US-based telecommunications company Sprint is eyeing the purchase of rival T-Mobile USA next year in a deal worth $20 billion, according to sources cited in a report by The Wall Street Journal.
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Dalmore could tip Whyte & Mackay sale price over £450M - sources
United Spirits could raise as much as £675 million ($1.1 billion) in the sale of Whyte & Mackay Scotch if it will include single malt Dalmore. Sources estimate that Whyte & Mackay's exit, excluding Dalmore, is worth £450 million.
Asia-Pacific M&A deals plunge to lowest since 2009- report
A report said merger and acquisition transactions fell in the Asia-Pacific region caused by a slowing in the energy and raw materials sectors.
Ikaria receives final takeover bids from private equity firms
Pharmaceutical company Ikaria Inc. is seeking an exit reportedly worth $2 billion. Private equity firms American Securities LLC, GTCR LLC and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC have tendered their bids to acquire the American specialty drug manufacturer.
Two investors vie for minority stake in Italian luxury brand Versace
Italy's state backed Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI) and private equity firm CCMP Capital are leading the race to secure a minority stake in Italian luxury goods group Versace.
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Chemical firm FMC Corp inked a deal to sell its Peroxygens business to the private investment unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co, One Equity Partners, for a price tag of $200 million.
Maryland-based private equity firm American Capital divested DelStar Inc, together with subsidiary DelStar Technologies Inc to SWM for $97 million. The buyer is SWM International.
Louisiana-based big utility Entergy Corp ended its plans to transfer its high-voltage power lines to independent electricity transmission firm ITC Holdings Corp after Mississippi regulators rejected the deal.
Ford chairman Bill Ford, Jr. invested in San Francisco-based startup QuickPay through his venture firm Fontinalis Partners to help improve on-street and off-street parking experience.
US-based company Charter Communications is reportedly preparing to make an official offer to acquire Time Warner Cable for less than $140 per share, according to a news report.
Chinese lender China Everbright Co raised $2.6 billion in its third attempt at a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of 5.08 billion shares priced at HK$3.98 apiece.
Philippine-based telecommunications firm Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) completed the divestment of its 27% holding in its wholly owned subsidiary ePLDT Incorporated to Philweb Casino Corporation (PCC).
KKR & Co and the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs Group Inc quietly exited their investment in US discount retailer Dollar General Corp on Wednesday in a stock sale valued at $252 million.
London-based leveraged buyout firm CVC Capital Partners Ltd told investors it plans to exit its remaining stake in North American travel chain Pilot Travel Centers LLC.
