U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr has signaled that the watchdog will not seek to block Paramount’s $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros and played down competition concerns over a...
Thoma Bravo nears deal for WWEX to create $12 billion shipping tech firm, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. private equity firm Thoma Bravo is in advanced talks to buy third-party logistics provider WWEX Group to create a shipping technology business worth as much as $12 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Monday...
BlackRock to sell its 11.4% stake in Spanish energy firm Naturgy
BlackRock has appointed J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs to sell its remaining 11.4% stake in Spanish energy firm Naturgy through an accelerated bookbuild offering, a market filing showed on Monday. BlackRock in...
Australia’s Magellan to buy Barrenjoey at implied value of $1.1 billion
Australia’s Magellan Financial Group said on Monday that it will acquire all the issued shares of Barrenjoey Capital Partners that it does not currently own at an implied value of A$1.62 billion ($1.14 billion)...
FCC approves Charter Communications’ $34.5 billion deal to buy Cox
The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it approved Charter Communications’ $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications. The deal announced in March 2025 combines two of the largest U.S. cable and...
BlackRock’s GIP, EQT close to acquiring AES Corp, Bloomberg News reports
BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners and equity firm EQT AB are in advanced talks to acquire U.S.-based utility AES Corp, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. AES shares...
VW receives preliminary bids for diesel engine business Everllence at around $9.4 billion, sources say
Volkswagen has received bids valuing its diesel engine division Everllence at around 8 billion euros ($9.4 billion) including debt, according to three people familiar with the discussions. Such a price tag would be...
CPP, Equinix to buy Nordic data center operator at North in $4 billion deal
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Equinix have agreed to acquire Nordic data center operator atNorth from private equity firm Partners Group in a deal valued at about $4 billion, the companies said in a joint...
Paramount to buy Warner Bros Discovery in $110 billion deal as Netflix bows out of race
Warner Bros Discovery has agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a $110 billion deal, ending a high-stakes bidding war after Netflix walked away from its agreement with the HBO Max owner. The deal, with an...
Nintendo plans around $1.9 billion share sale by Kyoto bank and others
Nintendo plans an unwinding of strategic shareholdings that would see companies including MUFG Bank and the Bank of Kyoto selling shares of the “Super Mario” maker, according to three sources familiar...
Paramount Skydance wins Warner Bros; Netflix walks away and its shares jump
Paramount Skydance emerged as the winner in a months-long battle to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, after streaming giant Netflix on Thursday refused to raise its bid for the storied Hollywood studio. “We’ve...
Victory Capital goes public with $8.6 billion rival bid for Janus Henderson
Victory Capital went public with its $8.6 billion offer for Janus Henderson on Thursday, ratcheting up pressure on the asset manager that previously agreed to a $7.4 billion buyout by Nelson Peltz’s Trian and...
