Mergers & Acquisitions
Payments Giant Stripe Acquires Lemon Squeezy for Undisclosed Amount
The payments company Lemon Squeezy announced that it has been acquired by competitor and industry giant Stripe for an undisclosed amount.
Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Wiz Rejects Google’s $23 Billion Acquisition: Report
The startup said it will instead focus on reaching $1 billion in revenue before considering publicly selling its shares...
Barbie Creator Mattel's Shares at an Uptick After L Catterton Reveals Buyout Offer
French private equity firm L Catterton reportedly approached toymaker Mattel with an offer to acquire it, according to several sources quoted by Reuters...
Aurea Group Agrees to Acquire The Body Shop Out of Bankruptcy for Undisclosed Amount
The Aurea Group and several investors are expected to acquire The Body Shop after it announced its bankruptcy earlier this year...
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Australian cinema chain Hoyts sold to Chinese investor Sun Xishuang
Australia's Hoyts Group said on Tuesday it has been sold by its private equity owner Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) to an investment vehicle set up by Chinese entrepreneur Sun Xishuang.
U.S. FCC pauses Comcast-Time Warner merger review until January 12
U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Monday once again paused its review of the proposed $45 billion merger of Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc, citing delays in getting documents from Time
Fear factor fades as global M&A hits seven-year high
Chief executives got their deal-making confidence back in 2014, emboldened by a clearer outlook for their businesses to take the global value for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to their highest annual
Spain's Ferrovial to raise offer for Australia's Transfield
Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial plans to raise its full takeover offer for Australia's Transfield Services Ltd, daily financial newspaper Expansion reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources.
Urenco owners test market for possible sale
The owners of Urenco are testing the market to gauge investor interest in the uranium enrichment company, said Uwe Beckmeyer, parliamentary state secretary in the German economy and energy ministry.
AstraZeneca CEO says new Pfizer bid unlikely
U.S. Pfizer is unlikely to come back with a fresh bid for AstraZeneca, the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals group's top executive was quoted as saying by Swedish business daily Dagens Industri on Saturda
Alstom shareholders back 12.35 billion euro sale of power arm to GE
Alstom (ALSO.PA) shareholders on Friday backed with 99.2 percent of votes the French engineering group's plan to sell most of its power equipment business to General Electric (GE.N) and refocus on its
Delaware court says C&J tie up with Nabors unit can proceed
A merger between oilfield services provider C&J Energy Services Inc (CJES.N) with a unit of Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR.N) can proceed, Delaware's supreme court ruled on Friday.
Shell sells parts of Norwegian downstream business to Finland's ST1
Oil major Shell (RDSa.L) said on Thursday it had sold parts of its Norwegian downstream business to Finnish fuel firm ST1 for an undisclosed sum, further divesting parts of its downstream activities.
Xerox to sell IT outsourcing arm to France's Atos for $1.05 billion
Xerox Corp (XRX.N) said it agreed to sell its information technology outsourcing arm to French IT services firm Atos SE (ATOS.PA) for $1.05 billion, sending its shares up almost 4 percent in late trad