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    The $130 Billion Acquisition of Dominion Energy By NextEra – The Special Situations Report Episode #68

    26/05/2026 | 20 mins.
    Summary:
    In this shortened episode of the Special Situations Report, hosts Asif and Tamanna Suria cover two key stories, including the largest deal announced this year related to two electric utilities that supply power to data centers and a large insider purchase at genetic testing company GeneDx.

    Chapters:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:08 NextEra's Acquisition of Dominion Energy
    8:43 Eli Casdin and Keith Meister Both Get Involved With GeneDx
    19:25 Outro

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    Keywords:
    M&A, merger arbitrage, bidding wars, shareholder opposition, deals in the works, insider buying, insider sales, buybacks, C-suite transitions, spinoffs, activists, activist campaigns, failed mergers, management transitions, special situations, event-driven investing, markets, stocks
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    Media Mogul Byron Allen Makes a Play for STARZ – The Special Situations Report Episode 67

    18/05/2026 | 33 mins.
    Summary:
    In this episode of the Special Situations Report, hosts Asif and Tamanna Suria cover four key stories, including a potential deal for Starz Entertainment, an insider purchase by the Co-Founder and CTO of Hubspot, the activist firm Irenic Capital’s involvement in Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Thrive Capital’s $100 million investment in Shopify.

    Chapters:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:11 Byron Allen's Interest in STRZ
    9:16 Activist Irenic Capital Gets Involved With HPE
    14:54 Thrive Capital's Strategic Investment in SHOP
    19:03 HubSpot and the Saaspocalypse
    24:34 Outro

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    Check out The Special Situations Report here: https://www.thespecialsituationreport.com/

    Keywords:
    M&A, merger arbitrage, bidding wars, shareholder opposition, deals in the works, insider buying, insider sales, buybacks, C-suite transitions, spinoffs, activists, activist campaigns, failed mergers, management transitions, special situations, event-driven investing, markets, stocks
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    GameStop's Unusual and Complex Bid for eBay – The Special Situations Report Episode #66

    11/05/2026 | 25 mins.
    Summary:
    In this episode of the Special Situations Report, hosts Asif and Tamanna Suria cover four key stories, including a surprising bid by the meme stock favorite Gamestop, a deal for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals by an Italian conglomerate, a large buyback at Kontoor Brands, and the contract electronics manufacturer FLEX spinning off its power and cloud portfolio.

    Chapters:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:02 GameStop Makes a Massive Bid for eBay
    7:07 Angelini Pharma Acquires Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
    11:31 The Fascinating Spinoff at FLEX
    24:34 Outro

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    Check out The Special Situations Report here: https://www.thespecialsituationreport.com/

    Keywords:
    M&A, merger arbitrage, bidding wars, shareholder opposition, deals in the works, insider buying, insider sales, buybacks, C-suite transitions, spinoffs, activists, activist campaigns, failed mergers, management transitions, special situations, event-driven investing, markets, stocks
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    A Tumultuous Bidding War For a Mortgage REIT – The Special Situations Report Episode #65

    04/05/2026 | 23 mins.
    Summary:
    In this special Berkshire edition episode of the Special Situations Report, hosts Asif and Tamanna Suria cover two key stories, including a bidding war for the mortgage REIT Two Harbors and an accelerated stock buyback announcement by Five9 that represented 15% of the company’s market cap at announcement.

    Chapters:
    0:00 Introduction
    2:32 The Bidding War for Two Harbours
    9:39 Insider Purchases at SuRo Capital Pre-OpenAI IPO
    21:07 Outro

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    Check out The Special Situations Report here: https://www.thespecialsituationreport.com/

    Keywords:
    M&A, merger arbitrage, bidding wars, shareholder opposition, deals in the works, insider buying, insider sales, buybacks, C-suite transitions, spinoffs, activists, activist campaigns, failed mergers, management transitions, special situations, event-driven investing, markets, stocks
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    Tim Cook Steps Down and a Massive Buyback at Adobe – The Special Situations Report Episode #64

    27/04/2026 | 33 mins.
    Summary:
    In this episode of the Special Situations Report, hosts Asif and Tamanna Suria cover four key stories, including an acquisition of a healthcare REIT by Blue Owl Capital, an insider purchase by the CEO of SuRo Capital, massive $25 billion buybacks at Netflix and Adobe, and a landmark C-Suite transition at Apple.

    Chapters:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:00 Blue Owl to Acquire Sila Realty Trust
    8:44 Insider Purchases at SuRo Capital Pre-OpenAI IPO
    18:31 Adobe Authorizes Repurchase Worth 1/4 of Market Cap
    27:16 Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO and SNAP CFO Departure
    31:55 Outro

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    Check out The Special Situations Report here: https://www.thespecialsituationreport.com/

    Keywords:
    M&A, merger arbitrage, bidding wars, shareholder opposition, deals in the works, insider buying, insider sales, buybacks, C-suite transitions, spinoffs, activists, activist campaigns, failed mergers, management transitions, special situations, event-driven investing, markets, stocks
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About The Special Situations Report
A weekly roundup of the most significant event-driven and special situations news, with notable guests every month! Brought to you by your hosts Asif Suria and Tamanna Suria, The Special Situations Report is a podcast powered by Inside Arbitrage.
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