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By Roman Annan, Sophie Zhang, Joey Zhang, and Amani Dhillon (Columbia University), Rasmus Sjögren, Nikolas Kakona, Alexander Henje Scott, and Haris Jasarevic (Stockholm School of Economics) Photo: Khuc Le Thanh Danh (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer : Kimberly-Clark Corporation Target : Kenvue Inc.  Implied Equity Value : $40.32 B Total Transaction Size : $48.7 B  Closed date : H2 2026 (Estimated, legal issues pending) Target advisor : Centerview Partners LLC & Goldman

By Amya Hillis, Jacob Liu, Agastya Mittal, and Dirk Harrison (Columbia University); Shahmir Ahmed and Francesco Del Sesto (Bocconi University) Photo: Jonas Leupe (Unsplash) Summary of IPO The buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) model and broader shift to online commerce have reshaped consumer finance over the past decade, and Klarna has been one of the central players in that transition. Founded in 2005 in Stockholm, Klarna built a platform that lets consumers split payments, pay later,

By Alvaro Aguilar De Nalda, Giuseppe Mazza (ESADE); Alexander Svanidze, Ava Singer, Ryan Leo, Julianna Zelnhefer (Boston University) Photo: Eduardo Soares Overview of the deal Acquirer: Fifth Third Bancorp Target:  Comerica Inc. Implied Equity Value: $10.9 billion Total Transaction Size:  $10.9 billion   Closed date:  Expected Q1 2026   Target advisor: Goldman Sachs (Financial) and Sullivan & Cromwell (Legal)   Acquirer advisor:  J.P. Morgan (Lead Financial), Keefe, Bruyette

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By Anastasia Malikova, Dennis Malaj, Gauri Khanna, Sarah Lee (LSE); Aman Prasad, Ibrahim Demir, Jiaqi Tang, Oli Greenhalgh (University of Birmingham) Photo: Florian Olivo Overview of the deal Acquirer: PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners Target: Electronic Arts (EA) Total Transaction Size: $55 billion Closed Date : Expected in Q1 FY27 Target Advisors: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (Financial); Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Legal) Acquirer Advisors : J.P. Morgan Securities LL

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