M&A
Bausch & Lomb shares jump on spin-off sale hopes
Shares in Bausch & Lomb surged on Monday amid speculation that the North American contact lens and eye care products supplier is exploring a potential sale.
Flutter closing in on £2bn acquisition of Playtech’s consumer operations - report
Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment is reportedly closing in on a £2bn swoop for the consumer operations of Playtech.
TI Fluid shares surge as Canada's ABC Tech rebuffed twice
Shares in UK automotive parts supplier TI Fluid Systems soared by 15% on Monday as the company said it had rebuffed two approaches from Canada’s ABC Technologies over the past month.
Rexel shares surge as €8.4bn QXO bid rebuffed
Shares in Rexel surged on Monday after the French electrical parts company rejected a takeover offer from QXO of the US, valuing it at €8. 46bn.
UK's CMA says Vodafone/Three merger could lead to higher prices
Britain’s competition regulator on Friday said Vodafone and Hutchison Three’s £15bn merger could lead to higher prices for tens of millions of consumers and a “substantial" weakening of competition.
Qatar sovereign wealth fund wants to raise stake in Iberdrola past 10%
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has told authorities in Madrid that it wishes to raise its stake in Iberdrola past 10%.
Flutter Entertainment buys 56% stake in Brazil's NSX Group
Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment said on Friday that it has bought a 56% stake in NSX Group, a Brazilian operator of the Betnacional brand, for around $350m.
DSV buys Schenker from Deutsche Bahn for €14bn
Danish freight, sea freight, road transport services and logistics giant DSV has agreed to take over Deutsche Bahn's logistics arm Schenker for €14. 3bn.
Mastercard to buy cyber defence firm Recorded Future for $2.65bn
Mastercard said on Thursday that it has agreed to buy cyber defence company Recorded Future from Insight Partners for $2. 65bn.
NewRiver gets two more weeks for possible Capital & Regional offer
Shopping centre owner Capital & Regional has extended the so-called 'put up or shut up' deadline for a takeover offer from NewRiver by two weeks.
Rightmove rejects £5.6bn takeover proposal from REA Group
Rightmove has rejected a £5. 6bn takeover proposal from Australian peer REA Group, saying it undervalues the UK property platform's future prospects.
CMA to open first phase of probe into Carlsberg's acquisition of Britvic
The Competition and Markets Authority said on Tuesday that it was opening the first phase of an investigation into Danish brewer Carlsberg’s £3. 3n acquisition of Britvic.
Centamin to be taken over by AngloGold Ashanti in £1.9bn deal
Gold miner Centamin - which operates the Sukari gold mine in Egypt - said on Tuesday that it had agreed to be taken over by AngloGold Ashanti in a £1. 9bn deal.
Hill & Smith buys US structural steel components maker Whitlow for $30.2m
Hill & Smith said on Tuesday that it has bought Whitlow, a designer and manufacturer of structural steel and substation components for the US electrical infrastructure market, for $30. 2m (£23m).
Watchdog to probe GXO's takeover of Wincanton
The UK competition watchdog has launched a merger inquiry into GXO Logistics’ £762m acquisition of Wincanton, it was confirmed on Friday.
Regulators green light Nationwide's £2.9bn Virgin Money takeover
Nationwide Building Society’s £2. 9bn takeover of Virgin Money UK has received regulatory approval, it was announced on Friday.
Verizon to buy Frontier Communications in $20bn cash deal
Verizon Communications said on Thursday that it has agreed to buy Frontier Communications, the largest pure-play fibre internet provider in the US, for $20bn in cash.
Spectris buys Austria’s Piezocryst for €133.5m
Spectris said on Thursday that it has bought Austria’s Piezocryst from AVL for €133. 5m (£112. 2m).
Nordstrom gets $23 a share buyout proposal from family founders, Liverpool
Nordstrom confirmed on Wednesday that it has received a buyout proposal from members of the Nordstrom family and Mexican retailer El Puerto de Liverpool (Liverpool) at $23 per share.
Starwood Capital to buy Balanced Commercial Property in £673m deal
Balanced Commercial Property Trust has agreed to be bought by private investment firm Starwood Capital for £673. 5m.