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Wednesday 14 October 2026
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Top mergers and acquisitions in the Americas in October 2026

Every verified merger and acquisition involving Americas in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.

We tracked 28 deals involving Americas in October 2026, 26 of them with a disclosed value, worth $206.2bn in total. The largest was Paramount Skydance (now Skydance Corp.)'s $110bn deal for Warner Bros. Discovery, ahead of Schneider Electric and PTC at $22.6bn.

Top mergers and acquisitions in the Americas in October 2026

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  1. 16 OctParamount Skydance (now Skydance Corp.) → Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamount completes US$110bn takeover of Warner Bros. DiscoveryMediaCompleted$110bn
  2. 25 OctSchneider Electric → PTCSchneider Electric agrees $22.6bn cash takeover of PTCTechnology / Industrial softwareAgreed$22.6bn
  3. 36 OctEmera → Canadian Utilities (ATCO group)Emera agrees C$14.3bn all-stock deal for Canadian UtilitiesUtilities / EnergyAgreed$10bn
  4. 48 OctSpaceX → Grain Management (800 MHz spectrum portfolio)SpaceX agrees to buy Grain's 800 MHz airwaves for Starlink MobileTelecom / Wireless spectrumAgreed$8bn
  5. 51 OctAuthentic Brands Group → MattelAuthentic Brands eyes takeover of MattelConsumer / ToysIn talks$6bn
  6. 65 OctC.H. Robinson → RXOC.H. Robinson agrees $5.8bn cash-and-stock deal for RXOIndustrials / LogisticsAgreed$5.8bn
  7. 76 OctCD&R and McKesson → Option Care HealthCD&R and McKesson agree $5.8bn buyout of Option Care HealthHealthcareAgreed$5.8bn
  8. 81 Octonsemi → Synapticsonsemi switches to $5.7bn all-cash deal for SynapticsTechnology / SemiconductorsAgreed$5.7bn
  9. 95 OctKKR → Gen II Fund ServicesKKR agrees $5.1bn deal for fund administrator Gen IIFinancials / Fund administrationAgreed$5.1bn
  10. 105 OctCenovus Energy → Athabasca OilCenovus agrees C$5.7bn deal to buy Athabasca OilEnergyAgreed$4bn
  11. 1113 OctLondon Stock Exchange Group → OctusLSEG confirms talks to buy Octus from Permira for about $3.5bnFinancials / Financial dataIn talks$3.5bn
  12. 126 OctMetLife / CNP Assurances (bidders) → Prudential Financial Brazil & Mexico unitsMetLife and CNP circle Prudential's Latin American unitsFinancials / InsuranceIn talks$3bn
  13. 136 OctEnergy Transfer → Vaquero MidstreamEnergy Transfer agrees $2.63bn deal for Vaquero MidstreamEnergy / MidstreamAgreed$2.6bn
  14. 146 OctUber → ezCaterUber agrees $2.3bn cash deal for ezCaterTechnology / Food deliveryAgreed$2.3bn
  15. 1512 OctSTERIS → Xodus MedicalSTERIS agrees US$2.1bn deal for Xodus MedicalHealthcare / Medical devicesAgreed$2.1bn
  16. 168 OctViatris → Pacira BioSciencesViatris agrees $1.65bn cash deal for Pacira BioSciencesHealthcareAgreed$1.7bn
  17. 1714 OctGalderma → ZO Skin HealthGalderma agrees $1.5bn deal for Blackstone-backed ZO Skin HealthHealthcare / DermatologyAgreed$1.5bn
  18. 1812 OctIonQ → ElisityIonQ agrees all-stock deal worth up to US$1.3bn for ElisityTechnology / CybersecurityAgreed$1.3bn
  19. 1913 OctIthaca Holdings → Bumble Inc.Ithaca Holdings agrees $1.3bn take-private of BumbleTechnology / Dating appsAgreed$1.3bn
  20. 2013 OctAtlantic Ridge Capital and Grafine Partners → Paragon FilmsRhône sells Paragon Films to Atlantic Ridge and Grafine for about $900mMaterials / Packaging filmsAgreed$900m
  21. 215 OctIthaca Energy → Suncor Energy (Terra Nova, White Rose, West White Rose stakes)Suncor sells Newfoundland offshore stakes to Ithaca for C$1.2bnEnergyAgreed$860m
  22. 221 OctLynas Rare Earths → Meteoric Resources (Caldeira project)Lynas agrees A$968m takeover of Brazil-focused MeteoricMiningAgreed$672m
  23. 239 OctHexagon AB → RocscienceHexagon agrees US$535m deal for RocscienceTechnology / Engineering softwareAgreed$535m
  24. 2412 OctWatsco → The Granite GroupWatsco completes US$505m Granite Group dealIndustrials / DistributionCompleted$505m
  25. 252 OctClaro (America Movil) → DesktopClaro closes R$1.75bn Desktop purchaseTelecomCompleted$335m
  26. 262 OctFlowco Holdings → Lifting SolutionsFlowco buys Canada's Lifting Solutions for US$113mEnergyCompleted$113m
  27. 272 OctGreenbriar Equity Group → Spectrum ControlGreenbriar agrees to buy Spectrum Control from AEAIndustrials / DefenceAgreedUndisclosed
  28. 2813 OctWorkday → C1 (ConductorOne)Workday agrees to buy agentic identity platform C1Technology / Identity securityAgreedUndisclosed