Matthew Monks

Investment firm 2717 Partners has made a non-binding offer to acquire D2L Inc. in a deal that would value the Canadian education technology provider at C$572 million ($419 million) on an equity basis, according to a letter reviewed by Bloomberg News.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has named Jeff Gido co-chair of the financial institutions group within investment banking, elevating the long-time financial technology banker.

Royal Bank of Canada has hired industrials bankers Kinjal Gandhi and Alex Choi as Canada’s biggest bank continues building out its investment banking franchise.

Potential mega REIT tie-up raises plenty of antitrust and political questions.

Matthew Miller joined Truist earlier this year to build up its advisory business.

Risk emerges as driver rather than deterrent for deals.

Plus, a big AI chip IPO grabs attention and both Elliott and Bill Ackman have some new investments.

Sitecore A/S, the digital-experience software company, has acquired Scrunch, a customer-experience platform that helps brands improve how they appear in AI-generated search results, according to a statement reviewed by Bloomberg.

Upstart private equity firm Prime Radiant Partners is investing $50 million in Cellares, as the biotechnology company making high-tech robots to mass-produce cancer treatments raises money ahead of a potential initial public offering in 2027.

Craig Mineard is joining Truist Financial Corp.’s investment bank from Jefferies Financial Group Inc. to co-head the firm’s technology media and telecom group.