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From IPO to M&A in record time; why going public leads to takeovers and mergers

Cirsa, Opdenergy, Aspy, Terra, SpaceX, Meta o Glencore son ejemplos de empresas que poco después de cotizar lanzan grandes operaciones corporativas. Leer

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From IPO to M&A in record time; why going public leads to takeovers and mergers

Cirsa, a Spanish gaming company, has announced a merger with Italian firm Lottomatica, just over a year after its initial public offering (IPO) in 2025, which valued the company at around €2,500 million. The merged entity will be listed in Milan and Madrid. This is not an isolated case, as several companies, including Opdenergy, Aspy, and SpaceX, have made significant corporate deals shortly after going public.

These deals often involve mergers or acquisitions, and being listed allows companies to finance these transactions more easily by issuing new shares or using their public valuation to negotiate prices.

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