Payments firm Fiserv has held talks with U.S. banks, including JPMorgan and Bank of America to sell its payments infrastructure business that handles debit card transactions, a source familiar with the matter said on...
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Solstice buys Element Solutions in $14.5 billion deal, sharpens focus on AI market
Honeywell spinoff Solstice Advanced Materials said it will buy peer specialty chemical company Element Solutions in a $14.5 billion deal, as it seeks to capitalize on growing demand from AI data centers and the chip...
Vista Equity, Quinti Capital offer to buy French adtech firm Criteo, sources say
Vista Equity Partners and investment firm Quinti Capital have offered to acquire French advertising-technology company Criteo, two sources familiar with the matter said Monday. The firms submitted an offer last week...
Private equity firm EQT to buy Australian parking tech provider Orikan
Sweden-based investment firm EQT said on Monday it will buy Melbourne-based parking and compliance technology provider Orikan, extending a run of regional deals. Here are some details: EQT said the acquisition will...
Blackstone, CVC and MUFG among bidders for stake in Vietnam’s MoMo, sources say
Blackstone, CVC Capital Partners and Japan’s MUFG are among bidders for a stake in Vietnamese fintech firm MoMo as it presses ahead with a partial sale, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said...
Vivendi hit with additional EU antitrust charges over Lagardere deal
Vivendi was hit with additional EU antitrust charges on Friday related to its 2023 acquisition of publisher Lagardere as regulators strengthened their case that could lead to a hefty fine for the French media...
Toyota and Daimler to cut Archion stakes, selling shares worth up to $1.87 billion, Nikkei says
Toyota Motor and Daimler Truck will reduce their stakes in truckmaker Archion this month, selling shares worth 200 billion to 300 billion yen ($1.24 billion to $1.87 billion), the Nikkei daily business reported on...
Novartis to acquire UK-based Myricx Bio for up to $1.5 billion
Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Monday it had agreed to pay up to $1.5 billion for U.K.-based biotechnology firm Myricx Bio in a deal expected to close in the second half of 2026. In a statement, Novartis said it...
Lockheed Martin leads race for Advent’s Ultra Maritime in $3.5 billion deal, FT reports
Lockheed Martin is leading the race to acquire Ultra Maritime, owned by private-equity firm Advent International, in a deal that could value the naval defence business at about $3.5 billion, the Financial Times...
Australia orders in-depth review of Exxon-opposed Subsea7-Saipem merger
An Australian watchdog said on Friday the proposed merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem will proceed to a Phase 2 review, citing concerns that a deal could trim competition in domestic offshore oil and...
Yara buys Texas ammonia plant for $1.3 billion
Norwegian fertiliser maker Yara said on Thursday its subsidiary had agreed to buy Gulf Coast Ammonia’s production plant in Texas from GCA Holdings LLC for $1.3 billion. The deal follows Yara’s decision...
SoftBank’s LY, Bain raise Kakaku bid again with $4.1 bln valuation
SoftBank’s LY Corp and Bain Capital have again raised their bid for Kakaku.com, valuing the Japanese price-comparison website operator at 670 billion yen ($4.12 billion) and widening the gap over a rival offer...
