Bain Capital has finalised plans to acquire FineToday Holdings, the Japanese personal-care company behind the Tsubaki shampoo brand, in a deal expected to be worth around 200 billion yen ($1.29 billion), Nikkei reported...
Winston & Strawn, Taylor Wessing partners approve transatlantic law firm merger
Partners at Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing have formally approved their anticipated merger, the law firms said on Friday, setting the stage for the legal industry’s latest major transatlantic combination...
UK’s Pinewood surges on $792 million deal talks with Apax Partners
Britain’s Pinewood Technologies surged as much as 28% on Friday after the automotive service provider said it was set to agree a 575.5 million pounds ($792.06 million) deal with Apax Partners if the private equity...
US Carlyle Group agrees to buy Lukoil’s global assets after sanctions pressure
U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group has agreed to an initial deal to buy most of Lukoil’s foreign assets, which Russia’s second-largest oil company is being forced to sell because of U.S. sanctions. The...
Bertelsmann’s BMG weighs possible acquisition of Concord, Bloomberg News reports
German media group Bertelsmann’s BMG Rights Management is considering a cash-and-stock offer for music company Concord in a deal that could be valued as high as $7 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday...
Chinalco, Rio Tinto buy control of Brazilian aluminium firm CBA for $904 million
Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco) and Rio Tinto agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio for 4.69 billion reais ($903.61 million), the firms said on Thursday. Together, the...
Russia sells Moscow’s nationalised Domodedovo airport to Sheremetyevo subsidiary
Russia has sold one of the country’s largest and most modern airports, Moscow’s Domodedovo, to a subsidiary of another Moscow airport, Sheremetyevo, for 66 billion roubles ($869 million), a Russian state...
US shale producers Coterra, Devon in advanced talks to merge, source says
U.S. shale producers Coterra Energy and Devon Energy could announce an agreement to merge as soon as next week, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. A possible combination would rank among the largest...
Prosperity Bancshares bolsters Texas presence with $2 billion Stellar Bancorp buy
Prosperity Bancshares will buy rival Stellar Bancorp in a $2 billion cash-and-stock deal, the banks said on Wednesday, creating a mega Texas-focused lender and highlighting rapid consolidation among U.S. regional...
Deutsche Bank, DWS eye stake in Fosun-controlled firm, Bloomberg News reports
Deutsche Bank AG and its asset management arm DWS Group are weighing a move to inject fresh capital in exchange for a significant minority stake in Fosun International-controlled life insurance consolidator Frankfurter...
Shipping group CMA CGM to form port joint venture with Stonepeak
French shipping group CMA CGM and U.S. investment firm Stonepeak have agreed to create a joint venture valued at nearly $10 billion to operate and invest in port terminals, including in the United States, the...
C3.AI in talks to merge with software company Automation Anywhere, The Information reports
Enterprise artificial intelligence software provider C3.AI is in talks to merge with software company Automation Anywhere, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. If the deal...
