Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
21/06/2024 20:50
(Adds: OpenAI and Aegea)
June 21 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday:
** Sanitation company Aegea and Equatorial Energia are among
the investors interested in the share offering that will
privatize Sao Paulo state water utility company Sabesp
SBSP3.SA , according to three sources with knowledge of the
matter. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3IJ0OA
** Microsoft-backed MSFT.O OpenAI has acquired search and
database analytics firm Rockset for an undisclosed sum.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3IJ12H
** The Friedkin Group is in exclusive talks to buy
Everton, the Premier League soccer club said, weeks after a
takeover agreement with prospective owner 777 Partners expired.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3IJ0GH
** Credit card giant American Express AXP.N said it would
buy Squarespace-owned SQSP.N restaurant booking platform Tock
for $400 million in cash. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3IJ0WZ
** U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group CG.O is pushing
ahead with the sale of Italian fashion brand Twinset, asking
potential bidders to submit non-binding offers, two sources
close to the matter said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3II08V
** Britain's Crimson Tide CTID.L said it was considering a
20.5 million pound ($25.9 million) conditional takeover proposal
from Ideagen after the software firm rejected a revised offer
from rival Checkit CKT.L . urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3IJ0VC
** Boeing BA.N is nearing a deal to buy back Spirit
AeroSystems SPR.N after its former subsidiary made substantial
progress in separate talks with Airbus AIR.PA over a
transatlantic breakup of the struggling supplier, people
familiar with the matter said on Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3II137
** Dutch bank ABN Amro ABNd.AS is seeking to further
expand in Germany as it is nearing a deal to acquire HSBC's
HSBA.L wealth management unit in the country, newspaper
Boersenzeitung reported , without specifying its sources.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3IJ0F0
** British soft drinks maker Britvic BVIC.L has rejected a
3.11 billion pound ($3.93 billion) takeover proposal from
Carlsberg Group CARLb.CO , the companies said, the second
approach from the Danish brewer it has turned down. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3IJ0I6
** Real estate company Covivio CVO.PA has signed a
preliminary agreement finalising terms on a proposed asset-swap
deal with AccorInvest, it said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3IJ060
** A contract arbitration panel that could block or
green-light the $53 billion sale of Hess Corp HES.N to Chevron
CVX.N remains incomplete three months after the case was
filed, stalling a decision on whether Exxon Mobil XOM.N has a
right of first refusal over Hess' Guyana operations.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3IF0H5
** Shares of Western Securities 002673.SZ jumped more than
6% in early trading after the Chinese brokerage said it was
studying plans to acquire rival Guorong Securities. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP8N3CG02K
** U.S. casino operator Boyd Gaming BYD.N has approached
Penn Entertainment PENN.O to express interest in acquiring its
peer that has a market value of more than $9 billion, including
debt, according to people familiar with the matter. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3II0YG
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Arasu Kannagi Basil and Tanay Dhumal
in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com;))