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Matt Zimmer, global head of investment banking at William Blair, joins Dani Burger and Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Deals." They discuss which sectors stand to see a slowdown or acceleration in dealmaking amid global fuel constraints.

Insiders say activist investors are making greater efforts to engage with companies to affect change from within. Shaun Mathew, partner and head of shareholder activism and hostile takeover defense at Kirkland & Ellis, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals" to discuss.

Tradeweb CEO Billy Hult discusses the bond trading market and the room for opportunities in predictive markets. He talks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on "The Close."

Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman, partner and head of shareholder engagement and activism; M&A at Skadden, joins Dani Burger and Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Deals." She discusses how activist investors must navigate buying opportunities despite greater headwinds for companies.

Bloomberg's Michelle Davis joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Gilead agreed to buy private German biotech Tubulis in a deal worth up to $5 billion as it looks to boost its portfolio in a hot new area of cancer drug development.

Bloomberg's Bailey Lipschultz joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Madison Air Solutions is seeking to raise as much as $2.23 billion in its initial public offering, in what would be the biggest US listing of an industrial company in close to three decades.

Bloomberg's Laura Benitez joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Pacific Investment Management is in talks with Bank of America to help provide roughly $14 billion of debt financing to build a massive Oracle Corp. data center in Michigan, according to people familiar with the matter.

Joe Baratta, global head of private equity strategies at Blackstone, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." He said markets are craving investments immune from AI dislocation. He also shared his perspective on market opportunities.

James Smith, founder and chief investment officer of Palliser Capital, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." They discuss M&A market trends and how his company found an AI manufacturing play within Toto.

Federal Reserve officials wrestled with starkly differing scenarios for the US economy following the outbreak of the Iran war, including one that called for interest-rate cuts and another that would require raising rates. Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee's March 17-18 meeting, released Wednesday in Washington, showed most officials worried the war could hurt the labor market and warrant lower interest rates. At the same time, many policymakers highlighted the risk to inflation that might ultimately warrant rate increases. Bloomberg's Mike Mckee joins to break down the Fed Minutes and what this will mean for future rate cutes.

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa says he would welcome US troops to help address his country's "security crisis," as long as they follow the lead of local armed forces. In an interview with Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern in Guayaquil, Noboa says the US is already offering support and that he is open to deeper involvement from President Donald Trump's administration.