Key deals this week: Ocular Therapeutix, CoreWeave, Air Lease, Cadence and more

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

Ocular Therapeutix (NASDAQ:OCUL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OCUL]) rose 6% amid takeover [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4492779-ocular-therapeutix-gains-amid-takeover-speculation] speculation. There's speculation that a French pharmaceutical company is circling Ocular Therapeutix (NASDAQ:OCUL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OCUL]), according to traders, who cited a Betaville "uncooked" alert that was circulating on Friday.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CRWV]) announced on Wednesday a definitive agreement to acquire [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4492005-coreweave-to-acquire-openpipe-a-leader-in-reinforcement-learning] OpenPipe, a leading platform for training AI agents with reinforcement learning.

Air Lease (NYSE:AL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AL]) said it has agreed [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4490973-air-lease-to-be-acquired-for-6500-per-share-in-cash] to be acquired by a newly formed Dublin-based holding company backed by Sumitomo Corporation (OTCPK:SSUMY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SSUMY]), SMBC Aviation Capital, and investment vehicles tied to Apollo-managed funds and Brookfield.

BT Brands (NASDAQ:BTBD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BTBD]) has entered into a definitive merger agreement [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4491687-bt-brands-aero-velocity-to-merge-in-all-stock-deal] with drone solutions firm Aero Velocity to combine in an all-stock transaction.

Mobix Labs (NASDAQ:MOBX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MOBX]) has enhanced its bid to acquire [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4492689-mobix-labs-sweetens-bid-to-acquire-peraso-with-cash-and-stock-deal] Peraso (NASDAQ:PRSO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PRSO]) by adding a cash component to its original all-stock offer.

Phreesia (NYSE:PHR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PHR]) said on Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4492470-phreesia-to-acquire-accessone-expanding-its-suite-of-payment-solutions] AccessOne Parent Holdings, for aggregate consideration f $160M in cash.

Bird Construction (TSX:BDT:CA) announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4492064-bird-construction-to-acquire-fraser-river-pile-dredge-for-823-million] Fraser River Pile & Dredge for $82.3 million.

Cadence (NASDAQ:CDNS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CDNS]) announced on Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4492501-cadence-to-acquire-hexagons-design-engineering-business-for-27-billion] the design & engineering business of Hexagon AB, which includes its MSC Software business, for €2.7 billion.

New Found Gold (NYSE:NFGC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NFGC]) +5.8% pre-market Friday after saying it agreed to acquire [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4492687-new-found-gold-to-acquire-maritime-resources-creating-emerging-canadian-gold-producer] Maritime Resources (OTCPK:MRTMF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MRTMF]), which owns the Hammerdown gold project in Newfoundland that is expected to ramp up to full production in early 2026, for an implied equity value of C$292M.

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