British telecom and cloud services provider SCG is exploring a sale at a valuation of as much as 800 million pounds ($1.07 billion), Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The...
Financial services firm JTC agrees to $3 billion buyout proposal from Permira
London-listed financial services firm JTC Plc said on Monday that it has accepted a fourth revised buyout proposal from British private equity firm Permira, valuing the company at 2.3 billion pounds ($3.09 billion).
Pfizer to acquire obesity drug startup Metsera in $10 billion deal
Obesity drug developer Metsera said Friday that it had agreed to a deal to be acquired by Pfizer, which had been locked in a bidding war for the company with Novo Nordisk, the Danish maker of weight-loss treatments...
AGL sells Tilt Renewables stake to QIC, Future Fund for $487 million
Australia’s AGL Energy has agreed to sell nearly all of its 20% stake in clean energy developer Tilt Renewables for A$750 million ($487 million), booking a big profit on the sale to its two existing government...
Permira nears $2.68 billion deal for UK fund administrator JTC, FT reports
Private equity group Permira is nearing a deal to buy London-listed financial services firm JTC for more than 2 billion pounds ($2.68 billion), the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The planned purchase of JTC, which...
Germany set to approve $3.5 billion defence package with Airbus and others, Bloomberg News reports
Germany is set to approve defence equipment purchases worth more than $3.47 billion, including 20 light combat helicopters from Airbus SE, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing a government document. The report...
Comcast’s Sky in talks to buy ITV’s media unit for $2.15 billion
British broadcaster ITV said on Friday it was in talks with pay-TV company Sky, owned by Comcast, over a potential sale of its media and entertainment (M&E) unit for 1.6 billion pounds ($2.15 billion) including debt...
Metsera accepts Pfizer’s $10 billion bid in ongoing M&A battle
Obesity drug developer Metsera said on Friday that it accepted Pfizer’s $10 billion acquisition offer, in what could be the end of a bidding war between the New York-based pharma giant and rival Novo Nordisk that...
Dubai hookah maker AIR to go public in US via $1.75 billion SPAC deal
Dubai’s AIR, the owner of hookah brand Al Fakher, said on Friday it had agreed to go public in the U.S. through a merger with blank-check firm Cantor Equity Partners III, in a deal valuing the combined company at...
Indonesia discussing plan for merger of Grab and GoTo, official says
Indonesia is discussing a possible merger or acquisition between ride-hailing and food delivery firm Grab and its rival GoTo, the presidential spokesperson said on Friday. The government considers the ride-hailing...
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell: Bloomberg
SoftBank Group Corp explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter. SoftBank made overtures to Marvell...
Aquarian Capital to buy insurer Brighthouse in $4.1 billion deal
Abu Dhabi-backed financial investor Aquarian Capital has agreed to take private U.S. life insurance and annuity provider Brighthouse Financial in a $4.1 billion deal, culminating a long running saga over the fate of the...
