Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has built a sizable stake in Global Payments, less than three months after the financial technology company inked one of the year’s biggest acquisitions for...
Ireland’s Dalata Hotel Group agrees to 1.4 billion euro Scandinavian takeover
Scandinavian property companies Pandox AB and Eiendomsspar AS have agreed to buy Ireland’s largest hotel group Dalata for 1.4 billion euros ($1.64 billion), the companies said on Tuesday. Dalata, which operates 56...
Sino Biopharmaceutical to acquire LaNova Medicines for up to $951 million
Hong Kong-listed Sino Biopharmaceutical said on Tuesday it will buy the remaining 95.09% stake it does not hold in Shanghai-based LaNova Medicines for no more than $950.92 million. The acquisition of the cancer...
Societe Generale agrees to sell local unit to State of Cameroon
Societe Generale has agreed to sell its Cameroon subsidiary to the State of Cameroon, the France-based international banking group said on Tuesday. The sale of Societe Generale Cameroun, the value of which was not...
SLB’s ChampionX deal clears final hurdle with UK approval
Britain’s antitrust watchdog has cleared oilfield services firm SLB’s $8 billion acquisition of ChampionX after accepting commitments to address competition concerns, with the deal set to close on Wednesday...
Huntington Bancshares to buy Veritex in $1.9B all-stock deal, making bold Texas banking push amid U.S. reg
Huntington Bancshares to acquire Veritex Holdings in $1.9B all-stock deal, expands Texas presence- In a strategic move to expand its footprint in Texas, Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ: HBAN) has announced its plan to...
China grants conditional approval for Synopsys to acquire Ansys
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...
IFCI seeks government nod for consolidation of group companies
State-owned IFCI on Monday sought the government’s go-ahead for the consolidation of its various group entities, including the broking business. IFCI Limited (the consolidated entity) also proposed to remain as an...
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...
