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Capital One to Acquire Brex
MCLEAN, Va. & SAN FRANCISCO, January 22, 2026--Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brex, in a combination of stock and cash transaction valued at $5.15 billion.
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