Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
15/06/2023 10:41
June 15 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on
Thursday:
** EU antitrust regulators are investigating whether French
media conglomerate Vivendi VIV.PA closed its acquisition of
French publisher Lagardere LAGA.PA deal before securing
regulatory approval, the European Commission said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N38725F
** It has taken months of tortuous negotiations for Vodafone
VOD.L and CK Hutchison 0001.HK to agree a deal to create
Britain's biggest mobile operator, but from a regulatory
standpoint the hard work is only just beginning. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL6N387067
** Australian real estate firm Dexus DXS.AX said it has
exchanged contracts to sell Axxess Corporate Park, a business
park in Mount Waverley, Victoria, at a 7.4% premium to an
independent property valuation conducted in December.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3871N7
** Bain Capital Private Equity has made an offer for
SoftwareOne SWON.S which values the Swiss software management
company at 2.9 billion Swiss francs ($3.21 billion), Bain said.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3870KV
** Swiss cement-maker Holcim HOLN.S announced it had
acquired Minerales y Agregados, a company specialising in
advanced mortars and adhesives in Guatemala. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN3863FE
** Australia's AGL Energy AGL.AX said it had signed a
three-year deal with energy giant BP BP.L to provide easier
access to electric vehicle charging points for users in New
South Wales, in a bid to switch towards green energy.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N38641B
** Unilever ULVR.L said on Wednesday it is set to acquire
frozen yogurt brand Yasso Holdings in North America, adding to
its roster of premium ice-cream brands like Ben & Jerry's,
Magnum, and Talenti. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3864CA
** Gibson Energy GEI.TO said on Wednesday it will buy
South Texas Gateway oil terminal from Buckeye Partners and its
partners for $1.1 billion as the Canadian energy infrastructure
firm looks to expand into U.S. crude oil export markets.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N38640D
** Time is running out on a deadline for Microsoft MSFT.O
to complete its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard
ATVI.O , compelling the companies to ask a U.S. judge on
Wednesday to quickly get the ball rolling on the Federal Trade
Commission's legal bid to block the deal. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3862QC
** Healthcare services provider Premier PINC.O said on
Wednesday it has agreed to sell certain non-healthcare
operations to Omnia Partners for about $800 million in cash.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3863YL
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)
((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))