The AOL owner just went public, and has identified around 1,000 acquisition targets
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Bending Spoons, an Italian holding company that buys and seeks to revitalize digital businesses, raised $1.7 billion in its IPO and will list Wednesday on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol "BSP."
Why it matters: AOL is part of a public company again. So is Eventbrite. And Vimeo. And a bunch of other legacy tech brands.
It's the largest acquisition ever of a VC-backed startup
Major M&A deals this week include: Adobe buys Topaz Labs, Rise Baking Company purchases Jimmy's Gourmet Bakery.
The deal raises the stakes for the widely reported looming SpaceX IPO.
SpaceX Agrees to Buy AI Coding Agent Cursor for $60 Billion
Plus: A24, Chevron, Five Eyes, Google, Instagram, JD.com, Microsoft, SK Hynix, SpaceX.
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