Bids, mergers and takeovers


CORRECT: UK CMA clears Avast's acquisition by rival NortonLifeLock

(Correcting Avast's market capitalisation.)

The UK Competition & Markets Authority on Friday confirmed it has cleared NortonLifeLock Inc's acquisition of its cybersecurity peer, following an...

Fri, 02/09/2022 - 08:15


TOP NEWS: IKAV buys Aera Energy from Shell and Exxon Mobil

IKAV, a Germany-based energy asset manager, on Thursday said it will buy Californian oil producer Aera Energy LLC from Shell PLC and Exxon Mobil Corp....

Fri, 02/09/2022 - 07:57


TOP NEWS: UK CMA clears Avast's acquisition by rival NortonLifeLock

The UK Competition & Markets Authority on Friday confirmed it has cleared NortonLifeLock Inc's acquisition of its cybersecurity peer, following an in-depth merger investigation.

Tempe,...

Fri, 02/09/2022 - 07:50


IN BRIEF: Picton Property buys Cheltenham property for £5 million

Picton Property Income Ltd - London-based real estate investment trust - Buys a mixed-use property in Cheltenham for £5.3 million. Says the purchase price represents...

Fri, 02/09/2022 - 07:32


IN BRIEF: Reabold Resources' Corallian remains in talks for takeover

Reabold Resources PLC - London-based oil and gas company with projects in the UK, the US and Romania - Notes that Corallian Energy Ltd remains...

Thu, 01/09/2022 - 21:24


IN BRIEF: S-Ventures acquires Lizza from Peter Cremer for £2 million

S-Ventures PLC - AQSE-listed investment firm focused on health and wellness sectors - Acquires food brand Lizza GmbH from Hamburg-based agricultural and oleochemical-focused trader Peter...

Thu, 01/09/2022 - 20:39


IN BRIEF: Braveheart Investment raises Aukett Swanke stake to 11%

Braveheart Investment Group PLC - Barnsley, South Yorkshire-based investor in small- and medium-sized businesses - Purchases 4.2 million shares in London-based architectural and interior design...

Thu, 01/09/2022 - 19:21


IN BRIEF: Pan African Resources extends deadline for acquisition

Pan African Resources PLC - Rosebank-headquartered gold producer - Extends the deadline for the fulfilment of the remaining conditions for the acquisition of Mogale Gold...

Thu, 01/09/2022 - 11:45


IN BRIEF: Alphawave IP completes buy of custom silicon firm OpenFive

Alphawave IP Group PLC - London-based connectivity technology provider - Completes the acquisition of Milpitas, California-based OpenFive, a processor-agnostic custom silicon business bought in March...

Thu, 01/09/2022 - 11:12


Serco buys Swiss-based immigration services firm ORS for £39 million

Serco Group PLC on Thursday said it bought Swiss-based immigration services company ORS Group for up to fr.44 million, around £39 million.

The FTSE 250-listed...

Thu, 01/09/2022 - 10:44


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