Private equity firm Shore Capital Partners is in talks to partner with Silver Lake Management to combine two veterinary groups through an $8.6 billion deal, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with...
UK watchdog finds competition concerns in GXO Logistics-Wincanton deal
Britain’s competition watchdog said on Friday the acquisition of Wincanton by U.S.-based warehousing firm GXO Logistics, for 762 million pounds ($983.97 million), could reduce competition and raise prices for...
BlackRock in talks to buy private credit firm HPS, Bloomberg News reports
Asset management giant BlackRock has emerged as the sole bidder in talks to acquire private credit firm HPS Investment Partners, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the discussions. The...
Thyssenkrupp CFO: Spin-off of marine division possible in 2026
Thyssenkrupp is working on a spin-off of its warship division after private equity firm Carlyle dropped out as a bidder last week, the group’s CFO said, flagging 2026 as a realistic time frame for when such a move...
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund buys 98% of US office building for $217 mln
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday it has bought a 97.7% stake in an office property in Menlo Park in the San Francisco bay area for $217 million, in a joint venture with U.S. real estate investment...
Hargreaves Lansdown expects takeover by CVC-led consortium to complete in Q1 2025
Hargreaves Lansdown, Britain’s largest investment platform, said on Tuesday it expects the completion of its agreed 5.4 billion pound ($7 billion) takeover by an international consortium in the first quarter of...
Sistema.bio acquires Inclusive Energy
Sistema.bio on Monday said it has acquired Inclusive Energy for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will significantly enhance its capacity to deliver high-impact biogas solutions with improved digital MRV...
UK investment firm Low Carbon sells 6 GW Dutch battery storage portfolio
UK-based renewable energy investor Low Carbon said it has sold a 6 gigawatt portfolio of battery storage projects in the Netherlands to S4 Energy, which is majority-owned by global commodities merchant Castleton...
QatarEnergy takes 50% stake in TotalEnergies solar project in Iraq
QatarEnergy, one of the world’s top suppliers of liquefied natural gas, said on Monday it had agreed to take a 50% stake in TotalEnergies’ 1.25-gigawatt solar project in Iraq. The French energy giant will...
AT&T announces $1 bln fiber deal with Corning
AT&T said on Monday it had struck a $1 billion multi-year deal with Corning to buy fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions, as the U.S. telecom giant looks to expand its high-speed internet services. WHY IT’S...
Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 fields buyout interest, sources say
Rapid7, a cybersecurity firm with a market value of about $2.5 billion, is exploring options with its investment bankers after attracting acquisition interest from buyout firms, according to people familiar with the...
Italy’s Cariverona to consider buying Poste shares in Treasury’s planned stake sale
The Italian banking foundation Cariverona will consider buying Poste Italiane shares in the planned sale of a stake by the Italian Treasury, its chairman said on Monday. The Italian Treasury plans to sell a stake of...
