ConocoPhillips will sell its Anadarko Basin assets for $1.3 billion, the company said on Thursday, as it sheds non-core acreage following the Marathon Oil acquisition to reduce debt and focus on higher-margin basins...
IFX Payments’ Argentex takeover deal terminated
The previously announced acquisition of Britain’s Argentex by cross-border payments provider IFX Payments has been terminated after the currency risk management business entered administration last month, the...
Ripple to buy stablecoin platform Rail for $200 million
Ripple will buy stablecoin payments platform Rail for $200 million, the company said on Thursday, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law that raised expectations cryptocurrency tokens are about to enter...
UnitedHealth to sell off 164 locations to settle US challenge to Amedisys deal
UnitedHealth Group has agreed to sell off 164 hospice and home health locations to resolve U.S. antitrust concerns over its $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. The Justice...
Cosco seeks at least 20% stake in $23 billion Panama Canal ports deal, FT reports
China’s state-owned shipping giant Cosco aims to secure at least 20%-30% stake in a $23 billion ports deal involving strategic assets in the Panama Canal, as Beijing moves to renegotiate the terms of a sale...
Blackstone clinches $6.5 billion Enverus deal
Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, has agreed to buy energy data and analytics provider Enverus, it said in a statement on Wednesday, as dealmaking in the private equity sector shows signs...
MasterBrand, American Woodmark to merge in $3.6 billion cabinetry deal
U.S. cabinetry manufacturers MasterBrand Inc and American Woodmark Corp said on Wednesday they will merge in an all-stock deal, creating a company worth $3.6 billion, including debt, amid consolidation in the highly...
Novartis weighs deal for biotech Avidity Biosciences, FT reports
Swiss drugmaker Novartis has approached U.S. biotech Avidity Biosciences for a potential takeover offer, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Avidity rose 23% to...
Western Midstream to buy Aris Water for $1.5 billion
Western Midstream Partners said on Wednesday it will acquire Aris Water Solutions in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.5 billion as it aims to diversify operations in the Permian Basin. Shares of Aris Water...
Sabadell shareholders approve TSB sale, $2.9 billion special dividend
Sabadell shareholders on Wednesday unanimously approved the sale of its TSB business in Britain to Santander, which analysts see as a defensive move against BBVA’s hostile takeover bid. The shareholders also...
UK watchdog clears Omnicom’s $13.25 billion deal to buy Interpublic
Britain’s competition regulator said on Wednesday it would not refer the merger between Omnicom and Interpublic to an in-depth phase 2 probe, clearing the way for the creation of the world’s largest...
TotalEnergies sells 45% stake in Argentina oil and gas blocks to YPF for $500 million
TotalEnergies said on Wednesday that its affiliate Total Austral had agreed to sell its 45% interest in two unconventional oil and gas blocks to Argentina’s YPF. The deal has been valued at $500 million...
