Bullish Shares Pop on $4.2 Billion Deal to Acquire Transfer Agent Equiniti

In brief Bullish announced a definitive agreement to acquire transfer agent Equiniti from private equity firm Siris Capital for $4.2 billion. The transaction includes $1.85 billion of assumed debt and $2.35 billion in Bullish stock at $38.48 per share. The combined entity will serve nearly 3,000 public companies while building regulated infrastructure for tokenized securities….

Read More

At Least 10 Die As Russia Hits Zaporizhzhya And Kramatorsk, Ukraine Fires New Missile At Russian Plant

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Russian forces dropped heavy “glide bombs” on the central Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya, officials said on May 5, killing at least 10 people and wounding nearly a dozen others. Ukraine, meanwhile, launched its newest long-range cruise missile, along with a volley of drones, at Russia’s central Chuvashia region, located nearly 1,200 kilometers…

Read More