<div id="readability-page-1"><div>ESSA Pharma Securityholders Approve Acquisition by XenoTherapeutics; Completion of Deal Expected On or About Thursday Brookfield Announces Final Institutional Close for Brookfield Global Transition Fund II; Raised $20B in Fund Commitments, Strategic Capital From Diverse Range of Investors; BGTF II Exceeded Target, Becomes World's Largest Private Fund Dedicated to Clean Energy Transition; Investment Includes $2B From ALTÉRRA, $1.5B From Norges Bank Investment Management; BGTF II Secured About $3.5B of Co-Investment into Portfolio; BGTF II's Total Capital Raised Is Approximately $23.5B Linamar to Acquire 100% Equity Interest of GF's Leipzig Casting Facility for EUR45M; Acquisition Is Immediately Accretive; National Bank Capital Markets Acted as Financial Advisor on Deal Expected Major Events for Tuesday 05:00/JPN: Aug Indexes of Business Conditions - Preliminary Release 06:00/GER: Aug Manufacturing orders 06:00/GER: Aug Manufacturing turnover 06:00/UK: Sep Halifax House Price Index 06:00/UK: 3Q Halifax House Price Index: UK Regional Breakdown quarterly release 06:45/FRA: Aug Foreign trade 06:45/FRA: Aug Balance of payments 12:30/CAN: Aug International merchandise trade 12:30/US: Aug U.S. International Trade in Goods &amp; Services 12:55/US: 10/04 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index 14:00/CAN: Sep Ivey Purchasing Managers Index 14:00/US: Oct RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index 19:00/US: Aug Consumer Credit 20:30/US: API Weekly Statistical Bulletin 23:30/JPN: Aug Provisional Labour Survey - Earnings, Employment &amp; Hours Worked 23:50/JPN: Sep International Transactions in Securities 23:50/JPN: Aug Balance of Payments 23:50/JPN: 2Q Revised Balance of Payments All times in GMT. Powered by Onclusive and Dow Jones. Expected Earnings for Tuesday Bengal Energy Ltd (BNG.T) is expected to report for 2Q. Franklin Resources Inc (BEN) is expected to report. LadRx Corp (LADX) is expected to report for 2Q. McCormick &amp; Co Inc (MKC) is expected to report $0.81 for 3Q. Mega Matrix Inc (MPU) is expected to report for 2Q. National Research Corp (NRC) is expected to report for 3Q. Penguin Solutions Inc (PENG) is expected to report for 4Q. PetMed Express Inc (PETS) is expected to report $0.40 for 1Q. Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) is expected to report $0.67 for 2Q. Trilogy Metals Inc (TMQ,TMQ.T) is expected to report for 3Q. Unity Biotechnology Inc (UNBX) is expected to report for 2Q. Village Super Market Inc - Class A (VLGEA) is expected to report for 4Q. Waldencast PLC (WALD) is expected to report $-0.10 for 2Q. Powered by Onclusive and Dow Jones. ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Cut to Neutral From Overweight by JP Morgan Affirm Holdings Raised to Buy From Neutral by Rothschild &amp; Co AT&amp;T Cut to Sector Perform From Sector Outperform by Scotiabank Axalta Coating Systems Raised to Buy From Neutral by Citigroup Bath &amp; Body Works Cut to Neutral From Overweight by JP Morgan Blackstone Sec Lending Fd Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods Blue Owl Tech Fin Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Wells Fargo Boston Beer Cut to Neutral From Buy by Citigroup Brinker International Raised to Buy From Neutral by B of A Securities Charles River Labs Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by William Blair Elastic Cut to Sector Perform From Sector Outperform by Scotiabank Emerson Electric Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Wells Fargo Fidus Investment Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods Ford Motor Raised to Hold From Underperform by Jefferies FS KKR Capital Raised to Equal-Weight From Underweight by Wells Fargo Intellia Therapeutics Raised to Market Outperform From Market Perform by JMP Securities International Paper Cut to Neutral From Buy by Seaport Global Kayne Anderson BDC Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods Lennox Raised to Equal-Weight From Underweight by Wells Fargo Micron Technology Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Direct Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Wells Fargo MSC Income Fund Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods Papa John's Cut to Neutral From Buy by B of A Securities PennantPark Floatg Rt Cap Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods Portillo's Cut to Neutral From Buy by B of A Securities Shake Shack Cut to Underperform From Neutral by B of A Securities Sweetgreen Cut to Neutral From Buy by B of A Securities TPG Raised to Overweight From Neutral by JP Morgan This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today. (END) Dow Jones Newswires10-07-25 0624ET</div></div>

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ESSA Pharma's securityholders have approved its acquisition by XenoTherapeutics, with completion expected on Thursday. Brookfield has announced the final close for its Global Transition Fund II, raising $20B, making it the largest private fund for clean energy transition. Linamar is set to acquire GF's Leipzig Casting Facility for EUR45M, with immediate accretive benefits. Major economic data releases are expected from Japan, Germany, the UK, Canada, and the US. Analyst ratings have seen various upgrades and downgrades across multiple companies, including Abercrombie & Fitch and Affirm Holdings.

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