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...
Dubai Aerospace to buy Macquarie AirFinance in $7 billion deal
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise said on Thursday it will buy aircraft leasing firm Macquarie AirFinance for an enterprise value of about $7 billion, creating a combined fleet of 1,029 planes and one of the world’s...
Brinks to acquire NCR Atleos in $6.6 billion deal
Brinks Co on Thursday said it will acquire NCR Atleos in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $6.6 billion including debt, sending the cash management and logistics provider’s shares down 6% in after-hours...
Las Vegas casino group Caesars weighs takeover interest, FT reports
Caesars Entertainment is weighing takeover offers from several potential bidders, including a bid from Texas gaming and hospitality billionaire Tilman Fertitta, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Caesars has...
Payments processor Stripe expresses interest in PayPal
Payment processing firm Stripe is considering an acquisition of all or parts of PayPal Holdings, according to people familiar with the matter. Stripe, which is closely held and is among the industry’s most valuable...
HSBC kicks off Singapore insurance business sale, eyes over $1 billion value, sources say
HSBC has started the sale process for its Singapore life insurance product manufacturing business with the hiring of an adviser, and is hoping for the deal to be valued at more than $1 billion, said three sources with...
France’s Engie to buy UK power grid from Hong Kong conglomerate for $14 billion
French utility Engie will buy electricity distributor UK Power Networks for 10.5 billion pounds ($14.2 billion) in a bid to expand its power business, the company said on Wednesday as it reported flat full-year earnings...
GSK to buy 35Pharma for $950 million in CEO Miel’s second major deal
GSK has agreed to pay $950 million in cash for Canadian biotech 35Pharma, it said on Wednesday, marking the second major deal new CEO Luke Miels has struck to accelerate development of new medicines at the British...
LG Energy selling its 7.5% stake in lithium firm Liontown, term sheet shows
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution is selling its 7.5% stake, or shares worth at least A$419 million ($297.99 million), in Australian lithium producer Liontown in a block trade, according to a term sheet. The South...
Wondrlab in talks to acquire Madison World from Sam Balsara in Rs 1,000 crore deal
Marketing and digital network Wondrlab is in the final stages of acquiring homegrown advertising major Madison World from founder Sam Balsara for about ₹1,000 crore ($120 million), according to two people familiar with...
Graphics platform Canva acquires video ad startup Mango AI and animation company Cavalry
Canva, a graphic design and visual communication platform, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of UK-based 2D animation software company Cavalry and American video ad startup MangoAI, as it steps up its push into AI...
