In a significant development, Australia has blocked a Chinese construction company from buying out a domestic builder involved in several high-profile projects, citing national security concerns, reported local media reports. In a regulatory filing to the Johannesburg stock market filing… Read More ›
On Monday, the CEO of Italian broadcaster Mediaset stated, it plans on creating a pan-European TV champion regardless of whether it can strike a deal to settle a dispute with its second-largest shareholder Vivendi. “We want to go ahead with… Read More ›
On Thursday, in a statement Sony Corp and AT&T Inc’s animation business Crunchyroll stated, the former will purchase the latter for $1.175 billion. The development sees Sony aiming to boost its entertainment content and distribution businesses. The deal will provide… Read More ›
In a statement, German chemicals and pesticides giant Bayer stated, the costs of settlement over claims of its Roundup weedkiller which causes cancer, which it had initially placed at $11 billion, will go up further by $750 million. Although earlier this… Read More ›
In a statement, U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co stated, it has received all required regulatory approvals for the completion of a $16 billion (12.29 billion pounds) acquisition by French luxury goods group LVMH, The approval from the European competition comes… Read More ›
Late on Sunday, a spokeswoman for Blackstone Group Inc said, the asset manager has reached an agreement to acquire Simply Self Storage from Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc for around $1.2 billion. The news confirms an earlier report from the Wall… Read More ›
In what is likely to be Wells Fargo & Co’s biggest shake up since former Bank of New York Mellon chief executive Charles Scharf joined the bank as its CEO in 2019, sources familiar with the matter at hand have… Read More ›
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Goldman Sachs Group Inc is buying General Motors Co’s credit card business for around $2.5 billion (£1.94 billion). According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Goldman Sachs beat Barclays… Read More ›
On Friday, Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson said, it has agreed to acquire U.S.-based wireless networking company Cradlepoint in a $1.1 billion deal. The deal is Ericsson’s largest acquisition in more than a decade. The acquisition will provide Ericsson access to… Read More ›
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, William Ackman, has approached Airbnb Inc about going public through a reverse merger with his blank-check company. The negotiations though are currently not moving ahead with Airbnb being more focused with… Read More ›
