Accenture (ACN) has entered into an agreement with the Fibonacci Group to acquire Cabel Industry, an Italian technology company that provides specialized core banking and IT managed services to mid-size financial institutions. The company said the acquisition will enhance the managed services portfolio...
Global investment firm KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) on Wednesday said that it has successfully completed its tender offer for the common shares and share options of Forum Engineering Inc. The tender offer was conducted through KJ003 Co., Ltd., an entity, which is owned by funds managed by KKR. The company...
Li-FT Power Ltd. (LIFFF, LIFT.V), on Monday, announced that it has entered into a definitive project acquisition agreement with Azimut Exploration Inc. (AZMTF, AZM.V) to acquire Azimut's 50% interest in the Galinée lithium property in Québec. The consideration includes 2 million Li-FT common shares,...
British Oil and gas major bp plc (BP, BP.L, BP_UN.TO) announced Wednesday its agreement to sell a 65% shareholding in lubricants maker Castrol to alternative investment firm Stonepeak at an enterprise value of $10 billion. The implied total equity value of Castrol is $8.0 billion excluding JV minority...
PAG, an Asian alternative investment firm, KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), and Sapporo Holdings Limited (SBW.F, 2501.T), a Japanese alcoholic beverages company, announced on Wednesday that the funds managed by PAG and KKR have inked deals to acquire Sapporo Real Estate Co., Ltd. from Sapporo Holdings. The...
Organogenesis Holdings Inc. (ORGO) ,a regenerative medicine company announced that it has initiated the submission of a Biologics License Application or BLA to the US Food and Drug Administration or FDA for its lead amniotic suspension allograft, ReNu, for the management of symptomatic knee arthritis. The...
Sanofi (SNY, SAN.PA) has entered into an agreement to acquire Dynavax Technologies, a publicly traded vaccines company with a marketed adult hepatitis B vaccine and differentiated shingles vaccine candidate. Sanofi will commence a cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Dynavax for $15.50...
Sanofi (SNY, SAN.PA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a complete response letter (CRL) for the new drug application of tolebrutinib to treat non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (nrSPMS) in adult patients. "We are very disappointed by the FDA's action....
Wayon Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a non-wholly-owned subsidiary of Wasion Holdings Limited, entered into a capital increase agreement with Boyu Capital Investment Limited. Under the agreement, Boyu Capital will subscribe for about 48.81 million new shares in Wayon Energy, representing approximately...
Mitsui Chemicals (4183.T), Idemitsu Kosan (I7B.F, 5019.T), and Sumitomo Chemical (4005.T) previously have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the integration of the polyolefin business operated by Prime Polymer, a joint venture between Mitsui and Idemitsu, with Sumitomo Chemical's polypropylene...
Motive Technologies, Inc., the AI platform for physical operations, announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. Motive has applied to list its Class A...
ServiceNow (NOW), a cloud-based solution for digital workflows provider, disclosed in a regulatory filing that it entered into an amendment to the previously filed employment agreement with William McDermott, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The amendment, effective January 1, 2026, confirms that...
Copper Giant Resources Corp. (LBCMF, CGNT.V) announced that it has increased its non-brokered private placement from $10 million to an aggregate of 30 million units at a price of $0.40 per unit, for total gross proceeds of $12 million. Each unit will consist of one common share of the Company and...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing Defense Systems, based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a $2.04 billion task order for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) Post-Critical Design Review (PCDR) Development. This task order advances the B-52 CERP program by completing system integration...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin Corporation a ceiling $10 billion modification to a previously awarded contract for the C-130J Combined Aircraft Delivery, Development, Integration, and Engineering program. This modification increases the total cumulative face value of the contract from...
December 19, 2025 15:10 ET U.S. inflation data and interest rate decisions by major central banks were the highlights of this busy week for economics news flow. Employment data and survey results on the housing markets also gained attention in the U.S. In Europe, the European Central Bank and Bank of England announced their policy decisions and macroeconomic projections.