acquisition

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Moreover, the exchange’s acquisition of Athens Exchange Group “is now turning into an embarrassment of riches,” with the exchange likely driving revenues for the group’s equity markets division, the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Following a lull in public listings last year, the industry has seen a wave of companies come public in the past few months, mostly through mergers with special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The billionaire told the New York Times that, with this new acquisition, he didn’t want a “daily news business.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

As the Wall Street Journal has noted, an acquisition would come as Cohen looks to increase GameStop’s market valuation to at least $100 billion.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The Ptolemys devoted much of their enormous wealth to the acquisition of every Greek book, as well as works from Africa, Persia, India, Israel and other parts of the world.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan