Private equity firm KKR acquires majority stake in UK’s Acteon
US buyout firm KKR & Co LP (NYSE:KKR) will acquire a majority stake in British subsea energy services provider Acteon Group Ltd from US investor First Reserve Corp, the latter…
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Danish Arla gets green light to acquire British co-op Milk Link
Danish dairy firm Arla Foods amba said on Friday it had been cleared by the European Commission to proceed with its takeover of British co-operative Milk Link Ltd as long…
Bahrain-based fund agrees to acquire football club Leeds United
Bahrain-based investor Gulf Finance House (GFH) on Thursday said its fully-owned unit GFH Capital Ltd had inked an exclusive deal to head and arrange the takeover of Leeds City Holdings,…
GE Capital partly exits Thailand’s Bank of Ayudhya in $466m deal
GE Capital, a unit of US technology and financial services group General Electric Co (NYSE:GE), said on Wednesday it had disposed of 7.6% in Bank of Ayudhya Pcl (PINK:BKAYY) in…
Groupon acquires restaurant booking firm Savored
US online commerce marketplace operator Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) said that it had taken over domestic restaurant reservations provider Savored. Groupon did not reveal the conditions of the deal, which has…
Private equity sponsor Advent plans €775m offer for Dutch Mediq
US private equity firm Advent International Corp, via AI Garden BV, a new established wholly-owned subsidiary of funds managed by the company, intends to make a recommended public offer of…
Irish support services firm DCC acquires BP’s LPG distribution arm
Irish marketing, distribution and business support services firm DCC Plc (ISE:DCC) said on Friday it had agreed to take over the Benegas liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution business of UK…
Peugeot Citroen in exclusive talks to sell GEFCO stake to Russian Railways
French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen said on Thursday that it had started exclusive negotiations to offload a 75% stake in its logistics arm GEFCO to Russian railway operator JSC Russian…
China Construction Bank seeks acquisitions in Europe — report
Chinese lender China Construction Bank Corp (SHA:601939), or CCB, is interested in buying a European bank, or a minimum of 30% to 50% in one and has CNY100bn (USD15.8bn/EUR12.01bn) of…
Germany looks into planned merger of European defence giants EADS and BAE
The German government is currently looking into the details of the planned tie-up of European aerospace and defence group EADS NV (EPA:EAD) and British defence contractor BAE Systems Plc (LON:BA)…
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