M&A | Deals

It is unclear if PDVSA will sell Citgo as Venezuela's finance minister has said that Citgo's assets will not be sold.

Nasdaq-traded PetSmart will be taken private post the deal.

Toronto-based DBRS is the world's fourth-largest credit rating agency.

Hunan Nonferrous Metals is mainland China's largest producer of non-ferrous metals excluding aluminium.

Third Avenue and fellow investors EMC Capital and Madison International Realty have all backed £2.6bn hostile bid.

Deal will help Paris-based JCDecaux ride out an economic downturn on the continent.

The Virtu deal marks Temasek's latest foray into the US and European markets.

QIA-Brookfield Property Partners' bid has received public support from holders of about 28% of Songbird's free float.

Sky agrees to sell 80% stake in online betting business to London-based CVC.

IndCor provides industrial real estate and owns some 117 million square feet of buildings in 29 US cities.

Recommended all-share deal to create UK market leader with 16 million life insurance customers.

Acquisition move adds to hectic M&A activity involving British restaurants following Prezzo and Pizza Express deals.

Medtronic has also received conditional US FTC approval for the buy.

Stake sale could help New Delhi rake in a little over $14bn.

Sale of Citgo assets could help Petroleos de Venezuela SA rake in about $10bn.

Planned merger reflects a need to consolidate and cut costs in the UK's insurance industry.

Brokerage Panmure Gordon downgrades Aviva following announcement.

Xiaomi is reportedly in talks to raise $1.5bn in fresh capital.

Deal will save the firms a combined $2bn in costs annually.

Virgin Cruises, backed by Richard Branson, will be based out of Miami.

Negotiations between Hasbro and DreamWorks come more than a month after talks with Japan's Softbank failed.

Potential buyers reported to have studied Venezuelan oil firm's Illinois refinery.

Dealogic provides data and software solutions to each of the world's top 50 investment banks.

French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron says Paris will activate process to buy 20% stake in Alstom after deal closes.

Danone to expand footprint in China's $17.8bn infant milk formula market with Yashili investment.

Continental agreed to buy US-based Veyance Technologies from the Carlyle Group, for €1.4bn in February.

The final price for the sale is being negotiated

Lifestyle owns and operates the Sogo department store in Hong Kong.

The deal with Synergy Health will help New York-traded Steris expand its European footprint.

Statoil's second-quarter production from Shah Deniz was 38,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.