Last week, Analog Devices announced a $21B all-stock acquisition of Maxim Integrated Products. The two semiconductor businesses will complement each other as Maxim’s expertise in the automotive and data centre markets will be merged with Analog Devices’ experience in industrial, communication, and healthcare markets. [more]
Spin out of Equinox Gold and part of the Augusta Group has $25 million in the bank. Solaris is advancing a portfolio of copper, gold, silver and molybdenum projects in Central and South America, with its primary focus on the Warintza copper-molybdenum-gold property in Ecuador. [more]
Rocket Companies’ flagship business, Rocket Mortgage, an online mortgage origination platform and app, reported over US$1 trillion in home loans to date, growing in market share to 9.2% in Q1/2020 from 1.3% in 2009, at a CAGR of 19%. [more]
Cannabis stock prices continue to be under pressure as the overall market struggles to find footing amid the coronavirus crisis with numerous companies announcing impairments, write-downs, deal adjustments, and financings. However, some companies continue to execute partnerships and launch new retail stores. [more]
Top deals closing this month included Osisko Mining receiving $177M and Lundin Gold closing C$57.5 million, both from bought-deal financings. Artemis Gold expects to raise $175 million from a bought-deal agreement with a syndicate of underwriters as well as a non-brokered offering. [more]
This week, Uber announced a US$2.65 billion acquisition of Postmates, an on-demand food and grocery delivery company with operations in 4,200 U.S. cities. A day later, Uber announced the launch of its on-demand grocery delivery service in partnership with Cornershop, a Chile-based online grocery delivery company that Uber has held a majority stake in since last year. [more]
Amid a global pandemic and economic uncertainty, Cerberus sells its stake at $16/share, below the original estimated price range of $18 to $20. Albertsons is the second-largest supermarket operator in the U.S. with over 2,200 stores in 34 states. [more]
The eSports betting industry is experiencing heightened activity as companies vie for market share, innovate with new software & platforms, and announce IPOs, financings, and M&A activities. [more]
With the price of gold up over 16% year-to-date and almost 23% year-over-year, the time seems to be right for Chinese mining companies to buy up Canadian gold companies. Three recent transactions tag the value of the assets in the US$44 to US$102 per Reserve gold ounce. [more]
As corporations across numerous industries continue to sit back and assess an uncertain economic future, the M&A environment is diverging between highly impacted companies pulling out of deals, while well positions companies with large cash balances take opportunities. [more]
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