Australia’s AUB Group said on Tuesday it had granted Swedish private equity EQT exclusive access to its books after receiving a takeover offer which values the insurance broking company at A$5.25 billion ($3.41...
Germany’s SAP mulls new bid for software firm BlackLine, sources say
SAP, Europe’s largest software provider, offered to buy accounting software firm BlackLine for nearly $4.5 billion in June but was rebuffed and is now considering whether to pursue the company again, according to...
Australia’s Domino’s Pizza denies report of Bain Capital takeover bid
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises on Tuesday denied receiving a takeover proposal from Bain Capital after a report said the private equity firm was looking at buying the whole or part of the Australian franchise operator...
Albemarle to divest Ketjen control, Eurecat stake in deals worth $660 million
Albemarle said on Monday it will sell a 51% stake in its refining catalyst solutions business, Ketjen, to private equity firm KPS Capital Partners, and divest its 50% interest in the Eurecat joint venture to...
SoftBank approves remaining $22.5 billion of OpenAI investment, the Information reports
SoftBank has approved a second installment of $22.5 billion to complete its $30 billion investment in OpenAI, tech news website the Information reported on Saturday. The Japanese investment group’s board has...
Brazil’s 2025 M&A deals set to remain below 2021 record, PwC report shows
The volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Brazil this year is set to remain below the record levels seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, data released by consultancy group PwC showed on Friday. WHY...
Why are India’s top conglomerates racing to take over bankrupt Jaiprakash Associates?
Last week the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved mining major Vedanta’s ₹17,000-crore bid for Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), the bankrupt flagship entity of Noida’s Jaypee Group. In doing so, it set the...
Plymouth Industrial to be taken private by Makarora, Ares for $2.1 billion
Plymouth Industrial REIT said on Friday it would be taken private by Makarora Management and Ares Management, in a deal worth about $2.1 billion including debt, after it had received a buyout offer from Sixth Street...
Europe firms agree satellite merger to counter Starlink
European aerospace groups unveiled an initial deal on Thursday to pool their loss-making satellite manufacturing activities, combining forces after months of negotiations to counter the runaway growth of rivals led by...
Goldman Sachs nears $1 billion deal for majority stake in Excel Sports, FT reports
Goldman Sachs is nearing a deal to buy a majority stake in talent agency Excel Sports Management at a valuation of about $1 billion, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter...
Japan’s JERA to buy US shale gas assets for $1.5 bln, eyes output increase
JERA, Japan’s top power generator, on Thursday said it will buy natural gas production assets in the U.S. for $1.5 billion, marking its entry into American shale gas production. The company said with the deal, it...
Cloud data firm Veeam to buy Securiti AI for $1.73 billion
Veeam Software has agreed to buy data privacy management software maker Securiti AI for about $1.73 billion, in a bid to tap customers seeking to safeguard and manage cloud data used in artificial intelligence...
