Belgian bank KBC Groep said on Thursday it has reached a cash agreement to acquire 98.45% of 365.bank, in a deal valuing the Slovakia-based lender at 761 million euros ($852 million). KBC said the acquisition will help...
Stellantis chairman denies merger talks with Renault
Stellantis Chairman John Elkann on Thursday denied there was any truth to rumours that the company is in merger talks with fellow European automaker Renault. “We are not discussing any merger,” Elkann said...
Canadian oil producer Strathcona initiates $4.25 billion takeover bid for MEG Energy
Canadian oil and gas producer Strathcona said late Thursday it plans to launch a C$5.93 billion ($4.25 billion) takeover bid for peer MEG Energy, aiming to create the country’s fifth-largest oil producer. Strathcona...
Canadian oil and gas producer Strathcona sells Montney assets for $2.84 billion; acquires Hardisty terminal
Strathcona Resources has sold all of its Montney assets for about $2.84 billion and acquired Hardisty Rail Terminal as part of its “core area consolidation” strategy, the Canadian oil and gas producer said...
Databricks continues M&A spree, will buy Neon for $1 billion in AI-agent push
Databricks said on Wednesday it would buy database startup Neon in its latest deal valued at about $1 billion, aiming to strengthen its analytics platform with technology that can help businesses develop and use...
TenneT in talks with funds to sell up to $13 billion stake in German unit, sources say
State-owned Dutch power grid operator TenneT has kicked off talks with investors about the sale of a minority stake in its German division, four people familiar with the matter said, in what could become one of...
Bluebird bio receives higher upfront offer from PE firms Carlyle, SK Capital
Carlyle Group and SK Capital Partners increased their upfront offer to take over gene therapy maker Bluebird Bio, the companies said on Wednesday. Shares of bluebird bio jumped over 50% to $4.97 in early trading. The...
Aviva’s $4.9 billion Direct Line deal faces UK competition probe
Aviva’s bid to become Britain’s largest home and motor insurer via a 3.7 billion pound ($4.92 billion) takeover of smaller rival Direct Line suffered a potential snag on Wednesday, after Britain’s...
Dick’s Sporting Goods closes in on deal to buy rival Foot Locker, WSJ reports
Dick’s Sporting Goods was nearing a deal to buy rival footwear retailer Foot Locker for about $2.3 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The companies have...
Germany’s DHL to boost UK deliveries, takes minority stake in Apollo’s Evri
German postal services group DHL said on Wednesday it would buy a “significant” minority stake in private equity firm Apollo’s British parcel delivery business Evri, under a deal to merge it with its...
Carlyle nears deal to sell Italian premium brand Twinset, sources say
U.S. private equity group Carlyle Group is expected to clinch in the coming days an accord to sell Italian fashion brand Twinset to local investment firms Borletti Group and Quadrivio, two sources close to the matter...
UK to allow foreign states to own a 15% stake in newspapers
Britain plans to allow state-owned investors to own up to 15% of British newspaper publishers, the government said on Thursday, as part of media reforms that could end long-running uncertainty over ownership of the...
