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Oura files Nasdaq IPO as $11bn valuation meets profit surge
Oura has filed for a Nasdaq IPO after nine-month revenue jumped 74% to $1.21 billion and net income reached $60.8 million. The smart-ring company has 5 million paying members and membership gross margins of 89%, but hardware still produces 80% of revenue. Its public-market test is whether investors value Oura as a consumer-device maker or a recurring health-intelligence platform.
Wella’s IPO looks like a beauty growth story until the $2.29bn balance-sheet number enters the picture
Wella Company has filed for a New York Stock Exchange IPO after returning to profit and lifting adjusted EBITDA above $520 million. The owner of Wella Professionals, OPI, Clairol and ghd has delivered 22 consecutive quarters of constant-currency growth, but $2.29 billion of debt means the eventual valuation will depend as much on deleveraging as brand strength.
USI nearly tripled revenue under KKR, but Aon is paying 14.5 times synergised EBITDA for the next stage
Aon is paying $17 billion for privately held USI Insurance Services only two years after its $13 billion NFP acquisition. The transaction gives KKR a sixfold return on its original 2017 equity, but Aon’s 9.5% share-price fall shows investors are focusing just as closely on leverage, a 14.5-times synergised EBITDA multiple and the cost of integrating another major insurance brokerage.
NVIDIA forecasts first $100bn quarter as Data Center revenue surges 117%
NVIDIA Q2 revenue doubled to $96.2B as Data Center sales hit $89B and Q3 guidance reached a record $108B.
Madison Air raises $2.25bn four months after IPO to fund $5bn ebm-papst acquisition
Madison Air has agreed to issue more than 90 million shares for approximately $2.25 billion, financing a large portion of its ebm-papst acquisition only months after an IPO that sharply reduced debt.
Marvell hands Google $12.2bn warrant to close hyperscaler custom silicon sweep
Marvell's $12.2bn Google warrant vests only against $120bn in cumulative custom silicon revenue, six times its current data centre run rate through fiscal 2033.
Goldman Sachs to buy LCN Capital Partners in up to $410m sale-leaseback deal
Goldman Sachs is paying up to $410m for LCN Capital Partners, adding a $3bn sale-leaseback platform in its second asset management deal in ten days.
Goldman Sachs strikes $2.25bn deal for options ETF specialist NEOS
Goldman Sachs will pay up to $2.25 billion for NEOS as active ETF flows heat up, but the price sets a high bar for what the deal delivers by 2027.
Dream Finders to acquire Beazer Homes, creating sixth-largest US homebuilder
Dream Finders raised its bid from $25.75 to $33.50 to secure Beazer at 0.8x book, but Beazer's Q3 loss and DFH's own margin squeeze make execution the test.
Prologis agrees £14.3bn SEGRO takeover in largest 2026 UK REIT deal
Prologis will pay up to £14.3 billion for SEGRO, but H1 2027 closing hinges on shareholder votes, regulatory clearances and a fresh $2.1bn equity raise.