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The Hong Kong Housing Bureau reported that 75.8% of flat owners (188 households) at Wang Chi House, the only block spared the worst of the Wang Fuk Court fire, have signed sales and purchase agreements to sell their properties to the government.

A unit of Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla’s conglomerate secured loan commitments of up to $2.5 billion for an acquisition, exceeding its initial target by 70%.

Diversified Energy Co.

Palo Alto Networks is reported to have acquired Thrive-backed Console for $500 million, a move that may shift competitive dynamics in the AI-driven IT service automation sector.

Aurora Cannabis' board unanimously rejected a takeover bid from Curaleaf, citing the offer as 'inadequate' and not in shareholders' best interest.

Eli Lilly announced an acquisition to expand its immunotherapy portfolio, indicating strategic growth in cancer treatments.

Delivery Hero's board has approved Uber's $15 billion takeover bid, which, if finalized, would create one of the largest global food delivery platforms.

Eli Lilly announced a $2.88 billion cash acquisition of Merida Biosciences to expand into autoimmune and allergic diseases, signaling a strategic shift beyond its core weight-loss and diabetes markets.

Adobe announced its second acquisition from India, acquiring the market intelligence startup Rilo.

The article speculates that Stripe's acquisition strategy may emulate early Google's approach to building a dominant digital commerce infrastructure, with an added focus on cryptocurrency-related integrations.

The article title reports that Nvidia is close to a $14 billion acquisition of private AI startup Hugging Face, indicating a potential major deal in the AI sector.

Vertiv announced a $1.45 billion acquisition of UIG, a microgrid specialist, to address surging power demand from AI data centers.