Which companies will be acquired before 2027?
- Will Viking Therapeutics be acquired before 2027?22¢
- Will Zoom Video Communications be acquired before 2027?10¢
- Will Ubisoft be acquired before 2027?11¢
- Will Snapchat be acquired before 2027?16¢
- Will Nebius Group be acquired before 2027?5¢
- Will GitLab be acquired before 2027?9¢
- Will BP be acquired before 2027?4¢
- Will Lovable be acquired before 2027?18¢
- Will Anthropic be acquired before 2027?3¢
- Will OpenAI be acquired before 2027?4¢
- Will Perplexity AI be acquired before 2027?20¢
- Will PayPal be acquired before 2027?48¢
This market will resolve to “Yes” if credible reporting confirms that any entity enters into an agreement to acquire the listed company by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. Mergers where the listed company is subsumed by another entity will count toward a "Yes" resolution. An announced agreement between the listed company and an acquiring entity will qualify for a “Yes” resolution, regardless of whether the acquisition is ultimately completed. The primary resolution source for this market is official information from the listed company and/or its leadership; however, a consensus of credible reporting will also be used.
Robust M&A activity in 2026, supported by record private-equity dry powder exceeding $1.1 trillion and corporate interest in AI-driven scale, underpins trader focus on near-term acquisitions. Global deal value is tracking toward $4 trillion for the year, with megadeals accounting for nearly half and cross-border volume rising sharply in the first half. Recent catalysts include easing monetary policy that has lowered financing costs and greater regulatory clarity that has accelerated timelines for announced transactions. Software and technology targets remain prominent amid profitability pressures and data-center buildouts, while middle-market and strategic deals continue to close. With roughly four months remaining before 2027, pending regulatory approvals and earnings-driven valuation resets represent key swing factors for completion probabilities.