Anthropic’s revenue soars more than 1,400% as company eyes blockbuster IPO

PALO ALTO: Anthropic’s revenue surged more than 14-fold in the second quarter from a year earlier, Bloomberg News reported Friday, underscoring the rapid growth of the Claude chatbot maker as…

Web Desk August 15, 2026

Australian Exchange

Locality Planning Energy Holdings acquires PowerHub for $5.8 million

SYDNEY: Locality Planning Energy Holdings Limited (ASX: LPE) has announced a strategic acquisition of PowerHub Pty Ltd, marking a significant milestone in the company's growth trajectory. The deal adds up to 76…

Chenos Kahn August 13, 2026

Australian Exchange

Sports Entertainment Group to acquire New Zealand’s MediaWorks in $107 million deal

MELBOURNE: Sports Entertainment Group Limited announced Wednesday it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire MediaWorks Topco Limited, New Zealand's largest audio business, for an enterprise value of NZ$130…

Chenos Kahn August 12, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Apertura Energy to acquire Brazilian Oilfield Services Group Conterp in £25 million deal

LONDON: Apertura Energy Plc (LSE: VZLA), the Main Market listed acquisition company, has today announced it has entered into heads of terms to acquire Conterp Group Plc ("Conterp"), a profitable Brazilian oilfield services…

Ali Mirza August 11, 2026

London Stock Exchange

BMO and RBC sell Moneris Solutions to Francisco Partners in $2 billion deal

TORONTO: BMO Financial Group (TSX: BMO) (NYSE: BMO) announced today that it has entered into an agreement, alongside Royal Bank of Canada, to sell jointly-owned Moneris Solutions Corporation to Francisco Partners,…

Bernice Miles August 11, 2026

Wire

MMA to acquire Accel Holdings, expanding Midwest insurance footprint

WHITE PLAINS: Marsh McLennan Agency, a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), has reached an agreement to acquire Accel Holdings Inc., a diversified independent insurance and advisory firm based in Waverly,…

NNR August 11, 2026

Wire

DecisionPoint Technologies acquires 5th Wave Mobile Technology

BALTIMORE: DecisionPoint Technologies, a leader in end-to-end enterprise mobility and edge technology solutions, said Monday it has acquired 5th Wave Mobile Technology, a specialized provider of mobile computing, barcoding, RFID…

Web Desk August 11, 2026

Wire

Paradium.AI acquires InfoSentience to scale automated content generation

NEW YORK: The Arena Group Holdings Inc., doing business as Paradium.AI, has acquired InfoSentience, an automated natural language generation company, as the media publisher continues its shift toward an AI-driven…

Web Desk August 11, 2026

Wire

EagleRock Land acquires 50,000-acre Intrepid Ranch in Permian Basin for $78.2 million

MIDLAND: EagleRock Land, LLC, a surface land management company with a significant footprint in the Permian Basin, has acquired the Intrepid Ranch, a 50,000-surface-acre property in Lea County, New Mexico,…

NNR August 11, 2026

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London Stock Exchange

Ashington Innovation inks exclusive terms for World Metal Group acquisition in £160 million deal

LONDON: Ashington Innovation plc, a special purpose acquisition company listed on the London Stock Exchange, has entered into exclusive non-binding heads of terms to acquire World Metal Group Pte. Ltd., a…

Bernice Miles August 10, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Luceco appoints Thorsten Müller as new CEO, Hornby to retire after 21 years

LONDON: Luceco plc, a designer and manufacturer of residential and commercial electrification products, has appointed Dr Thorsten Müller as its new chief executive officer, effective Sept. 1, 2026. Müller will succeed…

Ali Mirza August 10, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Nichols Plc acquires VITHIT in €75 million health drinks push

LONDON: Nichols plc has acquired functional drinks brand VITHIT for €75 million (approximately £64 million) in a deal that expands the Vimto owner's presence in the health and wellness segment. The acquisition…

Bernice Miles August 10, 2026