Dole, an Ireland-based agricultural company, made its return to NYSE. The IPO marked the completion of Dole and Total Produce merger with the newly formed company, Dole plc, becoming the largest fresh producer in the world. [more]

mCloud Technologies, a leading AI-powered physical asset management solution provider, announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. Revenues increased by 44% compared to Q2/2020 and added 1,019 new connected assets to its managed portfolio. [more]

Square, a US-based financial services and digital payments company, announced its plans to acquire Afterpay, an Australian Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) company for US$29 billion in an all-stock deal. [more]

DCM is a Canadian-based communications and marketing solutions provider that offers comprehensive online and offline communications and marketing solutions to businesses. The Company is implementing a “Digital-First” strategy and leveraging its existing platforms for direct-to-print applications, marketing and workflow management, and Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions. We are Initiating Coverage on DCM with a Buy rating and one-year price target of $3.60/share. [more]

In a cash and stock transaction, Penn National to acquire Score Media and Gaming for $2.0 billion. The deal creates a leading digital sports content, gaming, and technology company in North America. [more]

With higher commodity prices, mining deals and M&A remained strong this summer with some of the larger deals earmarked to get companies closer to production. [more]

With significant expertise in the automotive and technology industries Lucid Motors merges with a SPAC from Churchill Capital, and raises $4.4 billion to boost its growth and manufacturing capacity to launch its EV later this year. [more]

Taboola, a leading content discovery and native advertising platform, entered into an agreement to acquire Connexity, a performance-marketing technology company, for $800 million. [more]