A roundup of the most newsworthy financial press releases from PR Newswire, including several major acquisition headlines, The Economist’s 2026 predictions and private sector employment data from ADP.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — With thousands of press releases published each month, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help finance journalists and consumers stay on top of the month’s most popular releases and newsworthy trends, here’s a recap of some of the past month’s most read- and engaged-with stories.

The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.

The Economist launches The World Ahead 2026-with rich countries living beyond their means, the risk of a bond-market crisis is growing
In its 40th year, The World Ahead edition discusses a broad range of topics, but its top themes for 2026 include America’s 250^th anniversary, economic worries, concerns over AI, war and peace around the world, shifting sports values, and more.
Sealed Air to be Acquired by CD&R for $10.3 Billion
“After careful review of strategic alternatives over the past year, the Board is confident that this transaction delivers significant value and is in the best interests of our stockholders and the Company,” said Henry R. Keizer, Chairman of the Board of Sealed Air.
TPG to Acquire PTC’s Industrial Connectivity and IoT Businesses
The transaction would provide the businesses with additional capital and expertise to accelerate growth and further their leadership to meet the evolving connectivity and data needs of manufacturing organizations. TPG will invest in the businesses through TPG Capital, the firm’s U.S. and European private equity platform.
Ramp Reaches $32 Billion Valuation, Doubling Revenue and Customers in Past Year
To date Ramp has saved customers over $10 billion and 27.5 million hours. These savings come from efficiencies driven within the finance function as well as across companies as a whole. In the past three months alone, Ramp has doubled the percentage of zero-touch transactions for employees — saving massive amounts of time for every individual and function.
ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 42,000 Jobs in October; Annual Pay was Up 4.5%
“Private employers added jobs in October for the first time since July, but hiring was modest relative to what we reported earlier this year,” said Dr. Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. “Meanwhile, pay growth has been largely flat for more than a year, indicating that shifts in supply and demand are balanced.”
Solventum Announces Agreement to Acquire Acera Surgical
Solventum has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Acera Surgical (Acera), a privately held bioscience company focused on developing and commercializing fully engineered materials for regenerative wound care for $725 million in cash plus up to $125 million in contingent cash payments based on the achievement of certain future milestones.
Clearlake Exits its Investment in Concert Golf Partners as Bain Capital Invests to Support Further Growth
José E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, and Arta Tabaee, Partner and Managing Director, at Clearlake, commented, “We collaborated closely with management to promote profitable growth, complete 14 strategic acquisitions to expand the portfolio, and transform Concert Golf into a premier full-service lifestyle platform. We are proud of what the team accomplished during our partnership and believe the Company is well-positioned for its next stage of growth.”
TreeHouse Foods and Investindustrial Announce Definitive Acquisition Agreement for a Total Enterprise Value of $2.9 Billion
“Our agreement with Investindustrial, a leading European investor with a strong track record in food manufacturing and related sectors, will provide shareholders with immediate cash value, at a substantial premium,” said Steve Oakland, Chairman, Chief Executive and President of TreeHouse Foods.
WisdomTree Collaborates With Chainlink To Bring NAV Data Onchain for the CRDT Tokenized Private Credit Fund
By integrating WisdomTree’s tokenized product suite with pricing data infrastructure from Chainlink, WisdomTree is enabling onchain data transparency and unlocking opportunities within the overall DeFi ecosystem.
Koch Real Estate Investments Expands Strategic Partnership with The Amherst Group, Becoming Largest Institutional Shareholder
The investment will enable Amherst to deepen its market leadership as well as increase its capacity to acquire, develop, renovate, and manage quality rental homes in communities across the U.S. via the firm’s single-family rental merchant banking balance sheet.
Clearlake to Acquire Pathway Capital Management
The combination will scale Clearlake’s business by bolstering private credit origination capabilities, expanding the scope of Clearlake’s private market capabilities, and broadening distribution across institutional and private wealth channels.

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Trending Topics

Among the finance news that was distributed in November, the PR Newswire team was able to spot several larger stories that highlight the trends shaping the industry.

Holiday Spending (Cont’d): In our October recap, we highlighted a series of holiday spending projections that crossed the wire. Press releases related to consumers’ spending plans continued through November. The research largely finds that buyers will be tightening the purse strings this holiday season — data from Thrivent, The Conference Board, Deloitte and Nationwide all show lower spending predictions compared to last year. “The Holiday Spending Survey shows Americans will approach gift-giving and celebrations with restraint this season, as several years of relatively high inflation have raised price levels and squeezed consumers’ wallets,” said Stephanie Guichard, Senior Economist, Global Indicators at The Conference Board. To help consumers keep their holiday spending under control, TomoCredit debuted an AI-powered financial advisor that detects risky spending behavior.
Entrepreneurs: November is National Entrepreneurship Month in the United States and in recent weeks, many brands used PR Newswire to share the ways they are helping entrepreneurs serve their communities, highlighted success stories and shared insights about the best locations for small businesses. Kapitale announced new funding that will allow it to provide capital to small business owners quickly and easily and 1West announced an update that empowers Latino-owned businesses. Relay Financial Technologies launched a new podcast to spotlight small business success stories and the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center named the top 20 metro regions for angel investing. National Business Capital also looked at the best locations to start a business and found that red states dominate, while the PenFed Foundation for Military Heroes determined the top U.S. cities for veteran entrepreneurs, specifically.
Prediction Markets: Prediction markets that allow traders to buy and sell contracts tied to the outcome of a specific future event, are rapidly expanding their reach. November news in the space was driven by key partnerships and technological advancements. A major convergence of traditional finance and gaming saw FanDuel and CME Group unveil plans to launch the “FanDuel Predicts” app, allowing customers to trade event contracts on global benchmarks, economic indicators and sports outcomes. Sports entertainment company PrizePicks launched its own prediction markets offering by partnering with Kalshi, granting users access to event contracts across sports and popular culture. The social gaming space also embraced the trend, with MyPrize becoming the first social gaming business to offer prediction markets through a strategic partnership with Crypto.com. Finally, investment platform Webull unveiled Vega, which uses AI to transform complex market data into real-time, actionable insights for investors engaging in event contracts.

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