One man's waste is another man's treasure... WM $WM says this morning it's acquiring medical waste player Stericycle $SRCL for $7.2 billion inc. debt. Liana B. Baker and I reported a couple of weeks ago that Stericycle was exploring a sale. Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

I'm on the way back from Berlin, where private equity firms and their backers gathered in droves this week for SuperReturn. Not much was missing, except maybe some deep-pocketed Middle Eastern investors... Our dispatch for Bloomberg Deals: bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

pharma tech scoop: Clario has filed confidentially for an IPO that could value it at more than $10 billion, per sources. The co., backed by Nordic Capital and Astorg, has hired JPM, MS, Jefferies and UBS to help with a listing. story w/ Ryan Gould Dinesh Nair bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Scarily, it's almost July, so we took a look back at the first six months for IPOs. Safe to say people want to talk elections, but they're also heading into the summer with a spring in their step. via Bloomberg Bloomberg Deals: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Blackrock buying Preqin. Nice win with my buddy Ryan Gould bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Qualcomm Inc. has become the new front-of-shirt sponsor for Manchester United Football Club — an attempt to boost awareness of its Snapdragon brand among consumers amid a broader push into personal computing bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology

The M&A/Taylor Swift crossover you never asked for... The firm that's behind the stage design for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is exploring a potential sale and could fetch as much as $1.3B. Story with Gillian Tan, Crystal Tse via Bloomberg Bloomberg Deals: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Scoop: Buyout firm KKR has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire Instructure $INST. If they get to a deal, it could value the education software firm at about $4.7B inc. debt. with Liana B. Baker via Bloomberg Bloomberg Deals: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Scoop: Medical supplies giant Medline is exploring an IPO for as early as next spring. The company, whose buyout by Blackstone, Carlyle and H&F in 2021 is among the largest of all-time, could be valued at up to $50B. w/ Michelle F. Davis via Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Scoop: Security software firm Tenable $TENB is exploring options including a potential sale after receiving takeover interest. With Wiz walking away from Google, interest in cybersecurity is heating up! with Liana B. Baker via Bloomberg Bloomberg Deals: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Journalist Evan Gershkovich lifts his mother, Ella Milman, as US President Joe Biden looks on, on the tarmac after arriving home at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Thursday.

Buyout firm Vista Equity Partners, known for its big bets on enterprise software, has told investors it's winding down its hedge fund amid what it called a "structural shift" in markets toward private alternatives. Story yesterday via Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Scoop: Nokia's $NOK mobile networks assets are drawing interest from suitors including Samsung. The firm has been discussing options for the unit with advisers, which as a whole could be valued at about $10B. Big cross-border Bloomberg team on this one: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Big scoop from late last night: Intel $INTC, facing turnaround pressure, is working with advisers to explore options including a split of its product-design and manufacturing businesses. Story with Dinesh Nair, Ian King via Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Salesforce scoop: Salesforce Nears Deal to Buy Startup Own for $2 Billion w/⁦Brody Ford⁩ $CRM bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Scoop with Liana B. Baker, Ian King: Intel $INTC is considering options for its stake in driver assist tech firm Mobileye $MBLY, including selling some of its 88% stake on the public market or to a third party. It's part of Intel's wider review of alts. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…