Corporate deal activity remained active today as companies across mining, quantum computing, financial services, healthcare, real estate, gaming, and banking announced merger completions, shareholder approvals, regulatory milestones, and acquisition updates. Several transactions reached key closing milestones, while others advanced through proxy filings and shareholder approvals. 🔑 Key Deal Highlights 🥇 Equinox Gold and Orla Mining Complete Merger $EQX and $ORLA officially completed their merger, creating a larger North American gold producer with an expanded portfolio of operating mines and development projects. ⚛️ IonQ and SkyWater Await Closing Trading in $SKYT remains halted as $IONQ awaits the official closing announcement following the completion of all required regulatory approvals for the acquisition. 💼 Grant Thornton Advances CBIZ Acquisition Grant Thornton notified clients of its acquisition of $CBZ (CBIZ), providing additional details as the previously announced transaction moves toward completion. 🏦 Santander Launches Brazil Exchange Offer $SAN announced an exchange offer to acquire the remaining minority shares of $BSBR (Santander Brasil) at a 15% premium, further simplifying its ownership structure. 📈 Intercontinental Exchange Continues MarketAxess Integration $ICE released investor presentation materials, employee communications, client FAQs, and conference call updates related to its proposed acquisition of $MKTX (MarketAxess). 🤝 Equitable and Corebridge Receive Shareholder Approval Shareholders of $EQH and $CRBG approved the proposed merger, clearing another major milestone before closing. 🏘️ Equity Residential and AvalonBay Reveal New Company Name $EQR and $AVB announced their combined company will operate as Vivmark Residential, trading under ticker $VMRK on the NYSE following the merger. 🎮 Silver Lake Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle for Electronic Arts Silver Lake received all required regulatory approvals for its acquisition of $EA, with the transaction expected to close on August 4, 2026. 🩺 MiMedx to Acquire Sanara MedTech $MDXG entered into a definitive agreement to acquire $SMTI (Sanara MedTech) for $33 in cash plus 0.4735 shares of $MDXG per share, expanding its advanced wound care and regenerative medicine portfolio. 📋 Additional Transaction Updates $SOLS provided updates on its pending transaction with $ESI during its Q2 earnings presentation. Arcline Investment filed the definitive proxy for its acquisition of $ALOT, with the shareholder meeting scheduled for August 25. $PEBO included updates on its pending merger with $CZNL in its quarterly filing.