AXA to buy XL Group for $15.3bn
AXA is to acquire 1005 of XL Group Ltd, according to Actuarial Post. The purchase price is said to be $15.3bn, to be paid in cash. Under the terms of…
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Nisa shareholders narrowly agree Co-op takeover
Shareholder approval has been secured for the takeover of Nisa convenience stores by the Co-Operative Group in a £137m deal, according to BBC News. An emergency meeting of shareholders secured…
Betfair and Paddy Power plan to merge
UK betting and gaming company Betfair and Irish bookmaker Paddy Power have announced plans for possible a GBP5bn merger deal that would create one of the world's largest gambling firms. It was…
IBM acquires US-based cloud computing infrastructure group SoftLayer
US information technology major International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM), or IBM, said it had inked a final accord to acquire domestic cloud computing infrastructure provider SoftLayer Technologies Inc for an…
Flybe’s expansion plans negatively impacted by EC’s expected decision to block Ryanair-Aer Lingus deal
UK regional airline company Flybe Group Plc (LON:FLYB) said it is disappointed by the news that the European Commission (EC) will most certainly block Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair Holdings Plc's…
Steel giant ArcelorMittal favourite to acquire ThyssenKrupps Alabama plant
Luxembourg-based steel and mining group ArcelorMittal (AMS:MT) is one of the two top bidders for German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG's (ETR:TKA) steel business in the Americas, offering USD1.5bn (EUR1.1bn) for the…
Swatch acquires acquires Canadian watchmaker Harry Winston
Swiss watches and jewellery maker The Swatch Group Ltd has inked an agreement to acquire the luxury brand diamond jewellery and timepiece division of Canada's Harry Winston Diamond Corp (TSE:HW),…
Mexican Coca Cola bottler Femsa acquires Coca Cola bottling unit in Philippines for $689m
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV (MXK:KOFL), the bottler of Coca Cola in Mexico, said on Friday it would pay USD688.5m (EUR525.3m) in cash to buy 51% in The Coca-Cola Company's…
HSBC sells stake in Asian JV with Global Payments for $242m
US payment processing services provider Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) has executed an agreement that will give it full ownership of the Asian-Pacific joint venture established in partnership with The Hongkong…
Private equity firm Investindustrial invests £150m in Aston Martin
European private equity firm Investindustrial said on Friday it agreed to buy a 37.5% stake in UK sports and luxury cars maker Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd for GBP150m (USD240.4m/EUR186m) via…
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