British medical property owner REIT Assura has agreed to a 1.61-billion-pound ($2.06 billion) takeover bid from KKR and Stonepeak Partners, after rejecting a lower cash-and-stock proposal from peer Primary Health...
Thyssenkrupp explores exit options for materials trading unit, Bloomberg News reports
Germany’s ThyssenKrupp AG is exploring exit options for its materials trading subsidiary that could be valued at as much as 2 billion euros ($2.21 billion), Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people...
Crypto firm Ripple to buy prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion
Ripple said on Tuesday it will buy multi-asset prime broker Hidden Road in a $1.25 billion deal, making it one of the largest acquisitions by the crypto company. This is the second billion-dollar-plus deal involving a...
Infineon Technologies to buy Marvell’s auto ethernet business for $2.5 billion
German chipmaker Infineon Technologies said on Monday it would buy Marvell Technology’s automotive ethernet business for about $2.5 billion in cash, to expand its microcontroller segment. The automotive ethernet...
Peabody Energy reviews options for $3.78 billion deal for Anglo American’s assets
Peabody Energy said on Tuesday it was reviewing all options related to its $3.78 billion acquisition agreement with Anglo American for some of its Australian steelmaking coal assets after an ignition event at a mine...
Santander considers options for $8 billion stake in Polish unit, report says
Spain’s Santander is exploring options for its roughly $8 billion (7.3 billion euro) majority stake in its Polish unit, including a potential sale, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with...
UK’s Assura rejects £1.5 billion bid from PHP
British healthcare REIT Assura on Wednesday rejected the 1.5 billion pound ($1.9 billion) cash-and-stock takeover proposal from industry peer Primary Health Properties leaving a U.S. consortium as the remaining active...
Infineon Technologies to buy Marvell’s auto ethernet business for $2.5 billion
German chipmaker Infineon Technologies said on Monday it would buy Marvell Technology’s automotive ethernet business for about $2.5 billion in cash, to expand its microcontroller segment. The automotive ethernet...
US tariffs prompt 3i Group to delay pet food maker MPM’s sale, Bloomberg News reports
British private equity firm 3i Group Plc has put the sale process of pet food maker MPM on hold to assess the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people...
Trump orders fresh review of Nippon Steel’s bid for US Steel
President Donald Trump on Monday directed a U.S. national security panel to take a fresh look at Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel to help determine if “further action” is appropriate, raising hopes...
Paramount Global, Skydance Media merger deadline to get 90-day extension
Skydance Media and Paramount Global’s $8 billion merger would be automatically extended by 90 days after its deadline of April 7 under the terms of the companies’ agreement. Paramount’s controlling...
Oman’s Sohar International signals merger intent with Ahli Bank
Oman’s Sohar International Bank said on Monday it plans to explore a merger with smaller rival Ahli Bank SAOG, in a potential deal that would create a lender with around 11.1 billion Omani rials ($28.84 billion)...
