Every transformational deal in 2025 fits one of three strategic archetypes. Together, they reveal the playbook that hyperscalers, sovereign wealth funds, and strategic acquirers are running to build the AI economy.
The 2025 M&A surge isn’t random capital deployment — it’s the coordinated construction of the AI economy’s permanent architecture. Three archetypes explain nearly every major transaction:
Archetype 1: Infrastructure Consolidation
Logic: Physical assets create permanent moats that software cannot disrupt.
Union Pacific + Norfolk Southern: $250B transcontinental rail merger
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