Latest Mergers And Acquisitions News

Datadog delivered another strong quarter, with revenue up 35% and large-customer growth supporting its push into AI-powered observability. The company also issued fourth-quarter and full-year guidance while launching Scout 1.0, its first specialised AI model.

CDW delivered a sharp third-quarter sales increase and lifted its quarterly dividend by about 8%, helped by demand for servers, storage, mobile devices and software. The stronger earnings picture came with lower gross margins, higher debt and weaker operating cash flow than a year earlier.

Charles River Laboratories delivered a second consecutive quarter of organic revenue growth and raised its 2026 outlook, despite reported revenue falling after divestitures. The quarter’s sharp GAAP earnings increase was heavily amplified by a US$245.6 million tax reserve reversal.

Trimble delivered record annualized recurring revenue and a stronger-than-expected third quarter, while a US$562 million goodwill impairment keeps the headline GAAP picture complicated. The company raised no quantified comparison to its previous outlook, but issued full-year revenue and earnings ranges for 2026.

Martin Marietta delivered record third-quarter revenue and adjusted EBITDA after completing its US$12.9 billion Lhoist North America combination. But GAAP earnings fell sharply, while higher debt and softer heritage operations leave the acquisition’s next phase to prove its value.

Cencora delivered a stronger fiscal 2026, with adjusted earnings per share rising 12.3% and quarterly profit benefiting from the OneOncology acquisition. The healthcare distributor expects another 8% to 10% increase in adjusted EPS in fiscal 2027, while reshaping its reporting structure and lifting its dividend.

Zimmer Biomet lifted its full-year 2026 sales and adjusted earnings guidance after third-quarter constant-currency growth accelerated to 3.7%. The result was supported by strong hips, sports medicine and technology sales, although GAAP earnings fell and knees remained a weak spot.

Estée Lauder has set a fiscal 2030 ambition of mid-single-digit organic sales growth, an adjusted operating margin of 16.5% to 18.5%, and double-digit adjusted EPS growth. The company also raised its fiscal 2027 outlook after a strong first quarter, while flagging the execution and adjustment risks behind its long-range targets.

Reliance Worldwide Corporation has sent shareholders the Scheme Booklet for Brookfield’s proposed acquisition, putting the transaction into its formal voting phase. The scheme meeting is scheduled for 4 December 2026, with proxy forms due two days earlier.

COG Financial Services has opened FY2027 with a sharp earnings increase, driven by a major acceleration in salary packaging and novated leasing. The company is targeting EBITDA to shareholders growth of 10% or better for the full year, although the quarterly figures remain unaudited and acquisition effects complicate comparisons.

WIN Metals has expanded its Butchers Creek gold project by 62% to 343 square kilometres through two tenure deals costing $115,000 upfront. The acquisition could simplify the planned tailings footprint while adding exploration ground around historical workings, but one deal remains an option and the IGO transaction still needs third-party consent.

Axtec has proposed fintech founder Andy Taylor as its next Managing Director and CEO, pairing the appointment with a A$1 million share placement and a plan to expand beyond real estate payments. The leadership change remains conditional on Taylor completing his cornerstone investment and finalising employment terms.