Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Capital will take CI Financial private in a C$12.1 billion ($8.66 billion) all-cash deal, including debt, the Canadian asset and wealth manager said on Monday. Shares of CI Financial jumped...
Italy’s Bending Spoons to take Brightcove private in $233 mln deal
Cloud-based streaming platform Brightcove said on Monday Bending Spoons will buy the company in a transaction valued at about $233 million, adding to a string of deals by the Italian tech firm as it looks to bolster its...
Blackstone to buy pipeline stakes from EQT for $3.5 billion
Natural gas producer EQT said on Monday that alternative asset manager Blackstone would buy minority stakes in some of its pipelines for $3.5 billion in cash through a joint venture. The sale would help EQT, one of the...
French government offers to buy Atos’ advanced computing activities
French IT firm Atos has entered negotiations with the government over the potential acquisition of its advanced computing activities for an enterprise value of 500 million euros ($524 million), it said on Monday. Atos...
Pipeline operator ONEOK to buy remaining shares of EnLink in $4.3 bln deal
Pipeline operator ONEOK said on Sunday it would buy the remaining shares of peer EnLink Midstream for $4.3 billion in an all-stock deal, boosting its presence in the Permian Basin amid increased consolidation in the U.S...
UK former finance minister Zahawi, billionaire Mansour join bid for Telegraph, FT reports
British former finance minister Nadhim Zahawi and British-Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour are in advanced discussions to join a U.S.-led consortium seeking to acquire the Telegraph, the Financial Times reported on...
Saudi Aramco unit in talks to invest $1 billion in US software maker Mavenir, sources say
Saudi Aramco’s digital arm is in talks to take a significant minority stake in Mavenir, in a deal that is likely to value the U.S. telecommunications software maker at about $3 billion, people familiar with the...
Novo Holdings set to win EU nod for $16.5 bln Catalent deal, source says
Novo Holdings is set to gain unconditional EU antitrust approval for its planned $16.5 billion takeover of U.S. contract drug maker Catalent, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday, clearing a key...
Honeywell to sell personal protective equipment business for $1.33 billion
Honeywell will sell its personal protective equipment business to Protective Industrial Products for about $1.33 billion in cash, it said on Friday, further streamlining its business. A potential sale of the PPE...
SOLIZE Corporation Expands Global Footprint with Acquisition of SiM24
SOLIZE Corporation, a global leader in Transformative solutions for Digital Engineering and Manufacturing, today announced the strategic acquisition of SiM24, a renowned Japanese company specializing in advanced...
DirecTV terminates Dish deal over failed debt swap
U.S. satellite TV provider DirecTV said on Thursday it had terminated its agreement to acquire Echostar’s satellite television business, which includes rival Dish TV, over a failed debt-exchange offer. The deal...
Couche-Tard chairman says no hostile takeover bid for Seven & i, Nikkei reports
Alimentation Couche-Tard is not considering a hostile takeover bid for Japan’s Seven & i, the Nikkei business daily quoted the Canadian suitor’s chairman and co-founder, Alain Bouchard, as saying. In an...
