Who Brands Blog

Unilever exits food with a $44.8B McCormick deal, KDP closes its $18B JDE Peet's acquisition, and Estee Lauder opens merger talks with Puig. Every major brand ownership shift in March 2026.

February 2026 was the busiest IPO month since 2021. Forgent Power Solutions raised $1.5B on February 5. Five biotechs combined for $1.4B including Generate Biomedicines' $400M AI drug discovery deal. Here is every major listing of February 2026.

From Paramount Skydance's $110B Warner Bros. deal to Kraft Heinz pausing its split, here is every major brand ownership change in February 2026.

The 98th Academy Awards air March 15, 2026. From luxury fashion to champagne to streaming services, here is who owns the brands sponsoring and advertising during the Oscars.

Super Bowl LX featured the biggest ad spenders in America. But who actually owns the brands behind the commercials? We traced every major Super Bowl advertiser to its corporate parent.

From Keurig Dr Pepper's planned split to Capri Holdings selling Versace, here are the latest brand ownership changes happening right now in February 2026.

From Kenvue leaving J&J to Kraft Heinz splitting in two, corporate spin-offs are reshaping who owns your favorite brands. Here is every major brand separation you need to know about.

January 2026 opened with biotech's first major IPO of the year — Aktis Oncology raising $318M — and closed with York Space Systems raising $629M on NYSE. Venture Global LNG opened below its offer price despite the year's energy hype. Here is every major listing of January 2026.

From Twitter becoming X to HBO Max becoming Max, major brands keep reinventing themselves. Here are the biggest brand name changes and rebrands shaping the consumer landscape.

December 2025 closed the year with its biggest deal: Medline's $7.2 billion healthcare IPO, the largest private equity-backed listing ever. Here is every major company that went public in December 2025 and what it means for brand and industry ownership.