Australia’s Star Entertainment said it had received a notice from Hong Kong’s Far East Consortium International and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises to terminate the deal to sell its 50% stake in its Queen’s...
Global M&A powered by larger deals in first half; bankers show appetite for megadeals
Mergers and acquisitions during the first half of this year were not what investment bankers had hoped for, but a burst of big deals in Asia and renewed optimism in U.S. markets could be paving the way for megadeals...
RTL buys Sky Deutschland in deal to take on US streaming giants
European broadcaster RTL Group said on Friday it would buy Sky Deutschland, in a deal that combines Sky’s sports and streaming offerings with RTL’s news and entertainment brands to create a business with 11...
Reinet Investments in talks to sell stake in UK insurer PIC
Luxembourg-based investment vehicle Reinet Investments said on Friday it was in talks for the potential disposal of its nearly 50% interest in UK insurer Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC). The firm did not provide...
Dutch watchdog clears DPG’s acquisition of RTL Nederland
Dutch competition watchdog ACM said on Friday it had cleared RTL Group’s sale of its Dutch subsidiary RTL Nederland to Belgium-based DPG Media, under conditions meant to protect the independence of involved news...
GE Vernova explores sale of Proficy software unit, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. power equipment maker GE Vernova is exploring the sale of its industrial software business, Proficy, in a deal that could fetch as much as $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported, on Friday, citing people familiar with...
Miami’s Brickell City Centre sold to Simon Property in up to $548.7 million deal
U.S.-based shopping mall owner Simon Property Group has acquired the parking and retail segments of Miami’s Brickell City Centre for up to $548.7 million from Swire Properties, the Hong Kong-listed company said on...
JetBlue’s second-largest investor will consider selling stake without changes
JetBlue Airways’ second-largest investor, Vladimir Galkin, is threatening to sell his near 10% stake in the struggling air carrier if the company’s cost-cutting plan and other broader efforts fail to turn...
DNOW to acquire MRC Global in $1.5 billion all-stock deal
Energy and industrial products supplier DNOW said on Thursday it would buy MRC Global in an all-stock deal valued at $1.5 billion, including debt. The combined company will operate over 350 service and distribution...
Italy’s Campari to sell Cinzano and Frattina brands for $117 million
Italian spirits group Campari has agreed to sell its historic Cinzano vermouth and its Frattina grappa brands to domestic rival Caffo Group 1915 for 100 million euros ($117 million), it said on Thursday. Founded in...
McDermott, Schulte partnerships vote to approve law firm merger
Partners at U.S. law firms McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel have voted to merge effective Aug. 1, the firms said in a joint statement on Thursday. The deal is set to create a 1,750-lawyer firm...
Unilever to pay $1.5 billion for men’s grooming brand Dr Squatch, FT reports
Unilever is paying $1.5 billion (1.09 billion pounds) to buy men’s personal care brand Dr Squatch from private-equity firm Summit Partners, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing sources. The deal was...
