Amit Chowdhry

SQM reported record quarterly lithium sales volume in the second quarter of 2026 as sharply higher realized pricing and strong energy-storage demand drove a major acceleration in its lithium business.

Nordson's Advanced Technology Solutions business delivered the company's fastest growth in the fiscal third quarter of 2026, with organic sales climbing 31% and segment EBITDA increasing 58%.

Monte dei Paschi di Siena has launched separate all-share offers valued at approximately €34 billion, or $40 billion, for Banco BPM and Banca Generali as the Italian lender seeks to remain independent and fend off a €36 billion takeover bid from Intesa Sanpaolo, according to

Steadfast Group has entered into a binding scheme implementation deed for a consortium backed by KKR, Dragoneer Investment Group and Amwins Group to acquire the Australian insurance distribution company in a transaction carrying an enterprise value of approximately A$7.7 billion, or about $5.5 billion according to

Ipsen has completed its acquisition of Kartos Therapeutics, adding the late-stage oncology drug navtemadlin to its pipeline as the company expands its presence in myelofibrosis.

Mitsubishi Electric has agreed to acquire PCI Energy Solutions for $1.4 billion, expanding the Japanese industrial technology company's presence in enterprise software used to manage increasingly complex electricity markets and power systems.

BlackSun Private Equity has raised $1 billion for its inaugural investment vehicle, Mega Fund I, as the newly launched private equity firm targets a total of $7 billion to invest across sports, media, entertainment and technology, according to

Callosum has raised a $100 million seed round led by Atomico to build a global platform that orchestrates AI workloads across different models, chips and infrastructure based on requirements such as cost, speed and energy efficiency. Plural, DCVC and the UK Sovereign AI Fund participated significantly in the financing alongside additional investors and angel backers. The round also marks the first investment made by the UK Sovereign AI Fund.

Werewolf Therapeutics and Ambros Therapeutics have entered into a definitive all-stock merger agreement alongside an oversubscribed $150 million private placement that is expected to fund development of neridronate through pivotal Phase III results and a planned FDA submission.

Agiloft has launched Agiloft for Salesforce on Salesforce AgentExchange, giving customers a code-free way to manage contract workflows directly within Salesforce while synchronizing data with Agiloft's contract lifecycle management platform.