M&A Deals: Week of Apr 20, 2026

We covered 40 deal stories that week, naming 10 listed companies. The largest value named was $110 billion, in “Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) approves $110 billion Paramount merger”.

1. Sun, Apr 26$4.9 billion
   Atlas Arteria (ALX) Receives $4.9B Takeover Bid from IFM Investors
2. Sat, Apr 25$7 billion
   Eli Lilly (LLY) Plans $7B Acquisition, P/E at 40 Amid Growth
   LLY
3. Sat, Apr 25
   Wolfspeed (WOLF) Appoints Yasuhisa Harita as Regional President
4. Sat, Apr 25$200 million
   Blue Bird (BLBD) Appoints Lyndon Lie as SVP, Strengthens Engineering
5. Sat, Apr 25
   Gentherm (THRM) Reports Q1 EPS of 84c, Revenue of $393.7M
6. Sat, Apr 25
   SiriusXM (SIRI) in Talks to Acquire iHeartMedia (IHRT)
7. Fri, Apr 24
   Select Medical (SEM) Shareholders Approve Key Board Changes
8. Fri, Apr 24
   Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) Director Resigns from Board
9. Fri, Apr 24
   SF Giants (SFG) Sell Stake to Thrive Capital for Sports Bet
10. Fri, Apr 24
    Polymarket (POLY) Sgt. Arrested for $410K Betting Scheme Released
11. Fri, Apr 24
    iHeartMedia (IHRT) Stock Rises on Sirius XM Merger Talks Report
12. Fri, Apr 24$28 million
    Descartes (DSGX) Acquires Idelic for $28 Million to Enhance Safety
13. Fri, Apr 24
    Porsche (P911) Sells 45% Stake in Bugatti Rimac for Restructuring
14. Fri, Apr 24$110 billion
    Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) approves $110 billion Paramount merger
    WBDNFLX
15. Thu, Apr 23
    Citi (C) Forms Financial and Strategic Investors Group in Banking
16. Thu, Apr 23
    Musk (TSLA) Legal Showdown with Altman Approaches
    TSLA
17. Thu, Apr 23$808.93 million
    Claro (AMX) Seeks Acquisitions Following 73% Stake in Desktop
18. Thu, Apr 23
    Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Shareholders to Vote on $31 Per Share Deal
    WBDNFLX
19. Thu, Apr 23$60 billion
    Microsoft (MSFT) Considered Cursor Acquisition Before $60B SpaceX Deal
    MSFT
20. Wed, Apr 22
    JPMorgan (JPM) hires two top tech bankers from Bank of America
    JPMBAC
21. Wed, Apr 22$200 million
    US Approves $200 Million Hellfire Missiles Sale to Netherlands
22. Wed, Apr 22
    EU Antitrust Rules May Change for Startups Not Involving Big Tech
23. Wed, Apr 22$6.1 million
    Pardee Resources (PARD) to Sell California Table Grape Assets for $6.1M
24. Wed, Apr 22$10 billion
    FLP Acquires Arcadia RIA Overseeing $670M in Assets
25. Wed, Apr 22
    BHP (BHP) Finalizes China Iron Ore Deal and Updates Copper Guidance
26. Tue, Apr 21
    Fox Factory Holding Corp (FOXF) Files DEF 14A Ahead of April 21
27. Tue, Apr 21$17.1 million
    Third Rock Ventures Sells $17.1M in Rapport Therapeutics Stock
28. Tue, Apr 21
    Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes Departure Impact on Markets
29. Tue, Apr 21$60 billion
    SpaceX (SPX) Acquires AI Start-up Cursor for $60 Billion
30. Tue, Apr 21$33.4 billion
    AES to be Acquired for $15 Per Share in $33.4 Billion Deal
    AESEQT
31. Tue, Apr 21
    Mears Group (MER) Secures £200M Moat Homes Maintenance Contract
32. Mon, Apr 20
    Broadwood Partners Acquires $652,875 in Insight Molecular Diagnostics
33. Mon, Apr 20$710 million
    Onto Innovation (ONTO) to Acquire 27% Stake in Rigaku for $710M
34. Mon, Apr 20
    Chile, US Sign Mining Security Agreements for Future Investments
35. Mon, Apr 20
    Blueport Acquisition Ltd. (BPUR) 13G Filing Submitted on April 20
36. Mon, Apr 20$1.4 billion
    Honeywell (HON) sells productivity solutions unit for $1.4 billion
    HON
37. Mon, Apr 20
    Vion (VION) sells two German meat plants in strategic realignment
38. Mon, Apr 20$2.8 billion
    USA Rare Earth (USARE) Acquires Serra Verde for $2.8 Billion
39. Mon, Apr 20
    Evoke (EVO) Stock Rises on Bally’s (BALY) Intralot Acquisition Talks
40. Mon, Apr 20
    Eagle Natrium LLC secures $200 million investment for expansion