AMETEK, Inc. (AME), a provider of industrial technology solutions, announced Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire a portfolio of instrumentation businesses from Indicor, LLC in an all-cash deal at approximately $5.0 billion. The businesses serve end markets aligned with AMETEK's portfolio and generate...
Bayer AG (BYR.L, BAYRY.PK, BAYZF.PK, BAY.MI, BAYN.DE), a German healthcare and agriculture conglomerate, on Wednesday, announced that it has agreed to acquire Perfuse Therapeutics Inc. for up to $2.45 billion to expand its ophthalmology pipeline. The transaction includes an upfront payment of $300...
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm, Monday announced that it has agreed to sell Autronica Fire and Security, a standalone unit of its Spectrum Safety Solutions platform, to MSA Safety Inc., a manufacturer of safety products and technology for around $555 mln. Sentinel acquired Autronica...
MSA Safety Incorporated (MSA), a manufacturer of industrial safety technology products and solutions, Tuesday announced that it has agreed to acquire Autronica Fire and Security, a provider of fire and gas detection and alarm system for around $555 million. MSA is expecting the acquisition to be accretive...
Tuesday, Bullish (BLSH) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Equiniti, a global transfer agent and provider of mission-critical shareholder services, for $4.2 billion. The total consideration comprises $1.85 billion of assumed Equiniti debt and approximately $2.35 billion in Bullish stock consideration. The...
Vodafone Group Plc (VOD, VOD.L, VODE.DE), a telecommunications company, on Tuesday announced an agreement to acquire the stake of CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holding Ltd. in VodafoneThree. The acquisition will be executed for 4.3 billion pounds via a share cancellation. The transaction will result...
Loomis AB (LOIMF, LOOMIS.ST), a Swedish cash handling company, on Monday announced an agreement to acquire Hermes Transportes Blindados S.A. through a public tender offer. The deal values Hermes at approximately SEK 4 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. The public tender offer for up to 100%...
Chipmaker Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) on Monday announced an agreement to acquire platform firmware firm AMI for $1.65 billion, as the company aims to expand its presence in AI and cloud infrastructure. Under the terms of the deal, Lattice will pay $1.0 billion in cash and about $650 million in...
Assertio Holdings (ASRT) said, on May 1, 2026, Assertio and Garda Therapeutics entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which Garda has increased its offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Assertio to $21.80 per share in cash with no contingent value right. Following...
Global Net Lease, Inc. (GNL), a real estate investment trust, and Modiv Industrial, Inc. (MDV), an internally managed REIT, on Monday announced their definitive merger agreement for GNL to acquire Modiv in an all-stock deal with an enterprise value of around $535 million. In pre market activity on...
Diana Shipping (DSX), a shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels that owns approximately 14.8% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), announced that it has commenced a tender offer through its subsidiary, 4 Dragon...
American Express Global Business Travel or Amex GBT, which is operated by Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (GBTG), a leading software and services company for travel, announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Long Lake Management in an all-cash transaction valued...
Hubbell Inc. (HUBA, HUBB, HUBB), a manufacturer of high-quality electrical and utility solutions, on Monday announced that it has agreed to acquire NSI Industries for approximately $3 billion in cash, expanding its Electrical Solutions portfolio. The transaction will be financed through a combination...
SAP SE (SAP), the enterprise applications and solutions major, Monday announced that it is acquiring Dremio, a data lakehouse platform, and Prior Labs, a Tabular Foundation Models company. Financial terms of both the deals have not been disclosed. SAP said both the deals are pending regulatory approval. With...
Shares of eBay Inc. were gaining around 9 % in pre-market activity on Nasdaq after electronics retal company GameStop Corp. announced a non-binding proposal to buy the e-commerce major in a cash and stock deal, with equity value of $55.5 billion. GameStop announced late Sunday that it has submitted the proposal at $125.00 per share, comprising 50 percent cash and 50 percent GameStop stock.
May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.