Barclays has been exploring a potential acquisition of Evelyn Partners, one of Britain’s largest wealth managers, and is expected to place a bid next week, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters...
Robinhood to enter Indonesia with brokerage, crypto trader acquisition
Robinhood Markets will acquire Indonesian brokerage firm Buana Capital Sekuritas and licensed digital asset trader Pedagang Aset Kripto, marking the retail trading platform’s entry into one of Southeast...
Brookfield, GIC near binding offer for National Storage, Bloomberg News reports
Brookfield Asset Management and Singapore’s GIC are nearing a binding offer for National Storage REIT in a deal that may value the Sydney-listed company at about 4 billion Australian dollars ($2.65 billion), Bloomberg...
AB InBev to acquire 85% stake in beverage maker BeatBox for $490 million
Anheuser-Busch InBev on Friday said it plans to acquire a majority stake in the U.S.-based ready-to-drink beverage brand BeatBox for about $490 million. The deal would give Anheuser-Busch ownership of 85% of the...
UK’s Telecom Plus eyes acquisition of Ovo’s retail energy unit, FT reports
Utility group Telecom Plus Plc is in talks to acquire the retail energy business of UK energy supplier Ovo, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The business could be worth...
Owner of NYC’s Fordham Landing Housing Project Files Bankruptcy
The owner of Fordham Landing, a major housing development in the Bronx that’s attracted state investment, has filed bankruptcy to halt a foreclosure sale. Dynamic Star LLC and related corporate entities that own equity...
Netflix enters exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros Discovery studio and streaming service, Bloomberg News reporter says
Netflix has entered exclusive talks with Warner Bros Discovery to acquire its studio and streaming service, a Bloomberg News reporter said in a post on X. Netflix has emerged as the top bidder for Warner Bros Discovery...
Big Yellow Group terminates deal talks with Blackstone
British self-storage company Big Yellow Group said on Thursday that there was no basis of continuing discussions with Blackstone on a potential deal. The decision came after Blackstone informed Big Yellow of a possible...
ITT in advanced talks for over $4.5 billion SPX Flow deal, Bloomberg News reports
Connecticut-based ITT Inc is in advanced talks to buy Lone Star’s SPX Flow in a transaction valuing the industrial equipment manufacturer at more than $4.5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing...
Turkey’s Paribu buys majority stake in Bahrain’s CoinMENA, valuing it at up to $240 mln
Turkish digital asset platform Paribu said on Friday it acquired a majority stake in the Bahrain and Dubai-based cryptocurrency platform CoinMENA in a transaction valuing the company at up to $240 million. The...
European Rearmament Bank seeks merger with JPMorgan-backed rival multilateral lender
European Rearmament Bank (ERB), an initiative to create a state-backed lender for defence amid the region’s worst conflict since World War Two, has proposed merging with a JPMorgan-backed rival to appeal to...
OpenAI agrees to acquire AI startup Neptune to boost model training capabilities
OpenAI has agreed to acquire Neptune, a startup that provides tools that help companies track their AI model training, the ChatGPT maker said on Wednesday. While OpenAI did not disclose the financial terms of the deal...
