M&A | Deals

David Cotterell, QualiTest COO & CAO provides M&A shopping tips

The new owners plan to expand Panmure's boutique investment bank base.

Martin Gilbert, the chief executive of Aberdeen, said the merger will result in "some job losses."

The new plastic will be made from waste such as sawdust, farm crop residues or old cardboard instead of petroleum.

The deal could be announced as early as Tuesday, 28 February.

Centrica Innovations will search for tech startups across Cambridge, Houston, London, Seattle and Tel Aviv.

Vauxhall employs 3,400 people across its UK plants at Ellesmere Port and Luton.

Each Fortress Class A shareholder will receive $8.08 per share, a 38.6% premium on 13 February's closing price.

TUI's decision to sell Travelopia was announced in May 2016.

Cinven's offer of €56 per share marks a 15% premium to STADA's closing stock price of €49.69 on 10 February.

L'Oreal had acquired the UK-based skin care company in 2006 for £652m.

These cancellations were amid regulatory and foreign exchange restrictions.

Reckitt Benckiser is said to finance the deal through a combination of cash and debt.

While the exact stake acquired by LDC is unknown, the deal is said to have valued Fishawack at £38m.

The Oxford Economics and Baker McKenzie study, however, said M&A activity would rise moderately in subsequent years.

The merged entity would have market value of €50bn, sales of about €14bn and a 130,000 employee base.

The move by the Australian bank is part of its efforts to focus on institutional banking in Asia.

Woolworths will sell to BP 527 existing fuel stations and 16 committed development sites.

The potential deal will put Radio Times under foreign ownership for the first time.

The purchase will be made from a consortium of UK-based PE investors managed by Smithfield Group.

The additional investment would create 300 direct job opportunities and hundreds in the supply-chain.

The deal marks a win for Russian President Vladimir Putin as it comes at a time when the government is cash-strapped.

The two companies combined would have had a market valuation in excess of $20bn.

Shorouk concession contains the Zohr field, which has an estimated 30 trillion cubic feet of gas.

The deal would be completed by end-2016, subject to customary closing conditions.

If the deal goes through, it would mark the British bank's first acquisition in more than seven years.

Oracle had in July agreed to acquire NetSuite at $109 per share in cash.

The deal value translates to S$1.30 per share which is a 34% premium over Super's last traded price.

Both companies are hosting an investor webcast at 8.30am ET, most likely to announce the deal.

The markets include Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Indonesia.