Elizabeth Fournier

Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter Inc. for $44 billion, ending weeks of speculation after he took a stake in the social media platform this month.

Notable Acquisitions, Bidding Wars, and Breakups of 2021  Bloomberg

Hi, it’s Lizzie here in New York. To mark the end of a record year for M&A, today we’re taking stock of some of the biggest deals of 2021. There are also some final notable transactions to wrap up, and a quick recap from SPAC land. Today's top stories

A Record Year for Deals Means Bigger Bonuses for Investment Bankers  Bloomberg

Hi, it’s Lizzie here in New York, where we’ve spent the morning watching Rivian’s indicated trading price go up, and down, and up again … and finally open. We’ve got (lots) more on 2021’s biggest IPO below. Today's top stories

Gary Cohn, the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. president and economic adviser to Donald Trump’s administration, has joined Cliff Robbins’s blank-check company, as the pair seek to raise $600 million for acquisitions via an initial public offering.

Rocket Companies Inc., the parent of the mortgage giant founded by billionaire Dan Gilbert, is seeking to raise as much as $3.3 billion in a U.S. initial public offering.

Austria’s Uniqa Insurance Group AG agreed to acquire Axa SA’s operations in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia for about 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion).

Slack Technologies Inc. opened at $38.50 on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, valuing the office chat software maker at about $19.5 billion.

It’s been a while since dealmaking activity at the start of the week was busy enough to merit the use of a Wall Street cliche: Merger Monday.

After the biggest initial public offering of the year, Uber Technologies Inc. ended its first day of trading Friday below its last private valuation. The deflated debut cast a pall over 2019’s prospects as the hottest year for tech listings this decade -- and potentially on the future of the ride-hailing industry.

Technology-focused buyout firm Thoma Bravo is taking security-software maker Imperva Inc. private in an all-cash deal valued at about $2.1 billion.

General Electric Co., a prolific dealmaker throughout its 126-year history, began the biggest reorganization ever under Chief Executive Officer John Flannery.

Almost three years after filing for a U.S. initial public offering, SoulCycle Inc. has officially put the brakes on its public market ambitions.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc., the warehouse-club chain that was taken private by CVC and Leonard Green & Partners seven years ago, filed for a U.S. initial public offering.

A $62 billion health-care mega deal has catapulted Evercore Inc., the boutique advisory firm founded by former Lehman Brothers banker Roger Altman, into the No. 5 slot on the global M&A league tables.

Whoops.

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman knows a bad investment could be just one unexpected innovation away.

Another Snap Investor Has Disappeared

AppDynamics Inc., which develops software for businesses to monitor applications, filed for an initial public offering.