Adevinta, eBay to sell UK units
In order to secure regulatory approval for a long-planned tie-up of their global classified ads businesses, eBay and Norway’s Adevinta...
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TeamViewer buys augmented reality software firm
German remote connectivity software company TeamViewer is acquiring Upskill, a US company that specialises in augmented reality applications…
Baker Hughes, Akastor plan to merge offshore oil drilling
To form a global company serving the energy industry, US engineering firm Baker Hughes and Norway’s Akastor are…
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Danone takes step to sell Chinese asset
As the French food group faces pressure from shareholders to improve its performance and governance, Danone is initiating the sale…
Merck agrees deal for head and neck cancer drug
To develop and commercialise Xevinapant for head and neck cancer, Germany’s Merck KGgA says that it has agreed…
AstraZeneca sells stake in Moderna
After the US biotechnology company’s shares soared on the back of its coronavirus vaccine breakthrough, AstraZeneca has sold…
UK completes sale of Bradford & Bingley and NRAM
The UK government has completed final sale of mortgage lenders Bradford & Bingley and NRAM Limited, which were…
Suez board rejects Veolia offer
Formalising opposition to a bid after months of wrangling between the rivals, French waste and water management firm Suez says that its board…
LVMH-backed fund buys Birkenstock
In a deal that brings the maker of comfy, blocky sandals in the orbit of the French luxury…
Ontario Teachers to buy Logoplaste
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board is buying US private equity firm Carlyle Group’s majority stake in Portugal’s plastic…
