Olaplex Holdings has drawn a takeover offer from Germany’s consumer goods maker Henkel, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of the U.S. hair care products maker...
Japan’s Marubeni buys British sportswear brand Gola
Marubeni has purchased British sportswear brand Gola, the Japanese conglomerate said on Wednesday, as it seeks to tap into growing global demand for retro training shoes and sneakers. Marubeni unit Marubeni Consumer...
Galp, Moeve in talks to merge refining, fuel retail businesses into European giant
Portuguese energy firm Galp and private equity-backed Moeve are in talks to combine their refining, chemicals and fuel retail businesses, they said on Thursday, in a deal that, if successful, would create one of...
KKR to buy sports investor Arctos at $1 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reports
Global investment firm KKR has agreed to acquire Arctos Partners in a deal that values the sports-focused private equity firm at about $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the...
Mobileye to acquire humanoid robotics startup Mentee for $900 million
Mobileye Global on Tuesday said it would acquire humanoid robotics startup Mentee Robotics for about $900 million, as the Israeli self-driving technology firm bets on what it sees as the next frontier of artificial...
Lilly in talks to buy Ventyx Biosciences for more than $1 billion, WSJ reports
Eli Lilly is in advanced talks to buy Ventyx Biosciences for more than $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Ventyx surged more than 50% in extended...
Staar Surgical to reject Alcon takeover bid after failing to win shareholder backing
STAAR Surgical said on Tuesday it plans to terminate its merger agreement with Swiss eyecare giant Alcon after failing to secure enough shareholder votes to approve the deal, sending its shares down more than 12%. The...
Marvell to buy networking equipment firm XConn in $540 million deal amid AI infrastructure push
Marvell Technology said on Tuesday it will buy networking equipment provider XConn Technologies in a deal worth about $540 million, as the chipmaker doubles down on data center hardware amid a race to expand artificial...
Comerica shareholders approve $10.9 billion deal with Fifth Third Bancorp
Comerica shareholders on Tuesday approved a $10.9 billion sale to larger rival Fifth Third Bancorp, the two companies said, ignoring an activist hedge fund’s calls to block the deal after having initially urged...
TPG Capital nearing acquisition of 30%-40% stake in IIFL Capital Services, ET reports
TPG Capital is closing in on a deal to acquire a 30% to 40% stake in India’s IIFL Capital Services, potentially becoming the single largest shareholder in the company, local newspaper Economic Times reported on...
Holcim acquires French precast concrete maker Alkern
Holcim on Tuesday said it had completed the purchase of French precast concrete maker Alkern, the latest acquisition by the Swiss building materials maker. Alkern, which employs 1,000 people and has more than 50...
TPG buys majority stake in Quarterra from homebuilder Lennar, commits additional $1 billion
Asset management firm TPG has acquired a majority interest in homebuilder Lennar’s multifamily development and investment management platform and committed an additional $1 billion for the business, the companies...
