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2017-Mar-06;
ScentAir, Global Scent Marketing Leader, Acquires Brandaroma
"For over 20 years, ScentAir has invested in the right people, customer service and cutting edge technologies to continually provide comprehensive best-in-class scent marketing solutions for our customers," said Andrew Kindfuller...
2017-Mar-06;SFW selling Essen Bioscience to Sartorius
German pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment supplier Sartorius has signed on the dotted line to pick up Essen Bioscience, a Michigan-headquartered provider of instruments used for drug discovery and basic research applications.Under the terms of the transaction, the buyer will...
2017-Mar-06;Magellan picking up Rose Petroleum’s mineral processing mill
Californian gold and silver miner Magellan Gold has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire the mineral processing mill operation of UK-based peer Rose Petroleum, which is publicly-traded on London’s Aim exchange.Under the terms of the deal the buyer will pay USD 1.50 m...
2017-Mar-06;OppenheimerFunds to Acquire SNW Asset Management, Expanding into High-Quality Muni SMA
"This is an exciting time for OppenheimerFunds. As with our most recent acquisitions of ...
2017-Mar-06;‘Toronto’s Mayor denies talks between Hydro One and Toronto Hydro’
According to a recent report by Reuters, Canadian electricity distributor Hydro One is in talks to acquire Toronto Hydro for about CAD 3.00 billion (USD 2.24 billion).However, John Tory, Mayor of Toronto, has denied the discussions are underway.In an emailed s...
2017-Mar-06;Vitol to pay EUR 1.37bn for OMV’s Petrol Ofisi
Austria-based oil and gas company OMV is offloading its Turkish subsidiary Petrol Ofisi to Vitol Investment Partnership’s VIP Turkey Enerji in exchange for EUR 1.37 billion in cash.The Vienna-headquartered firm has reached an agreement to sell its fuel supply and distribution g...
2017-Mar-06;Thyssenkrupp and Tata in talks over European steel merger
India-based Tata Steel continues to hold negotiations with German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp over a potential combination of the pair’s European steel assets.The Mumbai-headquartered firm said the discussions are proving constructive.However, it cautioned tha...
2017-Mar-06;Macquarie plans buy of Cargill’s global oil unit: Reuters
Australian banking giant Macquarie intends to take over the global oil business of Cargill, the US food, agriculture, financial and industrial products provider, according to Reuters.Citing people with knowledge of the matter, the news provider said the parties have agreed terms ...
2017-Mar-06;Foresight plans cash call
UK closed-ended infrastructure investment trust Foresight Solar Fund has unveiled a share placing programme worth up to GBP 220.63 million to help fund future investment and repay debt. The entity is issuing 203.81 million stocks, representing a 34.5 per cent stake, at GBP 1.08 a...
2017-Mar-06;AV Homes to snap up Savvy Homes operations
AV Homes has agreed to acquire the home building assets of US residential housing construction services provider Savvy Homes for around USD 50.00 million. The transaction will be funded using available cash and revolving credit facility.US financial consultant...
2017-Mar-06;Standard Life and Aberdeen working on a GBP 11bn tie up
Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management, two of the UK’s leading fund managers, have announced plans for an all-share merger that would create a group worth around GBP 11.00 billion.The tie up, which would result in an industry powerhouse with over GBP 660.00 billion in ass...
2017-Mar-06;Service Stream to pick up TechSafe
Service Stream has agreed to acquire Australian electrical inspection groups TechSafe Australia and TechSafe Management, collectively known as TechSafe, for around AUD 20.00 million (USD 15.19 million) in order to expand its operations in the utility markets. The consideration co...
2017-Mar-06;Betsson to buy Premier Casino
Betsson has agreed to purchase Spanish online betting, gambling and gaming firm Premier Megaluxe, also known as Premier Casino, for EUR 3.00 million in cash. Ulrik Bengtsson, chief executive of the buyer, noted: “Spain is one of Europe’s largest gaming markets and especially ...
2017-Mar-06;BFF files for float
Banca Farmafactoring (BFF) is prepping for an initial public offering (IPO) on Borsa Italiana’s Mercato Telematico Azionario consisting of existing shares owned by Centerbridge’s BFF Luxembourg vehicle.At least 31.2 per cent of the Italian credit management and non-recourse f...
2017-Mar-06;PSA buys Opel/Vauxhall and GM Financial’s European unit
PSA’s announcement that it has finally struck a deal to acquire General Motors’ (GM) Opel and Vauxhall and GM Financial’s European operations for a combined EUR 2.20 billion is unlikely to mitigate concerns about job losses in the UK.On one hand, the EUR 1.30 billion deal f...
2017-Mar-06;Anaconda to buy Orex
Toronto-based Anaconda Mining (Anaconda) is acquiring Orex Exploration (Orex), a gold exploration firm listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, in an all-scrip deal worth CAD 12.96 million (USD 9.68 million). The gold mining group will pay an implied CAD 0.06 apiece, representing a 14...
2017-Mar-03;Chinese Consortium Completes Acquisition of LEDVANCE
Closing of transaction follows receipt of all regulatory approvals LEDVANCE and MLS to focus on synergies The sale of LEDVANCE by OSRAM to the Chinese investment ...
2017-Mar-03;Engie picking up Keepmoat’s regeneration business
French electric utility Engie has signed on the dotted line to acquire the regeneration assets of housebuilding company Keepmoat.Under the terms of the transaction, the buyer will pay GBP 330.00 million for the operations.Completion of the deal remains subject...
2017-Mar-03;Toshiba considers USD 2bn sale of Landis+Gyr: Reuters
Japanese electronic products manufacturer Toshiba is preparing a disposal of its smart meter group Landis+Gyr for USD 2.00 billion and has hired UBS to help explore options, Reuters reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.According to the sources, the company is look...
2017-Mar-03;Select chooses NYSE
Select Energy Services, a US provider of water services to the domestic unconventional oil and gas industry, has submitted an initial public offering (IPO) prospectus with a USD 100.00 million placeholder.The Texan sourcing, transfer, treatment and containment company is targetin...
