Purell hand sanitizer maker GOJO Industries is exploring options including a full sale or offloading a minority stake, with any deal likely to value the privately-held company at close to $2 billion, according to people...
UK’s Spire Healthcare says reviewing options, including possible sale
British private hospital group Spire Healthcare said on Thursday it had initiated discussions with several parties to explore strategic options, including a potential sale of the company. The company said the review was...
EQT kicks off sale of Nordic broadband and data centre business, FT reports
Swedish private equity firm EQT has launched the sale of its Nordic digital infrastructure business GlobalConnect, at a potential valuation of 8 billion euros ($9.43 billion), the Financial Times reported on Friday...
Roche to acquire liver drug developer 89bio for up to $3.5 billion
Roche has agreed to buy U.S. biotech firm 89bio for up to $3.5 billion to strengthen its development pipeline of liver and cardiometabolic disease treatments, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday. The deal would help...
Glanbia to sell SlimFast US to Heartland Food Products group of US
Irish-based nutrition supplement maker Glanbia on Wednesday said it had agreed to sell its weight management brand SlimFast US to Heartland Food Products Group for an undisclosed sum. U.S.-based Heartland makes the...
ADNOC-led consortium pulls $18.7 billion bid for Australia’s Santos
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has withdrawn the $18.7 billion offer it led to buy Australian gas producer Santos after months of wrangling over valuation and terms. The move on Wednesday may slow down ADNOC’s...
Brazil’s antitrust watchdog approves acquisition of Wickbold by Bimbo
Brazil’s antitrust watchdog CADE unanimously approved on Wednesday the acquisition of local bakery group Wickbold by Mexico’s Bimbo, but imposed restrictions that include some asset divestitures. CADE...
Commodity trader ResInvest in talks to buy Uniper’s Datteln 4 power plant
Commodity trader and investment company ResInvest Group said it is in talks to buy Datteln 4, the 1 gigawatt coal-fired power plant Uniper must sell as part of the German utility’s government rescue in 2022...
Thyssenkrupp gets non-binding bid for steel unit from Jindal Steel International
Thyssenkrupp has received a non-binding bid for its steel unit from a division of Indian conglomerate Naveen Jindal Group, the German company said on Tuesday, the latest twist in the group’s years-long effort to...
Amazon ropes in Fay to offer dietitian services on telehealth platform
Amazon has teamed up with Fay to provide personalized, insurance-covered dietitian services through the e-commerce giant’s digital health platform, the nutrition care startup said on Tuesday. WHY IT’S...
GTCR to Acquire Zentiva in $4.8 Billion Deal
Private equity firm GTCR has agreed to acquire Czech generic drugmaker Zentiva from Advent International in a transaction valued at €4.1 billion ($4.8 billion), according to reports in the Financial Times. The deal...
California Resources to buy Berry Corp in $717 million deal amid regulatory shift
California Resources said on Monday it would buy rival Berry Corp, hoping to create a bigger, more cost-efficient oil and gas producer in the most populous U.S. state as it eases its stringent environmental regulations...
