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Aon’s $17 Billion USI Deal Puts Insurance Brokerage Consolidation in Focus

Aon’s $17 billion USI acquisition puts deal financing, synergies, dilution and leverage at the center of the market deba…

James McAllister • Aug 31, 2026
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Ranger Energy’s $27.5 Million STEP Deal Expands Its US Coiled Tubing Footprint

Ranger Energy’s $27.5 million purchase of STEP’s US coiled tubing assets reshapes the outlook for both NYSE-listed RNGR …

Marcus Rivera • Aug 31, 2026
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Aon’s $17 Billion USI Acquisition Puts Insurance Brokerage Consolidation in Focus

Aon’s $17 billion cash purchase of USI from KKR puts integration costs, synergies and insurance brokerage consolidation …

James McAllister • Aug 31, 2026
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VIX Falls to 14.1 as Traders Embrace Warsh — but Inflation Concerns Weigh on Stocks

The VIX hit a 14.1 year-to-date low, but Warsh’s inflation warning challenges the S&P 500’s 5.41% monthly advance.

James McAllister • Aug 29, 2026
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AES Gains CFIUS Approval for Consortium Sale, Removing Major Deal Risk

AES’s CFIUS clearance removes a major regulatory hurdle, potentially narrowing the remaining deal spread as traders reas…

James McAllister • Aug 28, 2026
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Canada’s US Seafood Tariff Exemption Signals Targeted Easing in Trade Retaliation

Canada’s decision to exempt US seafood from retaliatory tariffs suggests calibrated trade pressure, not a broader resolu…

James McAllister • Aug 27, 2026
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Velocity Financial to Manage Toorak’s $3 Billion Loan Portfolio in Operating Platform Deal

Velocity Financial’s agreement to acquire Toorak’s operating platform would expand its role in business-purpose lending …

James McAllister • Aug 27, 2026
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Victory Capital’s $7 Billion First Eagle Deal Signals Accelerating Asset-Management Consolidation

Victory Capital’s proposed $7 billion acquisition of First Eagle could reshape the US asset-management landscape and int…

James McAllister • Aug 26, 2026
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Victory Capital's $7 Billion First Eagle Deal Puts Asset-Management Consolidation in Focus

Victory Capital's proposed $7 billion acquisition of First Eagle puts consolidation pressure and NYSE-listed VCTR in foc…

James McAllister • Aug 26, 2026
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Valley National’s Chicago Expansion Through Providence Financial Deal Puts Regional Bank M&A in Focus

Valley National’s Providence Financial deal targets Chicago growth and puts Midwest regional-bank consolidation back on …

Marcus Rivera • Aug 25, 2026
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McKesson’s $2.25 Billion Precision Medicine Deal Puts Healthcare M&A in Focus

McKesson’s $2.25 billion Precision Medicine Group acquisition expands its healthcare-services footprint and puts sector …

James McAllister • Aug 25, 2026
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Martin Marietta Closes Lhoist North America Deal, Expanding Its Construction Materials Footprint

Martin Marietta’s completed Lhoist North America combination expands its lime and aggregates platform, adding strategic …

Sarah Chen • Aug 24, 2026