M&A
Sanofi to buy biopharmaceutical group Kymab for up to $1.45bn
Sanofi has agreed to buy British clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Kymab for up to $1. 45bn.
Vodafone and Telefonica commercialise towers joint venture
Vodafone and Telefonica have announced the commercialisation of the joint venture that manages their UK passive tower infrastructure.
GIP lands Signature aviation in $4.36bn deal
Gatwick Airport co-owner Global Infrastructure Partners has swooped to buy Signature Aviation for $4. 63bn (£3. 43bn), beating a rival offer from private equity outfit Blackstone Group and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
Carlyle joins dogfight for Signature Aviation
Takeover target Signature Aviation on Friday confirmed it had received an approach from US private equity firm Carlyle on a possible offer for the company.
FirstGroup surges as EQT said to join bid for US operations
FirstGroup surged on Thursday following a report that EQT Infrastructure - the infrastructure arm of Swedish private equity firm EQT - had joined the race for the £2. 5bn US operations of the London-listed transport operator.
Telit Communications terminates talks with u-blox
Telit Communications has terminated talks with Swiss semiconductors company u-blox about a possible offer for the Internet Of Things communications group.
Entain makes offer for Sweden's Enlabs, lifts FY expectations
Ladbrokes owner Entain said on Thursday that it has offered to buy Swedish sports betting firm Enlabs AB for around SEK2. 80bn (£250m), as it upgraded its full-year expectations after a "strong" final quarter.
UK watchdog to investigate Nvidia's takeover of Arm
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority will investigate US chip designer Nvidia’s $40bn acquisition of Cambridge-based Arm Holdings from Softbank Group.
AmerisourceBergen to buy Walgreens’ distribution business for $6.5bn
AmerisourceBergen has agreed to buy Walgreens Boots Alliance’s distribution business, Alliance Healthcare, for around $6. 5bn.
M&S close to buying Jaeger - report
Marks & Spencer is reported to be close to buying Jaeger, the loss-making fashion brand hit by the Covid-19 crisis.
Hipgnosis buys 50% of Neil Young catalogue
Music rights investor Hipgnosis Songs Fund said it had bought 50% of Neil Young's worldwide copyright and income interests in his 1,180 song catalogue.
Mondelez buys snack company Hu Master Holdings
Mondelez International said on Tuesday that it has bought Hu Master Holdings, the parent company of US-based snacks company Hu Products, for an undisclosed sum.
Next says not looking for majority stake in Arcadia Group
Retailer Next said on Tuesday that it was part of a consortium bidding for some of the brands owned by Philip Green’s collapsed Arcadia Group.
Mondi buys Turkish packaging firm Olmuksan for €66m
Paper and packaging firm Mondi said it was buying 90. 38% of the outstanding shares in Turkish peer Olmuksan International Paper for €66m (£60m).
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot shareholders vote for merger
Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot's parent group have voted resoundingly for a merger of the companies to create the world's fourth biggest carmaker after two years of talks.
Dentsply Sirona to buy clear aligner maker Byte in $1.04bn deal
US dental products and technologies provider Dentsply Sirona has agreed to buy clear aligner maker Byte in a $1. 04bn all-cash deal.
Centene to buy Magellan Health for $2.2bn
US health insurer Centene has agreed to buy Magellan Health in a deal valuing the healthcare services company at $2. 2bn (£1. 6bn) including debt.
Future gets FCA approval for GoCo takeover
Media company Future said on Monday that its £594m acquisition of GoCompare owner GoCo has been approved by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority.
Ladbrokes owner Entain rejects £8.1bn proposal from MGM
Entain has rejected a proposed offer from its US partner MGM Resorts International valuing the owner of Ladbrokes at about £8. 1bn.
Hipgnosis buys Jimmy Iovine catalogue
Hipgnosis Songs Fund said it had bought the music and film soundtrack catalogue of record producer Jimmy Iovine for an undisclosed sum.