China’s market regulator has conditionally approved the acquisition of simulation software company Ansys by U.S. software firm Synopsys, the State Administration for Market Regulation said on Monday. The approval...
OraSure Technologies received takeover bid from industry entrepreneur, sources say
Prominent healthcare entrepreneur Ron Zwanziger approached medical device maker OraSure Technologies with a takeover offer, three people familiar with the matter said, in what would mark more consolidation in the...
Cognition AI to buy Windsurf, doubling down on AI-driven coding
Artificial intelligence startup Cognition AI on Monday agreed to acquire Windsurf, an integrated development environment platform, strengthening its position in the rapidly evolving enterprise software market. The deal...
Waters to buy Becton unit in a $17.5 billion deal amid tariff pressures
Lab equipment maker Waters Corp on Monday said it will buy a bioscience and diagnostics unit spun off from medtech provider Becton Dickinson in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $17.5 billion, expanding its scale...
Pension fund Previ sells stake in Brazil’s BRF ahead of Marfrig deal
Brazilian pension fund Previ said on Monday it sold its minority stake in Brazilian meat processor BRF for 1.9 billion reais ($340.31 million), ending a 31-year investment in the group, according to a statement on its...
Australia’s Abacus Storage King gets $1.43 billion sweetened offer, shares jump
Australian self-storage company Abacus Storage King said on Monday it had received a sweetened A$2.17 billion ($1.43 billion) takeover offer from a consortium of Ki Corp and Public Storage, sending its shares more than...
Australia’s Johns Lyng agrees to $725 million buyout, shares soar
Australian building services provider Johns Lyng Group said on Friday it agreed to be bought by investment firm Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) for an equity value of A$1.1 billion ($725 million), sending its shares to a...
Meta acquires voice AI startup PlayAI as it continues to add talent
Meta Platforms Inc. has completed a deal to acquire PlayAI, a small artificial intelligence startup focused on voice technology. The “entire PlayAI team” is set to join Meta next week, according to an internal memo that...
Apollo-Backed Legendary Weighs Acquisition of Lionsgate Studios
Legendary Entertainment LLC, the independent film and TV studio behind the Dune trilogy and A Minecraft Movie, is considering a takeover of Lionsgate Studios Corp., according to people familiar with the matter...
Skydance in early talks to acquire The Free Press, NYT reports
Skydance Media CEO David Ellison has held preliminary talks to acquire The Free Press, an online news outlet, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The news comes as Skydance is...
Trump blocks acquisition of equipment supplier Jupiter Systems by Hong Kong firm
President Donald Trump ordered the blocking of the acquisition of audiovisual equipment supplier Jupiter Systems by Hong Kong’s Suirui International after Suirui was found to be a national security risk, the U.S...
Australia’s Johns Lyng agrees to $725 million buyout, shares soar
Australian building services provider Johns Lyng Group said on Friday it agreed to be bought by investment firm Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) for an equity value of A$1.1 billion ($725 million), sending its shares to a...
