energy Right. Here's What He's Saying Now · In the Money with Amber Kanwar · Oct 13
- Sheffield expects continued consolidation of independents, with premiums needed to drive deals.Episode 5: Scott Sheffield – Lessons from Building a Shale Giant · Barrels to Bytes · Oct 13
- Management sees consolidation opportunities in the UK market as the sector struggles with soft demand.SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP PLC - Financial results for the six months ended 31 July 2026 · Investor Meet Company - Audio Archive · Oct 12
- Berkshire's additional investment in Bending Spoons lifted that stock sharply.CoreWeave’s Debt Scare Rattles AI Stocks, TSMC Posts Another Record Quarter · The Rundown · Oct 15
- Overseas bids for discounted UK companies at around 50% premiums benefit shareholders.TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Investor Presentation · Investor Meet Company - Audio Archive · Oct 13
- Private equity bids such as CleanAway and Reliance Worldwide point to bargain-driven M&A on the ASX.Oil tops $100 AI Rout as Chips Sink for 8th Day · MPC Markets Morning Call · Oct 18
Mixed 3
- Duran argues private equity roll-up deals and recaps often lack organic growth and culture, but some firms succeed.The Future of RIAs: Joe Duran on Organic Growth, AI and Private Equity · The Advisor Upside Show · Oct 14
- Host debates whether abandoned mergers signal good or bad management judgment, plus the Starbucks-Chipotle rumor.October 2026 Random Ramblings · Yet Another Value Podcast · Oct 14
- MiCA's high barriers are expected to remove many firms, consolidating the market, favoring licensed players.#67 - JB Graftieaux (Coinbase) - Crypto after MiCA: regulated, consolidated, decentralised · Finscale in English · Oct 17
Neutral 6
- Centinela Strike Ends at 94% Approval, Gold Fields Takes Northern Star Bid to Investors, and Banks Back Mineral Processing · The Mining Insider · Oct 18
- A non-binding cash proposal from IRH for the whole company is under discussion with a November deadline.KENMARE RESOURCES PLC - Q3 2026 Production Update · Investor Meet Company - Audio Archive · Oct 15
- Penske Automotive agreed to a take-private at a modest premium, with shareholder and regulatory steps ahead.AI Jitters Hit TSMC’s Record Quarter & Penske Automotive Goes Private · Brew Markets · Oct 15
- Covers asset sales such as Converse selling for a large sum and the Newmont Northumberland project deal.What It Takes To Sell A Gold Mine | John Dorward | Ausgold & Roxmore Resources · Catt Calls: No Fear Finance · Oct 18
- Briefly joked about American selling to United; treated as unlikely and speculative.American: THE Premier Global Airline Based in the U.S. · The Air Show · Oct 15
- Mentions future plans to grow through acquisitions and mergers without specifics.The Trust Behind the Transition: UBS Breakaways on What It Takes to Move $1B in a Matter of Months · The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors · Oct 15
Around it
Companies named
- Chipotle 2
- Starbucks 2
- Sanderson Design Group1
- Mattel1
- Pesaira Biosciences1
- ExxonMobil 1
Shows that covered it most
- Investor Meet Company - Audio Archive5
- The Special Situations Report1
- Barrels to Bytes1
- In the Money with Amber Kanwar1
- Mining Stock Daily1
- The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection1
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