Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Synlab AG

14/08/2023 14:34

(Adds: MSCI, Chesapeake Energy  Updates: Exor NV)
       Aug 14 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Monday:

    ** Index provider MSCI  MSCI.N  said it will acquire the
remaining 66% of Burgiss Group, a New Jersey-based provider of
data and analytics solutions for investors, for $697 million in
cash  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N39V2E2
    
    ** Exor NV  EXOR.AS , the investment arm of Italy's Agnelli
family, has become the top investor in Philips  PHG.AS  by
buying 15% of the healthcare technology group for about 2.6
billion euros ($2.8 billion), the companies said urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N39V08J
    
    ** U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy  CHK.O  said 
it would sell its remaining Eagle Ford assets to SilverBow
Resources  SBOW.N  for $700 million, completing its exit from
the south Texas basin urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N39V28D

    ** German medical diagnostics provider Synlab  SYAB.DE  
said it has agreed to sell its veterinary business to the
privately owned U.S. confectionary and pet food giant Mars
Inc urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTUC34JXJX
    
    ** U.S. bank Citigroup  C.N  has completed the sale and
migration of its Taiwan consumer businesses to Singapore's DBS
Group  DBSM.SI , it said  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N39V023
    
    ** United States Steel Corp  X.N  on Sunday launched a
formal review of its strategic options, after rebuffing a
takeover offer from rival steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
 CLF.N  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N39U09X
    
    ** SoftBank Group Corp  9984.T  is in talks to acquire the
25% stake in Arm Ltd it does not directly own from Vision Fund 1
(VF1), a $100 billion investment fund it raised in 2017,
according to people familiar with the matter, potentially
delivering a win for investors who have waited years for strong
returns urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N39U0AC

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Aishwarya Jain in Bengaluru)
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