AI Investments, Record M&A, Angels Sold | Bloomberg Deals 9/2/2026

A weekly, midday program that delivers high-impact, editorially driven coverage of the most important corporate transactions shaping the global market. Today's guests: JPMorgan Global Co-Head of Investment Banking Dorothee Blessing, Cascadia Capital Managing Director Consumer & Retail Group Aarti Kapoor, Baird Head of Global Consumer Investment Banking Maria Watts, and Francisco Partners CEO & Co-Founder DJ Deb. YouTube Chapters: 00;00;00;00 Bloomberg Deals opens 00;00;49;16 Nvidia Nears $14B Hugging Face Deal 00;03;29;16 Anthropic IPO Countdown 00;04;52;17 S&P Global and Eli Lilly Deals 00;09;32;20 M&A Market Outlook 00;09;58;21 Dorothee Blessing, J.P. Morgan 00;13;33;20 IPO and Deal-Making Outlook 00;15;07;20 Private Equity and M&A 00;16;40;21 AI and Tech Deal-Making 00;20;38;20 Uber and KKR Deals 00;23;11;29 Premium Consumer Strategy 00;24;37;20 Investment Committee: Consumer Deals 00;25;07;20 Pet Sector Opportunities 00;27;20;20 Health, Travel and Consumer Deals 00;30;06;20 Beauty and Aesthetics M&A 00;33;59;24 DJ Deb, Francisco Partners 00;35;17;23 Software and Private Equity 00;38;39;24 AI Investment Boom 00;41;01;01 Los Angeles Angels Sale -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts