British convenience food manufacturer Greencore has increased its bid for rival Bakkavor Group, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Bakkavor, which operates in Britain, China and the United States, has...
UK’s Ithaca Energy to acquire Japex’s North Sea business for $193 million
Ithaca Energy said on Tuesday it would acquire Japan Petroleum Exploration’s (Japex) UK unit for $193 million, as it seeks to become one of the biggest independent North Sea energy companies. Ithaca will take on...
PE firm Clearlake to buy Dun & Bradstreet for $4.1 billion in cash
Dun & Bradstreet has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Clearlake Capital for $4.1 billion, the data and analytics provider said on Monday, putting an end to its second stint as a public company after its...
DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy as demand dries up
23andMe on Sunday filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. after struggling with weak demand for its ancestry testing kits and a 2023 data breach that damaged its reputation. The company’s shares fell 50% to 88 cents in...
Roper Technologies to buy healthcare tech firm CentralReach for $1.65 billion
Roper Technologies agreed to acquire healthcare technology company CentralReach from Insight Partners for about $1.65 billion, the software company said on Monday. The acquisition, which follows Roper’s purchase...
Italy’s Banco BPM secures over 50% of Anima as Caltagirone tenders stake
Italy’s Banco BPM has secured more than half of the capital of Anima Holding in its bid for the fund manager, Reuters calculations showed on Monday, thanks to the stake tendered by a leading Anima investor...
Brazilian airline Gol ties up $1.25 billion financing in Chapter 11 exit bid
Brazilian airline Gol said on Monday it had struck a deal with investors in which they would purchase up to $1.25 billion in debt instruments, a key step toward the carrier’s exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Tullow Oil to sell Gabon assets for $300 million
Tullow Oil has signed an agreement with Gabon Oil Company to sell its entire working interests in Gabon for $300 million in cash, the London-listed company said on Monday, as it looks to reduce its debt burden. The West...
James Hardie offers $8.8 billion for US building products maker AZEK
Fibre-cement maker James Hardie Industries agreed to buy U.S. artificial decking maker AZEK for $8.75 billion including debt, seizing on a downturn in the American home building market to expand its offer beyond...
Wood Group to extend deadline on deal talks with Dubai’s Sidara, FT reports
British oilfield services and engineering firm Wood Group has agreed to extend a deadline for talks with Dubai-based Sidara for a possible takeover offer after a failed attempt six months ago, the Financial Times...
TOMS Capital pushes for Kenvue sale, Bloomberg News reports
Investment firm TOMS Capital Investment Management has amassed a stake in the Band-Aid maker Kenvue and is pushing the company to consider a full sale or separation of some assets, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday...
DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy to sell itself; CEO leaves after failed bids
Genetic testing firm 23andMe said on Sunday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. to help the $50 million company sell itself and that CEO Anne Wojcicki had resigned after multiple failed takeover...
