Global Telecom Mega-Merger, Bailout Caused By Financial Stress | Bloomberg Deals 4/22/2026

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00:03:24 - US Could Own Up to 90% of Spirit Airlines
00:04:51 - Deutsche Telekom Seeks Potential Combo With T-Mobile
00:06:08 - SpaceX Has Deal For Right to Acquire Cursor For $60B
00:08:13 - Jonathan Lewinsohn: See Opportunity in Telecom
00:10:06 - Lewinsohn: Don’t Know Exactly How AI Will Develop
00:12:20 - Lewsinsohn: People Want Out of Private Credit Before Knowing AI’s Impact on Software
00:14:47 - Lewsinsohn: A Lot of Underlying Difference in Private Credit Funds
00:17:53 - Barbara Humpton: Serra Verde A Completely Unique Deposit
00:19:48 - Humpton: Private Capital Fueling Our Broader Ambitions
00:21:17 - Humpton on Future Plans
00:24:35 - Investment Committee: AI Startups Target Software Business Models
00:36:16 - Avinash Mehrotra: Activists Cos. Recognize Proxy Fights Are Expensive, Distracting
00:37:18 - Mehrotra: Activist Are Just One ‘Loud’ Investor
00:38:57 - Mehrotra: Strong 1Q M&A Extension of 3Q, 4Q
00:43:15 - Jersey Mike's Orders Up An IPO
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