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The €17.2 Billion Private Equity Buyout of Thyssenkrupp’s Elevator Unit

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Mar 16, 20207 min read

The €17.2 Billion Private Equity Buyout of Thyssenkrupp’s Elevator Unit

A private equity consortium led by Advent and Cinven has agreed to purchase Thyssenkrupp’s elevator unit in a €17.2 bn buyout

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Lee Enterprises acquires Berkshire Hathaway’s newspaper operations

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Mar 16, 20201 min read

Lee Enterprises acquires Berkshire Hathaway’s newspaper operations

Lee Enterprises completes its acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway’s newspaper and magazine operations under revised terms.

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Korean activist fund takes aim at Korean Air

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Mar 13, 20201 min read

Korean activist fund takes aim at Korean Air

Korean activist fund takes aim at family-controlled Korean Air, the fund is pushing for board and management overhaul.

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Carl Ichan increases stake in Occidental Petroleum by 10%

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Mar 13, 20201 min read

Carl Ichan increases stake in Occidental Petroleum by 10%

Activist investor Carl Icahn says he sees ‘Strong Bids’ emerging for Occidental Petroleum and has increased his stake to almost 10%.

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Provident Financial to acquire SB One Bancorp

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Mar 13, 20201 min read

Provident Financial to acquire SB One Bancorp

Provident Financial has announced a deal to acquire SB One Bancorp resulting in a combined bank with about $12B in assets.

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PepsiCo to acquire Rockstar Energy for $3.85B

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Mar 11, 20201 min read

PepsiCo to acquire Rockstar Energy for $3.85B

PepsiCo announces a deal to acquire Rockstar Energy for $3.85B, giving them their first major energy drink brand in the fast-growing market.

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RadNet has announced a deal to acquire Deephealth

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Mar 10, 20201 min read

RadNet has announced a deal to acquire Deephealth

RadNet has announced a deal to acquire Deephealth, a company specializing in radiology artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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CVS acquires Schnuck retail and speciality pharmacy business

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Mar 10, 20201 min read

CVS acquires Schnuck retail and speciality pharmacy business

CVS Pharmacy signs an agreement to acquire Schnuck Markets retail and speciality pharmacy business.

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Mar 10, 20201 min read

Accenture to acquire ESR Labs

Accenture, a provider of services in strategy, digital, technology, and operations, has announced the acquisition of ESR labs.

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Cleveland-Cliffs and AK-Steel shareholders approve acquisition

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Mar 10, 20201 min read

Cleveland-Cliffs and AK-Steel shareholders approve acquisition

Cleveland-Cliffs and AK-Steel shareholders have voted to approve the proposals necessary to complete CLF’s $1.1B all stock acquisition of AK

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Tesco sell's Thailand and Malaysia for $10.6B

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Mar 9, 20201 min read

Tesco sell's Thailand and Malaysia for $10.6B

Tesco continues it’s global retreat with the sale of Thailand and Malaysia for $10.6B including debt.

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Ares sells its pan-European logistics portfolio to Investec

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Mar 9, 20201 min read

Ares sells its pan-European logistics portfolio to Investec

Ares Management Real Estate Group has completed the $1B sale of it’s stake in a pan-European logistics portfolio to Investec Property Fund.

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Aon and Willis Towers Watson have agreed to an all-stock merger

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Mar 9, 20201 min read

Aon and Willis Towers Watson have agreed to an all-stock merger

Aon and Willis Towers Watson have agreed to a all-stock merger with a combined equity value of $80B.

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Morgan Stanley’s $13 billion Acquisition of E-Trade

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Mar 8, 20204 min read

Morgan Stanley’s $13 billion Acquisition of E-Trade

Morgan Stanley announced that it will merge its financial-advisor-driven business with E-Trade’s digital brokerage and banking business.

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National Security Officials recommend Trump blocks Infineon/Cypress Deal

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Mar 6, 20201 min read

National Security Officials recommend Trump blocks Infineon/Cypress Deal

National Security officials are recommending President Trump block Germany based Infineon from buying Cypress Semiconductor.

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Leading GPU and chip maker, Nvidia, to acquire SwiftStack

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Mar 6, 20201 min read

Leading GPU and chip maker, Nvidia, to acquire SwiftStack

Leading GPU and chip maker, Nvidia, has announced a deal to acquire data management platform SwiftStack.

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NuCom purchases The Meet Group for $500M

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Mar 5, 20201 min read

NuCom purchases The Meet Group for $500M

NuCom has announced the purchase of The Meet Group, an owner of several social entertainment apps, for $500M including cash and debt.

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Mar 5, 20201 min read

Flybe declares bankruptcy

British regional carrier Flybe is the first big airline to declare bankruptcy as a result of disruption to travel caused by the coronavirus.

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Woodward and Hexcel's $6.4 Billion Merger

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Mar 4, 20206 min read

Woodward and Hexcel's $6.4 Billion Merger

Woodward (WWD) will combine its operations with Hexcel (HXL) in an all-stock transaction

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Brookfield considering selling Capital Automotive

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Mar 4, 20201 min read

Brookfield considering selling Capital Automotive

Brookfield Property Partners LP is considering selling Capital Automotive, it’s auto dealership landlord.

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