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    • From Industrials and 15 Sep 2021 03:53 EDT

      KKR to buy Norway’s Ocean Yield

      US investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) is to buy Norwegian ship owning company Ocean Yield for NOK7.2bn (US$829m). KKR’s bid of NOK41 per share represents a 26% premium over…
    • From Healthcare & Pharma and 9 Sep 2021 05:03 EDT

      Roche Holding to buy TIB Molbiol

      Roche Holding is to buy long-term partner TIB Molbiol, a German biotech group, to enhance its portfolio of molecular diagnostics, the Swiss drugmaker says, giving no financial terms for a…
    • From Healthcare & Pharma and 8 Sep 2021 15:30 EDT

      Smiths to sell medical division

      Abandoning an earlier deal with private equity firm TA Associates, UK industrial technology group Smiths is to sell its medical division to US-based ICU Medical for US$2.4bn. Shares in London-listed…
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    • From Energy & Resources and 20 Sep 2021 01:58 EDT

      Naturgy board considers offer reasonable

      Spanish energy group Naturgy’s main shareholders will not tender their shares, although its board considers the €4.9bn (US$5.76bn) bid from the Australian fund IFM to acquire a 22.69% stake to…
    • From Tech, Media & Telecoms and 20 Sep 2021 01:48 EDT

      S4 Capital acquires tech services group

      Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital is to buy Zemoga, a technology services company that provides a new route for the digital advertising group to win work from multinational clients. It did…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 20 Sep 2021 01:02 EDT

      Sweden’s Dometic to buy cooling box maker

      Sweden’s Dometic, a maker of leisure products for recreational vehicles such as motorhomes, is to buy US cooling boxes and drinkware maker Igloo for US$677m. Dometic says that the acquisition…
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    • From Tech, Media & Telecoms and 15 Sep 2021 03:55 EDT

      BAE Systems sees big opportunity in space

      UK defence company BAE Systems has high hopes for its space business after acquiring UK-based In-Space Missions, giving it the ability to design, launch and operate complete satellites. BAE already…
    • From Financials and 9 Sep 2021 06:29 EDT

      Values of inward, outbound and domestic M&A all up

      The UK’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) has published figures that show the value of cross-border and domestic M&A involving a change in majority share ownership recorded notable increases in…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 26 Aug 2021 01:32 EDT

      Apollo Global joins battle for Morrisons

      5 July 2021 – The bid battle for the UK’s fourth largest supermarket group Morrisons ratchets up, as a third private equity group, Apollo Global Management, enters the fray. US…
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  • Sectors
    • From Financials and Greece 18 Jul 2019 08:00 EDT

      Financial software developer pursues M&A

      Profile, a software developer and vendor that covers fintech, banking and investment management, is identified in brokers research as a company likely to make a series of bolt-on acquisitions. However…
    • From Financials and Global 1 Nov 2018 09:30 EDT

      Insurance deal value reaches new highs as strategic forces collide

      The global insurance industry has seen the strongest first half since before the global financial crisis in terms of the value of deals, and the outlook remains supportive of deal…
    • From Industrials and Global 30 Aug 2018 08:31 EDT

      Executive sees automotive coatings mergers

      The global automotive coatings industry is likely to undergo marked consolidation in the next couple of years according to the chief executive of one of its leading players, but it…
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    • From Financials and 3 Mar 2021 09:30 EST

      Outlook for insolvencies in year ahead

      Law firm Seddons has published the West End Leadership Monitor (WELM), demonstrating a shift in working and business patterns in London’s West End. WELM is based on a survey of…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 7 Dec 2020 08:25 EST

      Ashley’s Frasers Group eyes Debenhams

      In a rescue deal which would further extend Mike Ashley’s reach in the UK high street, Frasers Group is in negotiations to buy collapsed department store chain Debenhams from administrators.…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 1 Dec 2020 07:42 EST

      JD Sports ends Debenhams’ takeover talks

      The future of the UK department store chain Debenhams is in doubt after JD Sports Fashion says that it will not pursue a rescue takeover. It says: “JD Sports Fashion…
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    • From Energy & Resources and 7 Sep 2021 02:33 EDT

      Thyssenkrupp mining sale to exclude India ops

      The acquisition of Thyssenkrupp’s mining activities by Denmark’s FLSmidth, a deal announced in July, will not include Thyssenkrupp’s operation in India. The value of the deal will be reduced by…
    • From Healthcare & Pharma and 26 Aug 2021 02:15 EDT

      Digital health firms Ginger, Headspace to merge

      Meditation app Headspace and video-based therapy services provider Ginger are to merge to create a large and affordable digital mental health and wellbeing platform. The deal follows a US$100m investment…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 4 Aug 2021 11:16 EDT

      THG to buy online beauty retailer

      Saying that Cult Beauty would add around £140m of net sales to its business in 2022, The Hut Group is buying UK-based online beauty retailer for £275m (US$382.9m). The company…
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From Consumer & Retail and - 1 Dec 2020 07:42 EST

JD Sports ends Debenhams’ takeover talks

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The future of the UK department store chain Debenhams is in doubt after JD Sports Fashion says that it will not pursue a rescue takeover. It says: “JD Sports Fashion…

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