Spanish gambling group Codere has hired Jefferies and Macquarie Capital to advise on the company’s imminent sale that could value it at more than 2 billion euros ($2.32 billion), newspaper Expansion reported on...
Germany’s Henkel nears deal for hair care brand Olaplex, Bloomberg News reports
Germany’s Henkel is in advanced talks to buy U.S. hair care brand Olaplex in a deal that would value the company at about $2 per share, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Here are some...
KKR-backed OHB taps banks for share sale, Bloomberg News reports
German satellite maker OHB is working on a share sale, potentially allowing minority investor KKR to reduce its stake, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. A deal could value OHB at slightly above its market value...
KKR to acquire Nothing Bundt Cakes for over $2 billion, source says
U.S. private equity firm KKR has struck a deal to acquire bakery chain Nothing Bundt Cakes from Roark Capital for over $2 billion, including debt, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The...
NatWest to sell HR consultancy unit Mentor in streamlining push
NatWest is selling its human resources advisory business Mentor to private equity-backed Empowering People Group, the British lender said on Wednesday, as it streamlines operations to focus on core banking and wealth...
Estee Lauder in talks to acquire Puig to create beauty giant
Estee Lauder said it’s in talks to buy Puig Brands in a deal that would create a cosmetics giant with about $20 billion in annual sales. The companies declined to offer details on the terms. Puig, based in Spain...
China bars Manus co-founders from leaving country as it reviews sale to Meta, FT reports
China has restricted two co-founders of artificial intelligence startup Manus from leaving the country as regulators review whether Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of the firm violated investment rules, the...
Victory Capital abandons Janus Henderson bid, clearing path for Trian-led deal
Victory Capital said on Tuesday it had withdrawn its roughly $8.6 billion proposal to buy Janus Henderson, exiting a drawn-out bidding war hours after Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst...
Capricorn Energy confirms Dragon Oil’s proposal for Western Desert assets
Oil producer Capricorn Energy confirmed on Tuesday that it had received multiple proposals from Dragon Oil for the potential acquisition of its Western Desert assets. Capricorn did not disclose the proposed terms...
Australia’s Pepper Money knocks down $706 million takeover bid, cites execution issues
Australia’s Pepper Money said on Wednesday it has rejected the takeover proposal from Challenger as the offer was not “reasonably capable of execution”, a week after the bidders lowered the price...
Merck nears $6 billion acquisition of Terns Pharma to boost cancer portfolio, FT reports
Pharmaceutical company Merck is nearing a roughly $6 billion all-cash deal to acquire biotech firm Terns Pharma, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The potential...
Hungary’s MOL has U.S. approval to continue NIS acquisition talks
Hungary’s MOL said it received U.S. approval to continue negotiations regarding the acquisition of a majority stake in Serbia’s NIS refinery, with the deadline for negotiations extended until May 22. In...
