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M&A Deals This Week (Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026)

Every merger and acquisition story we cover, gathered by week. Each line links to a short summary of the story. Where a story names a price, the deal value is shown next to it.

This page always shows the current week. Past weeks keep their own pages, listed at the bottom.

So far this week we have covered 17 deal stories, naming one listed company. The largest value named was $1 trillion, in “DoorDash in Advanced Talks to Acquire Instacart, WSJ Reports”.

  1. Glo Tanning Founder Acquires 50 ShowCar Franchise Territories in Dallas-Fort Worth
  2. Chinese Automakers Establish Mexico as First North America Base
  3. $30 billion
    Advent Raises $30 Billion for Latest Buyout and Mid-Market Funds
  4. Anthropic IPO Filing Expected to Boost Asian Stocks
  5. Roots CEO Meghan Roach Steps Down as Go-Private Deal Closes
  6. $1 trillion
    DoorDash in Advanced Talks to Acquire Instacart, WSJ Reports
  7. Skydance Offers Buyouts to Cut Costs Post-Warner Bros Merger
  8. Roots Corporation Completes Go-Private Transaction and Leadership Change
  9. Unconventional AI Acquires NeuReality Chip Startup to Accelerate Development
  10. $13 billion
    EQT (EQT) to Buy Range Resources in $13 Billion All-Stock Deal
    EQT
  11. $800 million
    Umios to Acquire High Liner Foods for Over $800 Million
  12. Apollo Global Management to Buy Nearly 10% Stake in Mubadala Capital
  13. $25 million
    Davion Completes $25M Acquisition of Wound Monitoring Technology
  14. $500 million
    CAE to Sell Flightscape Unit to SITA for $500 Million
  15. $500 million
    Defense Tech Private Equity Investments Surge to $4B in 2026 Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions
  16. $1.5 billion
    Ingenia Communities (INA) Shares Rise on $1.5 Billion AVID Bid
  17. Eagers Auto to Acquire Remaining Stake in BYD JV

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Last week: Oct 19–25, 2026

We covered 37 deal stories that week, naming 8 listed companies. The largest value named was $3.5 trillion, in “Elon Musk Proposes $3.5 Trillion Tesla-SpaceX Merger Idea”.

  1. $6 billion
    Bon Secours Nears $6 Billion Takeover of Surgery Partners
  2. Volkswagen Plans $4bn Audi SUV Factory in US Amid Home Job Cuts
  3. Audi to Build New Auto Factory in Georgia, Trump Announces
  4. Audi (NSU) to Invest $4B in First U.S. Factory in Georgia
  5. Volkswagen (VOW) to Build New Audi Plant in Georgia, Expand SC Operations
  6. $8 billion
    ATD (Couche-Tard) Proposes Up to $8 Billion Offer for Cumberland Farms
  7. QatarEnergy to Buy 4M Tons LNG Annually from Cheniere Through 2054
  8. BancFirst Completes Acquisition of SpiritBank in Oklahoma
  9. SK Hynix Cancels Solidigm US IPO Due to Shareholder Concerns
  10. SpaceX-Tesla Deal Prospects Clouded by Musk’s Political Baggage
    TSLA
  11. SK Hynix Says Solidigm Abandons US IPO Due to Market Volatility
  12. Black Hills and NorthWestern Energy Announce Merger Name
  13. $40 billion
    Elon Musk Invests $1 Billion in Skydance Amid Cost Cuts and Debt
    TSLAWBD
  14. Pepsi (PEP) Renews Taco Bell Contract Through 2036 Amid KFC U.S. Switch
    PEPKOYUM
  15. $350 million
    David's Bridal to Spin Off AI Platform Pearl Targeting $350M Valuation
  16. Procter & Gamble (PG) Q1 Sales Up 4% with EPS Beat at $2.00
    PG
  17. $3.5 trillion
    Elon Musk Proposes $3.5 Trillion Tesla-SpaceX Merger Idea
    TSLA
  18. Tesla (TSLA) Stock Falls Amid Investor Uncertainty Over SpaceX Merger
    TSLA
  19. Central Asia Metals Stake Reduced to 5.5% by Barclays
  20. JPMorgan Highlights Strategic Logic in Potential SpaceX-Tesla Merger
    TSLA
  21. CPPIB and OMERS to Sell British Port Stakes to IMF Investors
  22. $3.5 trillion
    Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX Merger Could Create $3.5 Trillion Tech Giant
    TSLA
  23. Elon Musk Confirms Talks to Merge Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX
    TSLA
  24. SpaceX and Tesla Merger Speculation Gains Attention Without Confirmation
    TSLA
  25. $2 trillion
    Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX Merger Under Active Consideration With $3.5T Valuation
    TSLA
  26. SpaceX Reports Profit and Hints at Possible Tesla Merger
    TSLA
  27. $4 billion
    Prudential Sells Brazil, Mexico Units to CNP for $4 Billion
    CNP
  28. $644 million
    Pine Tree Acquires Stake in $644M Shopping Center Portfolio
  29. XCF Global to Acquire Paramount Renewable Fuel Facility
  30. $5.66 billion
    Salesforce (CRM) Acquires Braze for $5.66 Billion to Expand AI Capabilities
    CRM
  31. Salesforce (CRM) Stock Falls on High-Premium Braze Acquisition
    CRM
  32. APM Terminals and Hateco Agree to Study Vietnam Rail Terminals
  33. Hyundai Wia Leases Changwon Plant Assets to Hyundai Rotem Affiliate
  34. Hyundai Wia Announces Shareholders Meeting on Business Transfer Plan
  35. $45 billion
    Nscale and Anthropic Discuss $45 Billion Cloud Deal, Bloomberg Reports
  36. LiveRamp Stock Rises After FTC Clears Publicis Acquisition
  37. World Copper to Acquire Nevada Gold Exploration Property

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