Here’s a list of key deals reported across sectors this week:
Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) +6.4% post-market Friday following a report that Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) is in advanced talks to acquire the smaller Permian Basin producer, in a deal that could be announced as soon as next week; no further details are known.
Air Liquide (OTCPK:AIQUF) (OTCPK:AIQUY) said Friday it agreed to acquire South Korea’s DIG Airgas from Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund 2 for €2.85B (~$3.3B) including debt.
Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) agreed to acquire MEG Energy (OTCPK:MEGEF) in a cash and stock deal valued at C$7.9B (~US$5.7B) including debt, creating one of Canada’s largest oil sands companies, the companies announced Friday.
Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) has entered into a definitive agreement with Thoma Bravo to become a privately held company in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $12.3 billion.
Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) has agreed to acquire interior building products distributor Foundation Building Materials (FBM) for around $8.8 billion in cash.
Nexstar Media (NASDAQ:NXST) to acquire all outstanding shares of Tegna (NYSE:TGNA) for $22.00 per share in a cash transaction valued at $6.2 billion, including debt, the companies said on Tuesday.
Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) has agreed to purchase Regrello, an AI-native solution that it plans to integrate with Agentforce and Slack.
Yext (NYSE:YEXT) chairman and CEO Michael Walrath has offered to buy all remaining Yext shares he doesn’t own for $9 each in cash.
Amphenol Corp. (NYSE:APH) agreed to acquire Trexon for about $1 billion in cash.
Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) announced on Thursday a definitive agreement to acquire the candidate experience AI agent Paradox.