Investment firm Ares Management has agreed to acquire asset manager GLP Capital Partners’ operations outside of China, Bloomberg News on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Ares and GLP Capital are set...
Seven & i to start majority stake sale in supermarkets by year-end: Nikkei
Japan’s Seven & i Holdings plans to seek buyers for a majority stake in its supermarket businesses, including its flagship Ito-Yokado, with the process to begin as early as the end of this year, Nikkei...
Vista Outdoor strikes deal to sell itself in two parts for $3.4 billion
Vista Outdoor on Friday agreed to sell itself in parts to two separate buyers for a total of $3.35 billion, including debt, after fending off a hostile suitor that pursued the sporting goods and ammunitions maker for...
Rio Tinto in talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium, sources say
Rio Tinto, has been holding talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium, three sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said, a deal that would make Rio the third-largest producer of the electric vehicle battery metal...
Italgas signs $5.8 billion deal to buy smaller rival 2i Rete Gas
Italy’s biggest gas distributor Italgas said on Saturday it had agreed to buy smaller rival 2i Rete Gas in a 5.3 billion euro ($5.8 billion) deal, including debt. A merger would mark a major step in the...
Experian buys Brazilian cyber security firm ClearSale in $350 million deal
Credit data company Experian has agreed to buy Brazilian cyber security firm ClearSale, it said on Friday, in a $350 million expansion of its footprint in Latin America’s largest economy. Experian, whose local...
Apollo Global in talks to buy aerospace parts maker Barnes Group, sources say
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management is in talks to acquire Barnes Group, a manufacturer of aerospace components with a market value of about $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday...
UK’s AO World to buy musicMagpie in $13.3 million deal
UK online electricals retailer AO World said on Wednesday it would buy the retailer of used smartphones and electronic products musicMagpie for about 10 million pounds ($13.3 million) to boost its mobile and consumer...
European PE firm Altor to buy majority stake in Canada’s iconic CCM Hockey
Private equity firm Altor said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy a majority stake in Canada’s iconic 125-year-old brand CCM Hockey, which specializes in manufacturing sports equipment and apparel. Private equity...
Deutsche Bahn supervisory board narrowly clears sale of Schenker to DSV
Deutsche Bahn’s (DBN.UL) supervisory board on Wednesday narrowly approved the sale of its profitable logistics business Schenker to Denmark’s DSV, batting away union opposition and pushback from rival bidder...
Greece concludes post-crisis bank privatisations with 10% stake sale in National Bank
Greece concluded on Thursday the re-privatisation of its lenders with the sale of a 10% stake in National Bank (NBG) amid strong demand from investors, sources said. The sale raised 690 million euros ($760.93 million)...
Australia’s Westpac to sell auto finance loan book to Resimac Group
Westpac Banking Corp said on Thursday it would sell its auto finance loans book to non-bank lender Resimac Group for an expected value of A$1.4 billion ($963.62 million) to A$1.6 billion at completion. Westpac...
