Abu Dhabi state oil firm ADNOC has received the EU’s conditional greenlight for its 14.7 billion euro ($17 billion) bid for German chemicals company Covestro, the European Commission said on Friday. It said the...
Topgolf Callaway in talks to sell Topgolf unit for about $1 billion, source says
Golf-equipment maker Topgolf Callaway Brands is in talks to sell its Topgolf unit to private equity firm Leonard Green in a deal that could value the business at about $1 billion, a source familiar with the matter told...
Paramount Skydance to sell Chilevision to investor group
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it has agreed to sell its shares in the entities that control Chilean free-to-air TV channel Chilevision to Vytal Group. The sale is part of Paramount Skydance’s strategy to...
Union Pacific, Norfolk shareholders approve $85 billion merger
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern shareholders approved a deal to merge both railroad operators, the companies said on Friday. Over 99% of shareholders at both Union Pacific and Norfolk voted in favor of the $85...
Guatemala’s Castillo Hermanos buys US maker of SunnyD for $1.4 bln, top US official says
Guatemalan firm Castillo Hermanos acquired U.S.-based Harvest Hill, maker of beverages such as SunnyD, for $1.4 billion, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau announced on Friday on social media. Landau...
LKQ taps Bank of America to sell specialty parts business, sources say
Auto parts supplier LKQ is planning to sell Keystone Automotive Industries, its specialty parts division, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the company faces pressure from investors to sell some...
Repsol weighs merger of upstream unit with APA, Bloomberg News reports
Spain’s biggest refinery operator Repsol SA is considering a reverse merger of its upstream unit with potential partners, including U.S. energy producer APA, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people with...
Pfizer completes up to $10 billion acquisition of Metsera
Pfizer on Thursday closed its up to $10 billion acquisition of Metsera after winning shareholder approval, gaining a foothold in the fast-growing obesity market following a fierce bidding war with Novo Nordisk. The...
Pfizer slashes stake in COVID vaccine partner BioNTech
Pfizer Inc said on Thursday it sold a part of its stake in German drugmaker BioNTech SE, more than five years after both firms formed an alliance that yielded a vaccine to combat the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S...
Merck nearing deal for Cidara, FT reports
Merck is closing in on a deal to buy Cidara Therapeutics in a deal valuing the biotechnology company at a premium to its $3.3 billion market capitalization, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The deal could be...
BP in active talks with Stonepeak over Castrol sale, sources say
BP is in active negotiations with investment firm Stonepeak over the sale of its Castrol lubricants unit, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, in what would be a major step in meeting the energy...
Dayforce shareholders back Thoma Bravo’s $12.3 billion take-private deal
Dayforce said that it has received an overwhelmingly positive stockholder vote for a proposed $12.3 billion buyout of the HR software provider by Thoma Bravo, a month after its largest shareholder said it would vote...
