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Barclays Plc hired investment bankers Maneet Singh and Jon Swope to bolster its health-care advisory business, according to a statement reviewed by Bloomberg News.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. named Jay Hofmann and Ben Carpenter co-heads of mergers and acquisitions advisory in North America, according to a memo reviewed by Bloomberg News.

Weight-loss drugmaker Carmot Therapeutics is exploring an initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Saghmos Therapeutics Inc. has appointed pharmaceuticals industry veteran Fred Hassan as chairman, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Standard BioTools Inc. and SomaLogic Inc. are nearing a deal to merge in an all-stock deal that would combine suppliers of tools to the medical research and drug development industry, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

AT&T Inc. has begun to explore options for its 70% stake in DirecTV as it approaches the end of an agreement upon which it can legally sell its interest in America’s third-largest pay-TV provider.

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi is exploring a potential acquisition of cancer drugmaker Mirati Therapeutics Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

Barclays Plc has hired Brian Pope as a managing director in its communications and media investment banking group, according to an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg News.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s veteran health-care investment banker Robbie Huffines will retire from the firm in the first quarter of next year.

Barclays Plc is poised to name veteran Canadian investment banker Geoffrey Belsher as its new chairman and chief executive officer for Canada.