Mergers and acquisitions involving Israeli high-tech companies rose 44 percent to $7.2 billion in 2015, the highest level since 2006, but stock market listings were down as fewer companies chose to go public...
Nomura to Buy CIBC’s American Century Stake for $1 Billion
Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s biggest brokerage, agreed to pay about $1 billion for a 41 percent stake in U.S. money manager American Century Investments. The purchase from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is...
apan’s Recruit to Acquire Dutch Employment Firm USG People
Recruit Holdings Co. agreed to buy USG People NV of the Netherlands for 1.42 billion euros ($1.55 billion) as Japan’s biggest provider of temporary staff seeks to boost growth in Europe. Recruit will pay 17.50 euros...
China’s Record M&A Boom in Korea Furthers Xi’s New Economy Dream
Companies in China are buying their South Korean counterparts at a record pace, tapping into one of the world’s most innovative countries to accelerate President Xi Jinping’s push for an economy led by technology...
Evergrande Buys New World China Projects for $1.1 Billion
New World China Land Ltd. has signed an agreement to sell property projects in the Chinese cities of Guiyang and Chengdu to Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. for a total 7.3 billion yuan ($1.1 billion), New World China...
China Vanke Finds Investor Amid ‘Hostile Takeover’
China Vanke Co. said it has found a potential investor and is in talks with others as the managers of China’s biggest listed homebuilder wage a struggle for control against its largest shareholder. The company signed...
Julius Baer Seeks Deal With U.S. Next Week, Sonntagszeitung Says
Julius Baer Group Ltd., Switzerland’s third-largest wealth manager, may have to pay more than it anticipated to settle a case with the U.S. Justice Department over American offshore accounts, the Swiss newspaper...
Dell’s SecureWorks Files For IPO Amid Parent’s Takeover of EMC
SecureWorks Corp., the cybersecurity company owned by Dell Inc., filed for an initial public offering. The company filed with an initial size of $100 million, which is a placeholder amount used to calculate fees that...
Goldman Sachs Is Thinking Small to Target M&A Comeback in Japan
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cemented its position as the world’s premier mergers adviser this year by working on some of the biggest deals. In Japan, it wants to go small. In addition to advising on larger transactions...
Orkla Puts Acquisitions Ahead of Extra Payouts Amid Growth
Orkla ASA is putting its expansion over extra payouts to shareholders as it sells off assets to focus on branded consumer goods. The Norwegian maker of frozen pizza, confectionery and washing detergent is seeking to...
Bridgepoint Agrees to Buy 3i’s Element Materials Technology
Bridgepoint agreed to buy Element Materials Technology from 3i Group Plc, Britain’s oldest private-equity firm, and plans to grow the business further with acquisitions over the next five years. Element, which...
Delta to Buy Up to 40 Jets in Plan Once Tied to Union Vote
Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to add as many as 40 jetliners to refresh its fleet, reviving a plan that was scuttled earlier this year when pilots spurned a new contract agreement. “The opportunity was still on the...
