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UK take-privates flash on US buyout radar [buyout/ takeover]

UK-listed companies in industrials, telecoms and technology could be potential acquisition targets while consumer brands could be targeted for their low valuation. Source Author: emily.lai

AstraZeneca pays 660% premium for gene therapy firm LogicBio [Deals Market Headlines | Breaking Stock Market News | Reuters]

Oct 3 (Reuters) - Shares of LogicBio Therapeutics (LOGC.O) skyrocketed on Monday after Britain's AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) said it would buy the U.S.-based gene therapy developer at a rare 660% premium...

Vodafone, Three UK accelerate talks for merger of British operations [Deals Market Headlines | Breaking Stock Market News | Reuters]

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Vodafone (VOD.L) and CK Hutchison (0001.HK), the owner of Three UK, have accelerated talks about a deal to combine their British operations, Sky News reported on Monday....

Fallen euro offers discounts in Europe’s private sector [Private Equity Insights]

Eurozone economies face headwinds including soaring inflation, an energy crunch stemming from the war in Ukraine, an expected recession and the plunging euro that in July fell to parity with the...

Russia’s Sberbank sells off majority stake in Swiss subsidiary | Reuters

Sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia over Ukraine have severely hit Sberbank's overseas operations. In early March it announced plans to quit almost all European markets. Source: Russia's...

UK Clears NortonLifeLock’s $9B Takeover Of Czech Biz Avast [buyout/ takeover]

By Irene Madongo (September 2, 2022, 4:32 PM BST) -- Britain's antitrust watchdog gave the go-ahead Friday for the approximately $9 billion takeover of digital security company Avast PLC...

Japan property lures private equity with solid yields, prospective deals [Private Equity Insights]

A new wave of big private equity players including KKR & Co is moving in on Japan’s property market, drawn by attractive yield spreads with Japan’s low interest rates and by prospective...

Canada’s top pension funds plan infrastructure investments in Germany [Private Equity Insights]

The largest pension funds in Canada, with assets under management of over €766bn, plan to step up investments in Germany following a meeting with German chancellor Olaf Scholz and vice-chancellor...

KKR in advanced talks to invest $400m in Hero Future Energies [Private Equity Insights]

Leading US private equity manager KKR is in advanced negotiations to invest around $400 million in Hero Group’s renewables energy company Hero Future Energies (HFE). The deal could be the firm’s...

Blackstone Eyes IPO Filing for $2.5bn India Mall Portfolio [Private Equity Insights]

Blackstone is planning to file as soon as next month for an initial public offering of its Indian shopping mall portfolio that could raise about $500m, people familiar with the matter said. The...