Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Keywords Studios

20/05/2024 14:37

(Adds: CyberArk, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, SouthState
Corp   Updates:)
       May 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Monday:

        ** CyberArk  CYBG.F  said it will acquire cybersecurity
firm Venafi from private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a deal
valued at around $1.54 billion.
  
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        ** Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has acquired
an 11.7% stake in NextDecade's  NEXT.O  Rio Grande liquefied
natural gas export facility in Texas and entered a supply
agreement, marking the UAE energy giant's first large investment
in the United States.
  
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        ** Regional lender SouthState Corp  SSB.N  will buy
smaller rival Independent Bank Group  IBTX.O  for about $2
billion, the companies said.
  
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    ** Star Entertainment  SGR.AX  said  a consortium led by
Florida-based Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos is considering a bid
for the cash-strapped Australian firm, sending its shares 20%
higher.
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    ** Landlord British Land Co Plc  BLND.L  said  it has sold
its 50% stake in Meadowhall Shopping Centre to its partner
Norges Bank Investment Management for 360 million pounds ($457.3
million).
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    ** European private equity group EQT  EQTAB.ST  is in
advanced discussions to buy Dublin-based video game services
company Keywords Studios  KWS.L  for 2.2 billion pounds ($2.79
billion), the companies said in a statement.
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    ** Bondholders of French IT company Atos  ATOS.PA  have
rejected a buyout offer from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky,
French weekly La Tribune reported on Saturday.
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    ** Activist investor Cevian has taken a 3.12% stake in Swiss
insurer Baloise  BALN.S , the Swiss stock exchange said on
Saturday. The stake would be worth around 213 million Swiss
francs ($234 million) at current market prices, according to a
Reuters calculation.
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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Jaiveer Shekhawat in Bengaluru)
 ((jaiveersingh.shekhawat@thomsonreuters.com;))