Key deals this week: Schroders, QXO, Valaris, and more

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Here's a list of key deals reported across sectors this week:

Tri Pointe Homes (TPH [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TPH]) stock surged 27% in Friday premarket trading after Sumitomo Forestry (SMFRF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SMFRF]) agreed to acquire the home builder in an all-cash transaction valued at ~$4.5B, in the Japanese company's bid to ramp up

British asset manager Schroders (SHNWF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SHNWF]) agreed to be acquired by U.S. firm Nuveen for £9.9 billion ($13.5 billion), with the founding family exiting after 222 years.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GLDD]) +4.6% premarket Wednesday after privately owned Saltchuk Resources agreed to acquire the company for ~$1.5B in total transaction value.

QXO (QXO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/QXO]) has agreed to acquire Kodiak Building Partners from Court Square Capital Partners for around $2.25B. The purchase price comprises $2B of cash and 13.2M shares, with QXO retaining the right to repurchase these shares at $40 per share.

Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CCO]) on Monday said it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Mubadala Capital, in partnership with TWG Global, at an enterprise value of $6.2 billion.

Valaris (VAL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VAL]) was up 15.7% premarket Monday after Transocean (RIG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RIG]) agreed to acquire the company in an all-stock deal valued at ~$5.8B, creating an offshore drilling industry leader with a fleet of 73 rigs, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships, nine semisubmersibles, and 31 modern jackups.

MORE ON RELATED TICKERS, ETC.

* Transocean And Valaris Are Making A Great Move By Joining Forces [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4870263-transocean-and-valaris-are-making-a-great-move-by-joining-forces]
* Transocean: Backlog Is Still Critical [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4870149-transocean-stock-backlog-is-still-critical]
* Schroders plc (SHNWF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4869544-schroders-plc-shnwf-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript]
* Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Q4 2025 Earnings Preview [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4552022-great-lakes-dredge-and-dock-q4-2025-earnings-preview]
* Tri Pointe Homes to be acquired by Sumitomo Forestry in $4.5B deal [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4551847-tri-pointe-homes-to-be-acquired-by-sumitomo-forestry-in-45b-deal]