Weekly deals: Visa, LSEG, Qiagen and Salesforce announce major acquisitions
Seeking Alpha recaps the week: Visa is reportedly near a $2.5 billion deal for Fireblocks, while Salesforce agreed to buy Braze for $5.66 billion.
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what happened
According to Seeking Alpha, several large deals were announced across sectors this week. Visa is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Fireblocks, a stablecoin infrastructure and custody company, for about $2.5 billion.
Qiagen agreed to an all-cash public takeover by private equity firm EQT, valuing the European molecular testing company at about 10.8 billion euros. London Stock Exchange Group will acquire credit intelligence provider Octus from Permira for $3.535 billion in cash. Salesforce agreed to buy Braze, an AI-powered marketing platform, for $5.66 billion in enterprise value. Braze shares jumped 51%, while Salesforce fell 1.4%.
Cencora will acquire American Oncology Network at a valuation of $2.4 billion including debt, Merck KGaA agreed to buy Silence Therapeutics, and Silgan Holdings and funds affiliated with American Industrial Partners agreed to acquire Trivium Packaging at about $3.4 billion in enterprise value.
why it matters
For markets, the wave of deals signals that corporate mergers and acquisitions remain active, with large companies willing to pay for technology, data and AI capabilities. Share reactions vary: target companies typically gain a premium to their prices, while buyers sometimes lose ground, as Salesforce did on the day of its announcement.
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- Key deals this week: Visa, London Stock Exchange, Tradeweb Markets, Salesforce, and more — Seeking Alpha, 24 October 2026 at 19:15 UTC
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