Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Carrols Restaurant

16/01/2024 14:37

(Adds: LyondellBasell, Synopsys, Restaurant Brands, Barclays)
       Jan 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Tuesday:

        ** Chip design software maker Synopsys  SNPS.O  said it
would buy Ansys  ANSS.O  in a $35 billion cash-and-stock deal,
snapping up the maker of software used in creating products from
airplanes to tennis rackets of players like Novak Djokovic.
  
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        ** Chemical company LyondellBasell  LYB.N  said it will
buy a 35% stake in Saudi Arabia-based National Petrochemical
Industrial Co (NATPET) from Alujain  2170.SE  for about $500
million.
  
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        ** Restaurant Brands  QSR.TO  will take full control of
Carrols Restaurant Group  TAST.O  in a deal that values the
largest Burger King franchise in the U.S. at about $1 billion,
the company said .
  
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        ** Former Barclays  BARC.L  veterans Bob Diamond and
Rich Ricci have agreed to an all-share merger of Panmure Gordon
and UK rival Liberum, the firms said, creating Britain's largest
independent investment bank amid an extended dealmaking slump.
  
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    ** U.S. private equity firm General Atlantic said it has
agreed a deal to buy UK-based infrastructure investor Actis, in
the latest sign of investors betting on growth in alternative
assets. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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    ** Rio Tinto  RIO.AX  said  its Dampier Salt joint venture
will sell the Lake MacLeod salt and gypsum operations in Western
Australia to Leichhardt Industrials Group, which is backed by
former Dow Chemical boss Andrew Liveris, for $251 million.
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    ** Thomson Reuters  TRI.TO  raised its offer to buy Sweden's
Pagero  PAGERO.ST  by 25% to about $789 million on Monday and
said it now controls about 54% of the company, seeking to ward
off rival bids for the e-invoicing and tax solutions firm.
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    ** Oil and gas company Talos Energy  TALO.N  said on Monday
it will acquire privately held QuarterNorth Energy in a $1.29
billion cash and stock deal to bolster its presence in Mexico.
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    ** Grocers Kroger  KR.N  and Albertsons  ACI.N  said on
Monday that they plan close the proposed $24.6 billion merger in
the first half of Kroger's fiscal 2024 instead of early 2024.
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    ** Chinese tourism group Fosun is in advanced talks to sell
its Thomas Cook brand to Polish online travel agent eSky, Sky
News reported on Monday, citing sources.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3E518O
    
    ** Russia's Globaltrans, one of the largest railway
operators in Russia, said on Monday that Kazakh investment
company Aqniet Capital was buying a 31.62% stake in the company.
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    ** Private equity fund CVC is set to acquire full control of
Italian street food retailer La Piadineria from buyout firm
Permira, both groups said on Monday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3E522L

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru)
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