A pair of Brazilian financial heavyweights has submitted the most competitive offers so far to acquire the local unit of Swiss-based lender Julius Baer, a person familiar with the deal said on Monday. The source pointed...
KKR considering selling Japan’s Seiyu supermarket, Nikkei says
U.S. private equity fund KKR is considering selling supermarket chain Seiyu in a deal that could worth several hundred billion yen (several billion dollars), the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday. The bidding...
Australia’s Insignia gets $1.8 billion bid from CC Capital, topping Bain offer
Insignia Financial shares shot to a three-year high on Monday after it revealed a A$2.87 billion ($1.78 billion) takeover bid from U.S.-based investment manager CC Capital Partners, eclipsing a A$2.67 billion offer from...
Italy in talks over $1.5 billion SpaceX security services deal, Bloomberg News reports
Italy is in advanced talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX over a 1.5 billion euro ($1.55 billion) deal for the company to provide secure telecommunications to the government, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday...
Centerview Partners open to exploring options, including IPO or stake sale, WSJ reports
U.S.-headquartered Centerview Partners is becoming more open to exploring its options, including selling a stake in the boutique bank firm to an outside investor or going public, the Wall Street Journal reported on...
Getty Images explores merger with Shutterstock, Bloomberg News reports
Getty Images Holdings is exploring a merger with its rival Shutterstock, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter, sending the stock of both image licensing companies up in afternoon...
Hawaiian Electric sells 90% interest in American Savings Bank
Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) said on Tuesday it had closed the deal to sell a 90.1% stake in its unit American Savings Bank (ASB), helping the company raise funds for the deadly 2023 Maui wildfire settlement. The...
Nippon Steel offers US government veto power in bid for US Steel approval, source says
Japan’s Nippon Steel has proposed giving the U.S. government veto power over any potential cuts to U.S. Steel’s production capacity, as part of its efforts to secure President Joe Biden’s approval for...
Nvidia corp completes acquisition of Israeli software startup Run:ai
Nvidia Corp. has completed the acquisition of Israeli startup Run:ai, gaining software that helps owners of intelligence computing gear get the best out of their hardware. The software — which currently works on only...
A2A completes acquisition of Lombardy distribution assets from Enel
Italian regional utility A2A has finalised a deal to buy larger peer Enel’s distribution assets in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, the two groups said on Monday. A2A signed a 1.22-billion euro ($1.27...
Martin Midstream Partners terminates merger plan with Martin Resource Management
Martin Midstream Partners said on Thursday it will terminate the previously agreed-upon $157 million merger deal with Martin Resource Management Corp (MRMC). Martin Midstream, which focuses on storing and transporting...
UnitedHealth, Amedisys extend deadline to close $3.3 billion deal
UnitedHealth and Amedisys have agreed to extend the deadline to close their $3.3 billion merger agreement to next year, a filing showed on Friday, as the deal faces close scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice...
