Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
20/05/2024 20:34
(Adds Sprout Social; updates Star Entertainment, SouthState)
May 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Monday:
** The founders of Sprout Social SPT.O are in talks to
take the provider of social media tools to businesses private,
changing course after listing the company in the stock market
five years ago, people familiar with the matter said.
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** 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. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3HN2CG
** 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. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3HN24E
** Regional lender SouthState Corp SSB.N will buy
Texas-based smaller rival Independent Bank Group IBTX.O for
about $2 billion, the companies said, creating a combined entity
with $65 billion in total assets. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3HN2CA
** Star Entertainment SGR.AX said a consortium that hosts
a local partner of Florida-based Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos is
considering a bid for the cash-strapped Australian firm, sending
its shares 20% higher. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3HM0OI
** 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). urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3HN1AS
** 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. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3HM097
** 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. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3HM05S
** 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. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3HL08N
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Jaiveer Shekhawat and Jaspreet Singh
in Bengaluru)
((jaiveersingh.shekhawat@thomsonreuters.com;))