Britain’s antitrust watchdog on Friday said it has launched an investigation into U.S.-listed Getty Images’ $3.7 billion merger with rival Shutterstock. The Competition and Markets Authority said it set...
PAG, Apax & others in race to buy US digital firm Accion
About half a dozen suitors, including PAG and Apax Partners, have expressed strong interest in acquiring Accion Labs, a US-based digital-focused software product engineering company, according to people familiar with...
Enviro Infra shares gain 5% as unit acquires Vento Power for ₹115.6 crore
Shares of Enviro Infra Engineers Ltd. rose over 5 per cent on Friday after its subsidiary acquired Vento Power Infra Pvt. Ltd. from PTC India Financial Services Ltd. for ₹115.6 crore. The water supply and management...
R Systems Intl sizzles after inking pact to acquire Novigo Solutions
R Systems International surged 11.54% to Rs 472.75 after the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Novigo Solutions, strengthening its product engineering and full-stack agentic-AI capabilities...
France’s Lactalis strikes $2.2 billion deal for Fonterra’s consumer business
New Zealand’s Fonterra Co-operative Group said it will sell its global consumer and associated businesses to French dairy major Lactalis for NZ$3.845 billion ($2.24 billion), which sent its shares surging to a...
Dayforce to go private in $12.3 billion Thoma Bravo acquisition
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy human resources software provider Dayforce for $12.3 billion, including debt, in a take-private deal that executives hope will help expand on the company’s AI...
Gilead unit to acquire cell therapy developer Interius for $350 million
Gilead Sciences’ unit Kite Pharma said on Thursday it will acquire privately-held biotech firm Interius BioTherapeutics for $350 million in cash to advance CAR T-cell cancer therapies that are delivered directly...
Gryphon to sell Shermco to Blackstone for about $1.6 billion
Private investment firm Gryphon Investors said on Thursday it had agreed to sell Shermco, its portfolio company, to Blackstone in a deal valued at about $1.6 billion. Irving, Texas-based Shermco provides comprehensive...
Lowe’s to buy Foundation Building Materials for $8.8 billion to boost contractor business
Lowe’s Cos said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy interior building products distributor Foundation Building Materials for nearly $8.8 billion, stepping up its expansion into the business that serves contractors...
Bankrupt jewelry retailer Claire’s to sell its North American business
Jewelry retailer Claire’s said on Wednesday it would sell its North American business to private equity firm Ames Watson for $104 million in cash, in a deal that will keep at least 795 retail locations in business...
UK blocks Versarien asset sale to Chinese-linked joint venture on security grounds
Britain blocked the proposed acquisition of graphene-related assets owned by Versarien Plc by a joint venture involving China’s Anhui Boundary Innovative Materials Technology, citing national security concerns...
Guess to go private in $1.4 billion deal with Authentic Brands, co-founders and CEO
Guess said on Wednesday it has agreed to be taken private by a group, including its co-founders, CEO and Reebok-owner Authentic Brands, in a deal valuing the designer apparel brand at $1.4 billion, including debt. As...
