M&A
French Connection in talks with two potential suitors
French Connection shares surged on Friday after the clothing retailer said it was in talks with two potential suitors.
GIP teams up with Blackstone, Gates in $4.7bn Signature Aviation bid
Global Infrastructure Partners has teamed up with rival bidders Blackstone and Microsoft founder Bill Gates to make a $4. 73bn (£3. 43bn) bid for Signature Aviation, the companies said on Friday.
Stone Capital, Insight Partners to buy CoreLogic for $80 a share
Real estate data provider CoreLogic has agreed to be bought private equity firms Stone Point Capital and Insight Partners for $80 a share in cash.
Rolls-Royce to sell Bergen Engines to Russia’s TMH for €150m
Rolls-Royce has agreed to sell the Bergen Engines medium speed gas and diesel engines business to Russian engineering company TMH Group for about €150m.
Nova Resources lifts offer for Kaz Minerals to 780p a share
Nova Resources said on Thursday that it has upped its offer for Kaz Minerals to £3. 7bn, or 780p a share, after the copper company rejected an earlier offer of 640p.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals to buy GW Pharmaceuticals for $7.2bn
Jazz Pharmaceuticals has agreed to buy GW Pharmaceuticals for $7. 2bn.
Entain in talks to buy Tabcorp's media & wagering business
Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain said on Tuesday that it has made a non-binding indicative offer to buy the wagering and media business of Australian betting firm Tabcorp.
Horizon Therapeutics to buy Viela Bio for $3.1bn
US biotechnology company Horizon Therapeutics has agreed to buy Viela Bio for around $3. 1bn.
WheelsUp to go public with $2.1bn value in Spac deal
Private jet charter company WheelsUp is going public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (Spac) in a deal valuing the startup at an enterprise value of $2. 1bn (£1. 5bn), according to a report.
JD Sports buys DTLR Villa for $495m in US expansion
JD Sports Fashion has agreed to buy DTLR Villa, a US sports retailer, for $495m (£360m) to expand in the north and east of the United States.
BP to sell 20% stake in Oman gas field to Thailand’s PTTEP for $2.6bn
BP has agreed to sell a 20% stake in a gas field in Oman to Thailand’s national oil company, PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), for $2. 6bn.
Euromoney buys The Jacobsen for £12.3m
B2B information services provider Euromoney Institutional Investor said on Monday that it has bought price reporting agency (PRA) The Jacobsen for $12. 25m.