South Korea’s Samsung Biologics said on Monday it is acquiring its first U.S. drug production facility from GSK for $280 million to respond to long-term U.S. market demand. The company’s U.S. unit...
Permira, Warburg near $8.2 billion deal for Clearwater Analytics, sources say
A group of private equity firms led by Permira and Warburg Pincus has clinched a deal to acquire investment and accounting software maker Clearwater Analytics Holdings for about $8.2 billion, including debt, two...
BioMarin to buy Amicus Therapeutics for $4.8 billion in rare disease bet
BioMarin Pharmaceutical said on Friday it would acquire Amicus Therapeutics for about $4.8 billion, in the drugmaker’s second deal this year to expand its presence in rare diseases. The acquisition gives BioMarin...
Nvidia-Intel deal cleared by US antitrust agencies
U.S. antitrust agencies have cleared Nvidia’s investment in Intel, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. While the notice did not specify the details of the transaction, Nvidia said in...
BNP Paribas in exclusive talks to buy Mercedes-Benz’s car-leasing unit in $1.2 billion deal
BNP Paribas is in exclusive talks with German carmaker Mercedes-Benz to acquire its car-leasing subsidiary Athlon, the French bank said on Thursday, in a transaction valued at approximately 1 billion euros ($1.17...
Trump Media, which operates Truth Social, to merge with fusion firm TAE Technologies in $6 billion all-stock deal
Trump Media & Technology Group said on Thursday (December 17) it will merge with nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies in an all-stock transaction valued at more than $6 billion, a surprise move that would make...
Elliott takes over $1 billion stake in Lululemon, source says
Activist investor Elliott Management has amassed a stake of more than $1 billion in Lululemon Athletica and is lining up a potential CEO candidate as it pushes to revive the struggling athletic apparel retailer, a...
Ackman-backed Howard Hughes to buy insurer Vantage for $2.1 billion
Bill Ackman-backed Howard Hughes Holdings said on Thursday it will buy specialty insurance firm Vantage Group Holdings for about $2.1 billion, as the real estate firm diversifies beyond property development. Howard...
Campari sells Averna and Zedda Piras in 100 million euro deal
Italian drinks group Campari said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its brands Averna and Zedda Piras to spirits company Illva Saronno for 100 million euros ($117.45 million). The sale is another step in Campari’s...
Diageo sells East African Breweries stake to Asahi for $2.3 billion
Diageo, the world’s largest spirits group, has agreed to sell its 65% stake in East African Breweries to Japan’s Asahi Holdings for $2.3 billion, divesting its last direct African beer holding. The deal...
Kering to buy jewellry producer Raselli Franco
French luxury group Kering will buy family-owned jewellery producer Raselli Franco Group, it said on Thursday, announcing an initial 115 million euro ($134.76 million) investment into the business. The 20% stake will be...
Standard General in talks to invest in Warner Bros Discovery networks, FT says
Soo Kim, founder of New York hedge fund Standard General, has been in talks over potentially buying or investing in the Warner Bros Discovery television networks, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Standard...
