M&A Goes MIA In Early Days of Trump 2.0: Bloomberg Deals

March 27, 2025, 4:39 PM UTC

Hi, it’s Fareed Sahloul in New York, taking stock of M&A under Trump 2.0 as we hit the end of the first quarter. Also today, CoreWeave’s IPO is hit by market volatility.

Today’s top stories


  • CoreWeave is planning to cut IPO size to $1.5 billion.
  • OpenAI close to finalizing $40 billion SoftBank-led funding.
  • China pauses new deals with Li Ka-shing and his family.
  • I Squared starts €2 billion sale of utility firm Energia.

Pitch books paused

Sometimes I feel certain that at the dawn of the Apocalypse, staring down the Four Horsemen, you’ll still find a group of investment bankers talking about how strong their ...

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