M&A

• Shareholders of railroad giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern overwhelmingly voted to approve their historic $85B merger  AP News

  
  

• Pharma giant Merck agreed to acquire biotech company Cidara Therapeutics in a $9.2B cash deal Wall Street Journal 

  
  

• Russian energy giant Lukoil is in talks with bidders to sell its international energy assets ahead of sanctions Reuters

  
  

• Akzo Nobel to Acquire Axalta in $9.2 Billion Paint Deal Bloomberg

  
  

• China Ramps Up Buying of US Soybeans After Brief Pause in Trade Bloomberg

  
  

• Databricks Seeks $130 Billion Valuation, Information Says Bloomberg

  
  

• SoftBank’s $6.5 Billion Deal for Chip Firm Ampere Wins FTC Nod Bloomberg