Henkel AG & CO. KGAA (HENKY.PK, HENOY.PK, HEN.DE, HEN3.DE), a major German chemical and consumer goods company, said on Wednesday that it will acquire Stahl Group, majority-owned by French private equity firm Wendel SE, for EUR 2.1 billion. Stahl, a Dutch specialty coatings company, serves brands...
Zurich Insurance Group (ZURN.SW, ZURVY), on Wednesday, said it has agreed in principle on the key financial terms of a possible all-cash offer to acquire Beazley plc (BEZ.L), valuing the UK specialty insurer at up to 1,335 pence per share, or about 8.0 billion pounds. Under the proposed terms, Beazley...
Funds managed by KKR and Singtel agreed to acquire the remaining 82% stake in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres or "STT GDC", a provider of data centre colocation services. The stake will be purchased from founding shareholder ST Telemedia for a total consideration of S$6.6 billion or approximately US$5.1...
Webster Financial Corporation (WBS) said Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired by Banco Santander, S.A. (SAN) in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $12.3 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Webster shareholders will receive $48.75 in cash and 2.0548 Santander American Depository...
The Donerail Group, a merchant bank, confirmed on Tuesday that it has submitted a non-binding indicative proposal to buy MarineMax, Inc. (HZO), a recreational boat dealer, for $35 per share in cash. The proposal implies a total transaction value of around $1.1 billion, excluding floor plan financing,...
The Marzetti Co. (MZTI), a manufactures and sells specialty food products, on Tuesday said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bachan's, Inc., a fast-growing Japanese barbecue sauce brand, for $400 million in cash and additional financing. The transaction is expected to close before...
OneWater Marine Inc. (ONEW), a marine retailer, on Tuesday said it has completed the sale of Ocean Bio-Chem Holdings, Inc. as part of its strategy to optimize its portfolio and concentrate on core businesses. The company plans to use the $50 million in proceeds to pay down debt. The prepayment is...
Colliers International Group Inc. (CIGI), a professional services and investment management company, Tuesday announced that it has agreed to acquire Ayesa Engineering S.A.U., the engineering unit of Spanish company, Ayesa Inversiones S.L.U. for around $700 million in cash. As per the company, this...
Massimo Group (MAMO), a manufacturer and distributor of powersports vehicles and electric mobility solutions, on Tuesday said it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire equity interests of FST Development Co. Ltd. (KBSX), a technology company focused on intelligent hardware and AI-driven...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through its fifth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V, has decided to buy the onshore business of Ørsted A/S (ORSTED.CO, DOGEF), a Danish wind farm company. This onshore business has over 800 MW in operation and under construction and a multi-gigawatt development...
RTX Corp. (RTX, 5UR.BE), on Tuesday at the Singapore Airshow, said it has signed multiple memoranda of understanding with the Singapore Economic Development Board to expand aerospace manufacturing and maintenance capabilities in Singapore. The new capabilities are expected to be fully operational...
Shares of Twist Bioscience Corp. (TWST) are climbing about 7 percent on Monday morning trading following the announcement of first-quarter financial result, revealing a decline in loss to $30.5 million, or $0.50 per share, compared to $31.6 million, or $0.53 per share, last year. Currently, TWST is...
OpenText Corporation (OTEX), an information management software company, said Monday that it has agreed to divest Vertica, a part of its non-core Analytics portfolio, to Bain Capital portfolio company Rocket Software Inc. for $150 million in cash. The company plans to use the proceeds to reduce outstanding...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), Monday announced the acquisition of Hunt Benefits & Associates, Inc., and Tenaglia & Associates, Inc., collectively dba Hunt Financial Group. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Following the acquisition, Tim Hunt, Tom Tenaglia and their...
Donaldson Company, Inc. (DCI), a manufacturer of filtration systems and replacement parts, Monday announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire Filtration Group's Facet Filtration business for around $820 million in an all-cash deal. The acquisition price represents around 20 times calendar year...
January 30, 2026 15:51 ET The Federal Reserve policy decision was the main event in the final week of January, which saw a heavy flow of economics news. Several data reflecting the trends in the U.S. economy were also released during the week. The interest rate decision from Canada also was in focus. In Europe, economic sentiment data gained attention. The policy decision from Singapore was the highlight in Asia.