Francisco Partners Explores Sale of MyHeritage, TikTok Signs US JV Deal, Sony Acquires Peanuts IP, Trump Media Merges with TAE Technologies

Sunday, Dec 21, 2025 3:13 pm ET1min read
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Francisco Partners is exploring a sale of MyHeritage, a genealogy and DNA-testing platform, potentially valuing the company at $1 billion. Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. stock surged after announcing a merger with TAE Technologies. TikTok agreed to divest its US operations to a joint venture with Oracle Corp, Silver Lake, and MGX, valuing TikTok US at $14 billion. Sony Group Corp acquired majority control of Snoopy and Charlie Brown-related IP by buying WildBrain's stake in Peanuts Holdings LLC for about $457 million. Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) closed a deal with Universal Music Group to release his music exclusively on the platform.

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