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Brief for Thursday, July 16, 2026

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Eli Lilly nears deal to buy psychedelic drugmaker AtaiBeckley, Bloomberg News reports

Eli Lilly is ​in talks to acquire psychedelic drugmaker ‌AtaiBeckley and a deal could be announced as soon as this week, Bloomberg News ​reported on...

Uber in $15 billion deal for Delivery Hero to create global takeout giant

Uber agreed on Thursday to buy Germany's Delivery Hero at an equity value ​of $14.8 billion to create the largest food-delivery group outside China and...

EQT sweetens pursuit of Australia's Perpetual with $1.75 billion bid

Australia's Perpetual said on Wednesday it received a sweetened A$2.5 billion ($1.75 billion) takeover proposal from Sweden's EQT AB, less than two weeks...

Italy's Recordati says board finds CVC, GBL offer 'fair' as independent directors dissent

Recordati said on Wednesday that a majority of its ​board has deemed as "fair" an offer by private equity ‌firm CVC Capital Partners and Belgian investment...

Danny Boyle's Rupert Murdoch drama to open 2026 Venice Film Festival

Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle's latest film, "Ink," a drama about Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of British tabloid newspaper The ​Sun, will open the...