M&A
Nokia buys US firm Infinera to bolster optical networks
Shares in California-based network connectivity solutions group Infinera were surging ahead of the opening bell on Friday after Finnish telecoms giant Nokia agreed to pay $2. 3bn to take over the company in a bid to increase its scale in optical networks.
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Keywords Studios gets sweetened takeover proposal from EQT
Keywords Studios said on Friday that it had received a sweetened £1. 96bn takeover proposal from private equity firm EQT Group that it would be minded to recommend if a firm offer was made.
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Bosch weighing offer for Whirlpool - report
German engineering group Robert Bosch is reportedly considering a bid for US appliance maker Whirlpool.
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MNC Capital lifts takeover bid for Vista Outdoor to $3.2bn
MNC Capital Partners said on Wednesday that it has upped its all-cash takeover offer for Vista Outdoor to $42 per share, or $3. 2bn, from $39. 50 earlier in the month.
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Haleon to sell NRT business outside of the US to Dr Reddy’s for £500m
Haleon said on Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) business outside of the US to Dr Reddy's Laboratories for £500m.
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Alliance and Witan to join forces in £5bn merger
Alliance Trust and Witan Investment Trust are to join forces, the British firms announced on Wednesday, creating a major new £5bn vehicle.
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Deliveroo said to have held takeover talks with Doordash, shares spark
Deliveroo shares sparked on Wednesday following a report that US meal delivery group Doordash flagged interest in a takeover of the UK company last month.
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Checkit abandons pursuit of Crimson Tide
Checkit said on Wednesday that it does not plan to make a firm offer for rival Crimson Tide after it rejected an improved proposal earlier in the month.
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Germany’s Covestro enters ‘concrete’ takeover talks with Adnoc
German chemicals firm Covestro said on Monday that it had agreed to enter into "concrete negotiations" Abu Dhabi National Oil Co based on a potential €62 per share starting proposal.
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PepsiCo agrees to waive bottling clause as Carlsberg pursues Britvic
Carlsberg confirmed on Monday that PepsiCo has agreed to waive the change of control clause in the bottling arrangements it has with Britvic, removing a potential challenge for the Danish brewer looking to buy the UK drinks company.
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Supreme buys Clearly Drinks for £15m
Supreme said on Monday that it has bought Clearly Drinks, a UK manufacturer of specialised canned and bottled-at-source spring water and soft drinks, for £15m.
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Britvic rejects £3bn approach from Carlsberg, shares fizz
Shares in Britvic soared in early trading on Friday, after the soft drinks firm rejected a fresh approach from brewing giant Carlsberg Group.
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Tate & Lyle acquires specialty ingredients firm CP Kelco for $1.8bn
Food and beverage products group Tate & Lyle is to buy Atlanta-based pectin, gums and specialty ingredients firm CP Kelco from JM Huber Corporation for $1. 8bn, giving the latter a 16% stake in the business.
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Alpha FMC to be taken over by Bridgepoint in £626m deal
Alpha Financial Markets Consultancy said on Thursday that it has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Bridgepoint for 505p per share in cash.
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UK watchdog to probe HPE takeover of Juniper
The UK competition regulator has launched an investigation into Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s proposed $14bn takeover of Juniper Networks, it was confirmed on Wednesday.
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Alpha FMC surges as Bridgepoint proposes 505p a share takeover
Alpha Financial Markets surged on Wednesday after saying it had received a 505p a share takeover proposal from buyout firm Bridgepoint that it would be willing to recommend.
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Hargreaves willing to recommend new takeover offer from CVC consortium
Hargreaves Lansdown said on Tuesday that it would be willing to recommend a firm takeover approach at 1,140p a share from a consortium led by CVC Capital Partners and has therefore requested an extension to the ‘put up or shup up’ deadline.
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Hargreaves Lansdown to seek bid extension - report
Hargreaves Lansdown is reportedly set to extend talks with a consortium of private investors who have proposed buying the company in a deal worth about £5bn.
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Boston Scientific to buy Silk Road Medical in $1.26bn deal
Medical device company Silk Road Medical surged in pre-market trade on Tuesday after saying it had agreed to be bought by Boston Scientific in a $1. 26bn deal.
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Advanced Energy abandons pursuit of XP Power
Denver-based Advanced Energy Industries said on Tuesday that it does not plan to make a takeover offer for XP Power as it has not been able to access the due diligence necessary.