Novo Holdings on Friday gained unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $16.5 bln acquisition of U.S. contract drug maker Catalent after EU regulators said they did not see any competition issues. Novo Holdings, the...
Ad giants Omnicom and Interpublic in merger talks, WSJ reports
Advertising and marketing conglomerate Omnicom Group is in advanced talks to acquire Interpublic Group in an all-stock deal that would value Interpublic between $13 billion and $14 billion, excluding debt, the Wall...
Britain approves $19 billion Vodafone-Three mobile merger
Britain on Thursday approved the $19 billion merger between Vodafone UK and Hutchison’s Three UK to create the country’s biggest mobile operator and reduce the number of networks to three from four. The...
Slim Jim maker Conagra exploring sale of Chef Boyardee, sources say
Conagra Brands, the maker of Slim Jim beef jerky and Healthy Choice frozen meals, is looking to sell its popular canned pasta brand Chef Boyardee, according to people familiar with the matter. The Chicago, Illinois...
Aviva sweetens Direct Line bid to $4.33 billion, Bloomberg News reports
Insurance company Aviva has sweetened its bid for UK’s Direct Line to about 3.4 billion pounds ($4.33 billion), or 261 pence per share, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter...
Fraport to sell stake in St. Petersburg airport to Middle Eastern investor
German airport operator Fraport on Thursday said it is close to completing the sale of its 25% stake in St. Petersburg airport Pulkovo to Middle East-based investor Orbit Aviation LLC. The proceeds from the deal, which...
CyberProof Acquires Interpres Security to Bolster Its Cybersecurity Portfolio
CyberProof Inc., a UST company, announced today the acquisition of Interpres Security, a Gartner-recognized vendor in Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) and Automated Security Control Assessments (ASCA). This...
Insight Partners sells $2 bln stake in data firm Veeam at $15 bln valuation
U.S. private equity firm Insight Partners has sold a $2 billion stake in cloud data company Veeam Software in a secondary sale valuing the firm at $15 billion, it said on Wednesday. Veeam, a former Swiss firm now...
Novavax to sell Czech manufacturing unit to Novo Nordisk for $200 million
U.S.-based vaccine maker Novavax said on Wednesday it will sell its manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic to Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk for $200 million and use the proceeds for its vaccine pipeline. Novavax...
General Atlantic to buy UK’s Learning Technologies for $1 bln
U.S. private equity firm General Atlantic has struck a deal to buy Learning Technologies Group (LTG) for 802.4 million pounds ($1 billion), betting on rising training requirements for large corporations as they adapt to...
Russia approves $320 mln sale of Carlsberg assets to local businessmen, document shows
Russia’s government has approved the sale of Danish brewer Carlsberg’s assets in Russia to VG Invest, a local firm with links to brewery holdings, for 34 billion roubles ($320.75 million), a government...
TotalEnergies set to acquire renewable energy firm VSB Group for $2.1 bn amid Adani investment halt
Global energy giant TotalEnergies SE is close to acquiring VSB Group from private equity firm Partners Group Holding AG in a deal that values VSB at nearly $2.1 billion, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, December 3, citing...
