Anthony Noto

The FDIC’s sudden takeover of both Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank casts a shadow, no matter what you call it.

Activist investors are targeting a beleaguered Disney in turmoil.

Today, due diligence means digging deeper and getting granular, as there is less leeway for underwriting assumptions to be wrong.

Whirlpool's global competitors are scooping up the company's assets as it reduces operations abroad.

Private debt funds, asset-based financiers and family offices fill the gaps left by traditional bank lenders.

While US sports deals are few and far between, investors have a better chance to score abroad.

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has plunged Twitter and Tesla into turmoil and there's no end in sight.

Ishaan Seth, the global co-leader of McKinsey’s Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice, discusses CFOs’ evolution and what they can do to be successful leaders during precarious times.

The nonfungible token market is a mess, but some remain bullish and will hang on despite the risks.

Layoffs are also expected, but it’s unclear which department will bear the brunt of the redundancies.

Central American and Caribbean getaways provide a much-needed financial boost to the region, but geopolitical issues and a looming recession may stymie recovery efforts. 

Michel Löwy, co-founder and CEO of Hong Kong–based boutique investment bank SC Lowy, which owns banks in Korea and Italy, shares his thoughts on the looming recession, mid-caps versus SMEs, M&A and alternative financing.

The profit warnings from FedEx and Ford Motor are harbingers of what’s to come.

Sjoerd Leenart, global head of Corporate Banking at JPMorgan Chase, discusses current and future trends, as well as key issues facing the New York–based bank in 2023.

Movie-goers have returned after the pandemic but it wasn't enough to save Cineworld from bankruptcy.

Elon Musk aims to be the second buyer in history to get out of a merger due to material adverse effects, but it won’t be easy.

Intel will retain majority ownership of new chipmaking factories in Arizona but will split the revenue with Brookfield Asset Management.

Layoffs hit the formerly hot tech sector.

With M&A activity tapering off, corporate breakups like Kellogg's are popular again, with Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and General Electric in the mix—and it's not just the US.

Launching a LatAm business can be especially difficult compared to other countries, but mBolsa CEO Bryan Miller says that is changing.

Big Tech preps for going back to offices by scooping up commercial real estate.

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman opts for a SPARC instead of a SPAC to complete an acquisition.

Amit Thakur, a managing director at Amax Capital and CFO of Augie, is a financial advisor in M&A, debt and equity raising, and strategic finance deals totaling $35 billion. A cross-border pro, Thakur launched Standard Chartered's U.S. M&A business, and led Morgan Stanley's Indian FIG group. He mentors startups as well as multinational companies, globally. As worldwide M&A activity reached $2.8 trillion in the first half of 2021, Thakur says there are plenty of factors that can affect deal pace, including heightened regulatory scrutiny, debt issuance and a tempering SPAC boom.