Britain’s Schroders is being taken over by U.S. asset manager Nuveen for 9.9 billion pounds ($13.5 billion), in one of Europe’s largest ever fund manager deals that spells the end of independence for the 222...
Platinum Equity to sell waste management firm Urbaser to Blackstone, EQT for $6.6 billion
Privately-held Platinum Equity has agreed to sell Spanish waste management company Urbaser to Blackstone and EQT for $6.6 billion, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Platinum Equity will retain ownership of...
Deutsche Boerse to buy General Atlantic’s stake in ISS STOXX for $1.31 billion
German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse said on Wednesday it will buy General Atlantic’s remaining 20% stake in data, analytics, and index provider ISS STOXX for 1.1 billion euros ($1.31 billion). Deutsche Boerse...
Jacobs’ QXO to buy Kodiak for $2.25 billion, taking aim at Home Depot and Lowe’s, sources say
Building-products distributor QXO, led by billionaire dealmaker Brad Jacobs, has agreed to buy smaller private distributor Kodiak Building Partners for about $2.25 billion, according to two people with direct knowledge...
Zenyum, MakeO Toothsi to merge, creating Asian consumer dental group
Singapore-based consumer dental firm Zenyum and India’s MakeO Toothsi said on Wednesday that they were planning to merge, aiming to create what they called Asia’s leading consumer dental company spanning...
Clear Channel Outdoor to be acquired by Mubadala Capital, TWG in $6.2 bln deal
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings said on Monday it had agreed to be acquired by Mubadala Capital, in partnership with TWG Global, in a deal valuing the U.S. billboard operator at $6.2 billion. Under the terms of the...
Telefonica sells Chile unit to NJJ, Millicom for $1.2 billion
Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica said on Tuesday it has sold its mobile unit in Chile to French holding company NJJ and Luxembourg-based Millicom, both owned by billionaire Xavier Niel, in line with Telefonica’s...
TotalEnergies takes over 100% of Zeeland refinery from co-owner Lukoil, sources say
French oil major TotalEnergies has taken full ownership of the Zeeland refinery in the Netherlands, re-acquiring the remaining 45% stake owned by Russia’s Lukoil, two sources with knowledge of the matter told...
Google secures EU antitrust approval for $32 billion Wiz acquisition
Alphabet’s Google gained unconditional EU antitrust approval on Tuesday for its $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz, its biggest ever deal, after regulators said the deal would not raise any...
NatWest to buy Evelyn Partners in $3.68 billion bid to break crowded wealth market
NatWest Group has agreed to buy one of Britain’s largest wealth managers, Evelyn Partners, for 2.7 billion pounds ($3.68 billion), including debt, in a bid to expand its wealth management business, the British...
Transocean to buy Valaris for $5.8 billion, expanding global offshore rig fleet
Oilfield services firm Transocean said on Monday it would acquire peer Valaris in an all-stock deal valued at $5.8 billion, expanding its exposure across deepwater, harsh-environment and shallow-water basins worldwide...
China regulator approves Blackstone, TPG acquisition of medtech firm Hologic
China has approved private equity firms Blackstone and TPG’s acquisition of medical diagnostics firm Hologic, according to a list of deal approvals from the country’s market regulator released on Tuesday...
