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  • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
    US & Canadian companies
    ‘Blank cheque’ group Far Point agrees Global Blue acquisition 

    Move for Swiss company is second multibillion-dollar payments deal this week

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
    MGM Resorts International
    MGM Resorts sells casino property in $2.5bn deal

    Blackstone doubles down on Las Vegas real estate bet in joint venture

  • Monday, 13 January, 2020
    Visa Inc
    Visa to buy fintech Plaid in $5.3bn deal

    Payments company deepens ties to Silicon Valley with latest tie-up

  • Thursday, 9 January, 2020
    US insurance industry
    Voya Financial held talks over sale to insurance groups

    AIG, Principal and Prudential Financial considered takeover of US retirement plan provider

  • Tuesday, 31 December, 2019
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    US companies power a surge in megadeals in 2019

    American M&A rose as European and Asian transactions declined sharply 

  • Sunday, 29 December, 2019
    Football
    Italian football club AS Roma set for sale to US billionaire

    Consortium led by Daniel Friedkin will pay €750m, including debt, for Serie A team

  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2019
    New York Life Insurance Company
    New York Life aims to diversify with $6.3bn Cigna deal

    Companies confirm takeover that will expand buyer’s non-medical insurance offerings

  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2019
    Cigna Corp
    New York Life agrees $6bn-plus deal for Cigna unit

    Takeover to provide cash injection to debt-laden insurer

  • Sunday, 15 December, 2019
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    IFF-DuPont deal creates $45bn flavourings giant

    New York company wins bidding against Kerry for nutrition and biosciences unit

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  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    New York Life in talks to buy Cigna unit for nearly $6bn

    Insurer emerges as frontrunner over MetLife and Sun Life Financial

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Chelsea FC PLC
    US financier tabled offer for Chelsea Football Club

    Todd Boehly’s bid fell short of £3bn valuation sought by owner Roman Abramovich

  • Thursday, 5 December, 2019
    Kering SA
    Kering explores Moncler acquisition as luxury deals heat up

    Gucci-owner has held talks with Italian maker of ski suits and quilted jackets

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    New York Mets
    Steven Cohen in talks for up to 80% of New York Mets

    Baseball club says current owner Fred Wilpon would remain CEO for five years

  • Sunday, 24 November, 2019
    Novartis AG
    Novartis agrees $9.7bn deal for US cholesterol drugmaker

    Swiss company looks to restock pipeline with acquisition of The Medicines Company

  • Thursday, 21 November, 2019
    Xerox Corp
    Xerox threatens to go hostile in HP takeover bid

    PC and printer maker given days to agree to pursue a ‘friendly combination’

  • Thursday, 21 November, 2019
    Charles Schwab
    Charles Schwab nears $25bn deal for rival TD Ameritrade

    Online brokerage industry forced to consolidate as a result of price war 

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2019
    Tiffany & Co
    LVMH ups bid for Tiffany close to $16bn

    Improved offer prompts US jeweller to open books to French luxury goods group

  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2019
    Russell Investments
    Asset manager Russell Investments put up for sale

    Goldman Sachs hired to sell group with $293bn under management as industry consolidates

  • Friday, 15 November, 2019
    Occidental Petroleum Corp
    Icahn suffers Occidental legal blow as Buffett buys in

    Shale driller has been under pressure from activist alleging mismanagement over Anadarko deal

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
    Elizabeth Warren
    Blankfein fires back at Warren over wealth tax video

    Ex-Goldman chief says ‘maybe tribalism’ is in Democratic presidential candidate’s DNA

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
    Thyssenkrupp AG
    3G Capital enters bidding for Thyssenkrupp lifts unit

    Brazilian-backed private equity group hunts for deals outside consumer goods

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
    KKR woos Walgreens Boots with $70bn takeover plan

    KKR would need to collaborate with other investors to pull off biggest PE transaction

  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2019
    Xerox Corp
    Xerox makes $30bn bid for rival HP

    Combination could lead to cost savings of up to $2bn a year, say analysts

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
    Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
    Walgreens Boots Alliance explores $70bn buyout

    Long-shot deal for pharmacy behemoth would be the largest private equity takeover ever

  • Friday, 1 November, 2019
    Media
    Thomson Reuters brushes off news wire suitors

    Axel Springer and former CEO Mark Wood said to be interested in Reuters News

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