The Competition Commission of India gave its approval for the acquisition of a 5.27% stake in Religare Enterprises by entities controlled by the Burman family, as well as a subsequent open offer to buy up to another 26%...
TotalEnergies agrees to acquire battery storage company Kyon Energy
TotalEnergies said it had signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of German battery storage company Kyon Energy, as part of the development of its Integrated Power operations in the country. The...
Bridgepoint acquires anti-aging cosmetics brand RoC Skincare, sources say
London-listed investment firm Bridgepoint has agreed to buy RoC Skincare from Gryphon Investors, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The deal was for around $500 million, one of the people said...
Sunoco to buy NuStar Energy in $7.3 bln deal as it expands midstream business
Sunoco said it would acquire fuels storage and pipeline operator NuStar Energy in a deal valued at about $7.3 billion including debt, as it tries to diversify its core business beyond distribution of motor fuels. The...
Private equity group Hg agrees sale of Argus Media stake
Private equity group Hg is selling its stake in Argus Media in a deal that will give majority ownernship of the commodities pricing data company to Chairman and CEO Adrian Binks. The deal involves Binks and existing...
Intrum to sell large chunk of investment portfolio to Cerberus for $785 mln
Intrum said it would sell a large portion of its investment portfolio to affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management for 8.2 billion Swedish crowns ($785.41 million). Intrum said it would use the proceeds from the...
Macy’s rejects Arkhouse’s $5.8 billion bid, citing financing concerns
Macy’s said it had rejected Arkhouse Management and partner Brigade Capital Management’s $5.8 billion proposal to take the department store operator private, citing concerns over deal financing and valuation...
EU antitrust regulator intends to block Amazon’s iRobot acquisition – WSJ
The European Union’s competition watchdog plans to block Amazon.com’s $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot, The Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter...
GIP eyeing up to 49% stake in Malaysian port operator, could value MMC Port at $6 bln – sources
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is in talks to buy up to a 49% stake in MMC Port Holdings, in a deal potentially valuing Malaysia’s biggest port operator at around 30 billion ringgit ($6.4 billion), two...
Gamma Intermediate selling 6.4% stake in Italy’s Lottomatica
Lottomatica’s majority shareholder Gamma Intermediate has started selling 16 million shares, or a 6.4% stake, in the Italian gaming group, Lottomatica said on Wednesday. The sale is being conducted via an...
Door maker PGT Innovations ditches Masonite for Miter’s $3.1 bln deal
U.S. door maker PGT Innovations has agreed to a higher offer from Miter Brands to take it private in a deal valued at $3.1 billion, weeks after it had green-lighted a bid from Masonite International. The PGT board...
General Atlantic to buy UK’s Actis in latest infrastructure tie-up
U.S. private equity firm General Atlantic said on Tuesday it has agreed a deal to buy UK-based infrastructure investor Actis, in the latest sign of investors betting on growth in alternative assets. The deal will grow...
