French oil major TotalEnergies on Tuesday said that it is selling a 50% stake in a 270 megawatt portfolio of French wind and solar assets to investment fund manager Eiffel Investment Group. The transaction values the...
UK competition watchdog to probe Subsea 7-Saipem merger
Britain’s competition regulator said on Tuesday it has started a probe into the merger between Norway’s Subsea 7 and Italy’s Saipem for probable competition concerns in the energy services sector. The...
Prada gets EU approval for Versace acquisition
The European Commission said on Tuesday it has given its green light to the acquisition of fashion group Versace by Italy’s Prada. Earlier this year Prada struck a $1.38 billion deal to buy smaller rival Versace...
Genmab to buy Dutch cancer drugmaker Merus for $8 billion
Denmark’s Genmab has agreed to acquire Merus NV, a Nasdaq-listed Dutch biotech firm developing a head-and-neck cancer drug, for $8 billion in cash, the two companies said in a statement on Monday. The planned...
Alibaba in talks to acquire Hong Kong office in $900 million deal
Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is in talks to buy the upper 13 floors of One Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, in a deal worth about HK$7 billion ($900 million), the Hong Kong Economic Times reported, citing...
Veritas-Backed Software Provider Anthology Files for Bankruptcy
Anthology Inc., the Veritas Capital-backed education-software provider, sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US after a failed attempt to sell the company or parts of the business outside of court protection...
Activist Irenic builds stake in Workiva, pushes for board seats
Irenic Capital Management built a sizable stake in Workiva, arguing the financial reporting software maker needs to improve its operating efficiency, refresh its board and consider a potential sale. Irenic owns roughly...
‘Battlefield’ maker Electronic Arts to go private in record-setting $55 billion LBO
Videogame developer Electronic Arts has agreed to sell itself to a group of private investors in a deal that values the maker of “Battlefield” and “Madden NFL” at $55 billion, which if completed...
Ares Management to acquire Meade Pipeline for $1.1 billion
Ares Management said on Monday its infrastructure funds have bought Meade Pipeline for about $1.1 billion, adding a key natural gas asset to its U.S. energy business as demand for power and gas surges. The investment...
Elliott explores options for British data centre firm Ark, sources say
Elliott Investment Management is exploring strategic options for its UK-based Ark Data Centres in a possible sale that could fetch more than 3 billion pounds ($4.00 billion), according to two people with knowledge of...
Verizon in talks to buy EchoStar wireless spectrum, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. telecom company Verizon Communications is in discussions with EchoStar about purchasing some of its wireless spectrum, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The discussions...
Trump signs order declaring TikTok sale ready and values it at $14 billion
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell Chinese-owned TikTok’s U.S. operations to U.S. and global investors will address the national security requirements in a...
