M&A news archive: page 8 of 31
Every deal story we have published, newest first, with value and status. Updated every morning.
- Thoma Bravo agrees US$4bn-plus take-private of AccelerantThe software investor is paying a 49% premium, with majority owner Altamont Capital Partners backing the deal and keeping a stake.
- e-finance agrees EGP 4.8bn deal for TamweelyEgypt's listed payments infrastructure group is moving into regulated lending, using its own shares as acquisition currency.
- Mandatum agrees SEK 705m deal for CliensThe Helsinki-listed financial group expands its capital-light asset management business into Sweden, the largest market in the Nordics.
- Goldman Sachs agrees up-to-US$2.25bn deal for NEOSThe bank's asset manager is buying a four-year-old options-income ETF specialist to climb the active ETF rankings.
- CPP Investments and founder agree US$2.8bn ReNew take-privateThe deal ends a long-running buyout saga at the Indian clean energy group after Masdar walked away from an earlier consortium.
- TPG agrees ₩1.31tn deal for control of Lotte RentalLotte returns to the market after its earlier sale to Affinity was blocked, using the proceeds to shore up its hotel companies.
- Cadeler buys Menck in €501m dealThe Danish jack-up operator brings foundation-installation hammers in house as offshore wind projects grow larger and more complex.
- National CineMedia buys Captivate for US$275mThe cinema advertising network is adding office and residential elevator screens to reach audiences outside theatres.
- Minor Food and Serruya agree deal for BonchonBonchon's biggest franchisee is buying the brand itself, splitting the double-fried chicken chain by territory with a long-standing partner.
- Alfasigma agrees to buy Nordic PharmaThe Bologna-based group adds a rheumatology franchise alongside Jyseleca and extends its commercial reach to Canada and Japan.
- Paprec agrees to buy 80% of Brantner green solutionsThe French recycler enters Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Serbia in its biggest deal for a decade.
- Safe Harbor agrees US$1.5bn deal for MarineMaxThe marina operator is buying the largest US boat retailer after a contested sale process that began with an unsolicited bid in January.
- Teledyne agrees US$1.1bn deal for Varex ImagingThe instrument maker is adding X-ray tubes and photon-counting detectors that it says overlap little with its own imaging range.
- Bernhard Capital agrees US$1bn take-private of Bowman ConsultingThe Baton Rouge investor is betting on sustained spending on US infrastructure, utilities and industrial projects.
- Jazz agrees US$820m deal for Actio BiosciencesThe Epidiolex maker is buying a clinical-stage precision therapy for KCNT1-related epilepsy, which has no approved treatment.
- I Squared agrees A$1.04bn takeover of oOh!mediaThe infrastructure investor is treating Australia's largest out-of-home advertising network as a long-life asset base.
- Purvah Green agrees INR 48.6bn deal for ReNew solar portfolioCESC's clean-energy platform is buying operating plants with long-term SECI contracts, while ReNew recycles capital into new projects.
- Tabcorp agrees A$267m deal for BetMakersAustralia's biggest totalisator operator is buying the wagering-software supplier to rebuild its technology stack, six months after earlier talks collapsed.
- WEBTOON agrees KRW 150bn deal for control of RI GamesNaver's comics platform makes its first studio acquisition, betting that webtoon fan bases will follow their favourite stories into games.
- Nichols buys VITHIT for €75mThe Vimto owner adds a fast-growing vitamin drinks brand as it pushes into functional soft drinks.
- DNO walks away from £202m approach for Genel EnergyThe Norwegian producer's possible offer for its Tawke partner was rebuffed, while it outbid Genel for Capricorn Energy instead.
- SRS Holdings agrees JPY 3.7bn deal for KyotaruThe operator of Washoku Sato restaurants gains a Tokyo-area sushi network, while Sushiro's parent refocuses on its core chain five years after buying Kyotaru.
- Apollo agrees £5.7bn takeover of easyJetThe private equity firm topped Castlelake's approach, and the airline's founder is rolling his family's stake into the private company.
- Nielsen agrees US$2.15bn deal for DoubleVerifyThe audience measurement group is adding media-quality verification to cover more of the advertising cycle.
- KKR agrees €1.2bn deal for Medicover's Indian hospitalsThe Swedish healthcare group is selling its Indian hospital network to concentrate on Poland, Germany and Romania.
- Tarsus agrees US$450m deal for AlkeusThe eye care company is adding a late-stage oral drug for an inherited retinal disease with no approved therapy.
- iRhythm agrees US$288m deal for VitalConnectThe Zio patch maker is adding mobile cardiac telemetry and in-hospital monitoring to widen its cardiac platform.
- Bain Capital agrees to buy Gong cha from TA AssociatesThe bubble tea chain becomes a sponsor-to-sponsor trade, with Bain betting on Japan, Korea and US franchising.
- Veritas Capital agrees to buy Saber Power ServicesThe government and technology investor is moving into grid services, betting on the electricity build-out for data centres.
- AllianzGI agrees S$555m deal for UOB Asset ManagementThe German fund manager gains a ready-made South-East Asian platform and UOB's retail distribution network, while the bank sharpens its focus on wealth advice.
