M&A news archive: page 26 of 31
Every deal story we have published, newest first, with value and status. Updated every morning.
- Palo Alto Networks agrees US$300m deal for Israel's KoiThe cybersecurity group's second Israeli purchase in a week targets the security risks of AI agents and coding tools running on endpoints.
- Orkla Food Ingredients agrees to buy Austria's SennaThe Norwegian group's ingredients arm gains its first market positions in Austria and Italy with the Vienna fats and margarine maker.
- Macquarie-led consortium agrees A$11.7bn take-private of QubeAustralia's largest ports and terminals operator goes private with UniSuper and Amancio Ortega's Pontegadea alongside Macquarie's infrastructure funds.
- Hapag-Lloyd agrees US$4.2bn takeover of Israel's ZIMThe German carrier would become the world's fifth-largest container line, but Israel's golden share has turned approval into a drawn-out negotiation.
- Genesis Minerals agrees A$639m deal for Magnetic ResourcesThe Laverton gold producer is buying a 2.2Moz deposit 20km from its mill to feed its ASPIRE 500 growth plan.
- Optima Health agrees £100m deal for PAM HealthcareThe Sheffield-based group consolidates the UK occupational health market and deepens its presence in Ireland.
- Jollibee agrees US$87m deal for Korea's Shabu All DayAfter Compose Coffee, the Philippine restaurant group adds South Korea's biggest hot-pot buffet chain through the same private-equity partnership.
- BLS E-Services buys rural-banking platform Atyati for ₹154 croreThe deal adds about 25,900 village banking outlets and a micro-lending platform to BLS International's financial-services arm.
- Takara Holdings bids ¥54bn to take Takara Bio privateThe holding company is buying out minority investors in its biotech arm after a slump in the life science research market hit earnings.
- Bain Capital backs management buyout of ChargeSPOT owner INFORICHThe power-bank sharing operator leaves the TSE Growth market after accepting a buyout price more than twice its share price.
- Alkem buys majority of Swiss heart-implant maker Occlutech for €99.4mThe Indian drugmaker's medtech arm uses the deal to enter structural heart devices and gain a foothold in the US, Japan and western Europe.
- Mirae Asset agrees ₩133.5bn deal for crypto exchange KorbitKorea's largest independent financial group buys one of the country's five licensed won-based exchanges as it pushes into digital assets.
- Cerealis buys Cerealto's Spanish pasta businessThe Portuguese pasta specialist adds a 90,000-tonne plant in Palencia as Cerealto sharpens its focus on snacks and breakfast cereals.
- John Laing agrees to buy American Roads from CVC DIFThe UK infrastructure investor buys its first operational US transport platform, including the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel concession.
- Mutares agrees carve-out of HARO flooring from HambergerThe Munich special-situations investor buys Germany's leading parquet maker as a new platform, with an eye on growth in Asia.
- Nuveen agrees £9.9bn takeover of SchrodersThe TIAA-owned manager wins family backing to buy one of the City's oldest investment houses, with London kept as its non-US base.
- Blackstone and EQT agree $6.6bn deal for UrbaserPlatinum Equity exits Spain's largest waste and environmental services platform nearly five years after buying it from China Tianying.
- CPP Investments agrees $3.4bn Peru power deal with I SquaredThe Canadian pension fund buys half of Inkia Energy as I Squared rolls its remaining interest into a continuation vehicle after nine years of ownership.
- Kohnan Shoji bids ¥22bn for stake in home-centre rival ArenzaJapan's third-largest home-improvement chain teams up with Valor Holdings to take Arenza off the Tokyo market.
- Admiral agrees £80m deal for fleet insurer FlockThe motor insurer turns a two-year partnership into ownership of a telematics fleet platform.
- Hindustan Unilever takes full control of OZiva for ₹824 croreThe consumer-goods group buys out OZiva's founders and venture backers at more than three times the valuation of its first stake, and sells a separate nutrition holding to USV.
- Seismic agrees to merge with sales enablement rival HighspotThe two biggest names in revenue enablement software combine to build an AI platform for sales and marketing teams, under Permira's control.
- QXO agrees US$2.25bn deal for Kodiak Building PartnersBrad Jacobs' roll-up adds a Sun Belt lumber and components distributor to target large homebuilders across the full project lifecycle.
- Deutsche Börse buys out General Atlantic in ISS STOXX for €1.1bnThe exchange operator takes full control of its index, data and proxy-advice business after dropping plans for a listing.
- Pennymac agrees deal for Cenlar's subservicing businessThe California mortgage lender pays up to $257.5m for a business that would push its servicing portfolio past $1tn of loans.
- Aussie Broadband agrees A$115m share deal for AGL's telco armAGL takes a strategic stake in the broadband provider and keeps its brand on bundled plans, while Aussie Broadband moves towards third place among NBN retailers.
- Rezolve AI buys Reward in US$230m cash dealThe London-based AI commerce group adds a bank-linked loyalty network reaching tens of millions of cardholders.
- Advent and FedEx lead €7.8bn take-private of InPostPoland's parcel-locker champion leaves Euronext Amsterdam with its founder rolling over alongside a US buyout firm and a global courier.
- Transocean agrees US$5.8bn all-stock deal for ValarisThe deepwater specialist adds Valaris' jackup fleet to create the largest offshore driller, timed for what both sides call a multi-year upcycle.
- NatWest agrees £2.7bn deal for Evelyn PartnersThe bank adds a wealth manager with £69bn of client assets to Coutts, giving Permira and Warburg Pincus an exit.
