By Arthus Marande, Olivia Riera Ripoll, Christopher Putnis, Nehir Yanmaz (ESCP), Ben Motamed, Emmanuel Olowe, Charlie Bark, James Midgley, Archie Clarke (Durham) Photo: Getty Images (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer:  Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) Target:  Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE) Implied Equity Value: $6.2bn Total Transaction Size:  $10.3 billion Closing Date:  Expected mid-2026  Target Advisor:  Evercore (financial); Latham & Watkins (legal) Acquirer Advisor:  Bank o

By Alp Ceylan, Elisa Nicoletti, and Victor Varela (Bocconi University); Alvaro Aguilar De Nalda (ESADE); Jiaqi Tang, Oli Greenhalgh and Ibrahim Demir (University of Birmingham) Photo: Acton Crawford (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer:  Union Pacific Corp Target:  Norfolk Southern Corp Transaction Type : Stock-and-cash acquisition Total Transaction Size:  $84.4 billion Closing Date:  The first half of 2027 (subject to regulatory approval)  Target Advisor:  BofA Securitie

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