General Atlantic LLC and Warburg Pincus LLC, two U.S. private equity firms, acquired a 49 percent stake in United Arab Emirates-based payments processing company Network International LLC. Emirates NBD, which...
Greencoat U.K. Wind Acquires Scottish Wind Farm for $128 Million
Greencoat U.K. Wind Plc, a London-based listed fund, bought the Stroupster wind farm in Scotland from BayWa r.e. Renewable Energy GmbH for 85 million pounds ($128 million). The onshore wind farm has a capacity of 30...
M&A Leaks Fall to Lowest in Six Years in Regulatory Crackdown
The number of times investors found out about takeovers before deal announcements fell to the lowest level in six years in 2014 as stronger regulation discouraged gossip, according to a report that examines suspicious...
ON Semiconductor to Buy Fairchild for $2.4 Billion in Cash
ON Semiconductor Corp. agreed to buy Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. for $2.4 billion, the latest in a spate of more than $90 billion of deals in the global chip industry in the past year as companies combine...
Pfizer Said Near Agreement to Buy Allergan in Biggest Deal
Pfizer Inc. is in advanced talks to buy Allergan Plc for as much as $380 per share, according to people familiar with the matter, valuing the Botox maker at as high as $150 billion in what would be the drug industry’s...
Pfizer Said Near Agreement to Buy Allergan in Biggest Deal
Pfizer Inc. is in advanced talks to buy Allergan Plc for as much as $380 per share, according to people familiar with the matter, valuing the Botox maker at as high as $150 billion in what would be the drug industry’s...
Billionaire Louis-Dreyfus to Weigh Selling a Stake in Firm
The billionaire who controls Louis Dreyfus Commodities BV is considering selling a minority stake in the trading house to external investors as she weighs options for financing the buyout of remaining family...
Piper Jaffray to Acquire Simmons for Energy Dealmaking Push
Piper Jaffray Cos., the investment bank founded in 1895, agreed to buy Simmons & Co. for dealmaking in the energy industry. Piper Jaffray will add more than 170 professionals offering merger-and-acquisition advice...
