The Tip Desk

Deals

AT&T Closes $23 Billion EchoStar Spectrum Deal

The spectrum purchase expands AT&T’s nationwide 5G capacity and supports its push to combine wireless and home internet services.
July 29, 2026 · 2 min read

Energy Fuels to Acquire Australian Strategic Materials in Rare Earth Push

The deal brings Energy Fuels a scheme-of-arrangement path to a second rare earth production line as the sector's court-approved consolidation wave continues.
July 29, 2026 · 2 min read

Matador to Buy Paloma Permian in $1.275 Billion All-Cash Deal

The acquisition would expand Matador’s Delaware Basin position and is expected to add production, reserves and operating efficiencies.
July 24, 2026 · 2 min read

Surgery Partners to Sell Hospital Interests in $795 Million Cash Deal

The divestiture is part of a portfolio optimization strategy to shift focus toward high-value ambulatory surgery centers.
July 24, 2026 · 1 min read

Going Public (IPOs)

A Data-Infrastructure IPO Prices Above Range, Then Trades Through It

The first sizeable software listing of the half priced at $31 and closed its first session well above, reopening a shut window.
IPO Watch · July 21, 2026 · 1 min read

Deal Scrutiny

Second Request Lands on a $9 Billion Medical-Device Merger

Antitrust reviewers asked for more information, pushing the expected close into next year and putting the overlap analysis on the record.
Legal Watch · July 23, 2026 · 1 min read

Mergers & Acquisitions

Energy Fuels to Acquire Australian Strategic Materials in Rare Earth Push

The deal brings Energy Fuels a scheme-of-arrangement path to a second rare earth production line as the sector's court-approved consolidation wave continues.
Deals · July 29, 2026 · 2 min read

T1 Energy to Buy Evervolt Solar Assets in $135 Million Deal

The asset purchase advanced T1 Energy’s plan to build an integrated U.S. silicon-based solar supply chain.
Deals · July 29, 2026 · 2 min read

AT&T Closes $23 Billion EchoStar Spectrum Deal

The spectrum purchase expands AT&T’s nationwide 5G capacity and supports its push to combine wireless and home internet services.
Deals · July 29, 2026 · 2 min read

Berkshire Hathaway Completes $8.5 Billion Taylor Morrison Acquisition

The all-cash acquisition unified Berkshire’s regional builders with a national platform spanning 52 housing markets.
Deals · July 24, 2026 · 2 min read

Surgery Partners to Sell Hospital Interests in $795 Million Cash Deal

The divestiture is part of a portfolio optimization strategy to shift focus toward high-value ambulatory surgery centers.
Deals · July 24, 2026 · 1 min read

Matador to Buy Paloma Permian in $1.275 Billion All-Cash Deal

The acquisition would expand Matador’s Delaware Basin position and is expected to add production, reserves and operating efficiencies.
Deals · July 24, 2026 · 2 min read

USA Rare Earth to Acquire Carester Assets in France Processing Deal

The asset purchase deepens USA Rare Earth's April stake in the French separation specialist into full ownership of its processing platform, tying Carester's output to feedstock from Round Top and Serra Verde.
Deals · July 23, 2026 · 2 min read

Mapfre to Buy Safety Insurance in $1.54 Billion Cash Deal

The combination would give the New England insurer Mapfre’s global resources while preserving its regional brand and agency relationships.
Deals · July 23, 2026 · 2 min read

Northrim to Buy PBCO Financial in $167.3 Million All-Stock Deal

The merger gives Northrim Bancorp its first out-of-state branch expansion, extending the Alaska lender's community banking franchise into Southern Oregon and the Willamette Valley.
Deals · July 23, 2026 · 2 min read

LightPath to Sell China Unit, Completing NDAA-Compliant Pivot

LightPath Technologies agreed to divest its Zhenjiang, China manufacturing operations for $4.5 million, capping a multi-year shift to a fully Western-aligned supply chain for defense optics.
Deals · July 23, 2026 · 2 min read