Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

TotalEnergies SE

Wed 09:47

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday:

** French oil major TotalEnergies TTEF.PA said it has acquired a 25% working interest in 26 offshore exploration leases operated by Chevron CVX.N in the United States. nFWN46D1XC

** Global alternative asset manager TPG TPG.O is in talks to buy British data centre group Ark from Elliott Investment Management at a valuation of about $5 billion, the Financial Times reported , citing people familiar with the matter. nL6N46E09H

** Ares Capital ARCC.O said on Tuesday it will buy Apollo's MidCap Financial Investment MFIC.O in a stock-and-cash deal with an enterprise value of about $2.6 billion, strengthening its foothold in direct lending to mid-sized businesses. nL3N46D0YQ

** Australia's Ingenia Communities INA.AX said it had received a fourth, improved A$2.24 billion ($1.55 billion) offer from private equity firm Warburg Pincus, sending the property developer's shares to a 10-month high. nL3N46D295

** Intel INTC.O has agreed to acquire Israeli quantum computing software company Classiq for about $2.3 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. nL6N46D139
     

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Shania S Thomas in Bengaluru)
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