Acquisitions/Mergers Archives

The deal-making company set up by former Standard Life Aberdeen co-chief executive Martin Gilbert has made its first outright acquisition, agreeing…

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Benson Hill Inc. is going public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company in a deal that values the plant-growing…

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A boutique advisor set up by the former head of European investment banking at Jefferies four years ago, is opening…

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City broker Numis more than doubled investment banking fees in the first half of its fiscal year as UK initial…

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Dell Technologies Inc. DELL -1.67% struck a deal to sell its Boomi cloud business to private-equity firms Francisco Partners and…

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The boom in so-called blank cheque companies could finally come to the City, as the UK’s financial watchdog has proposed…

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Deutsche Bank’s investment bank fuelled its best quarterly profit in seven years as the German lender reaped the benefits of…

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NN Group, the Dutch insurer, has announced it is “reviewing strategic options” for its investment management business, paving the way…

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More than 50 years after Apollo 11 put astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, a new age of…

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Citigroup’s leading position advising on so-called blank cheque companies helped to bolster investment banking fees to record levels during the first quarter.…

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Investors are cooling to one of the hottest bets on Wall Street as new regulatory scrutiny of special-purpose acquisition companies…

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WASHINGTON—Some special-purpose acquisition companies have improperly accounted for warrants sold or given to investors, securities regulators said on 12 April,…

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Ameriprise Financial, the parent company Columbia Threadneedle, has acquired the European asset management business of BMO Financial Group for £615m —…

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Ardian, one of Europe’s biggest private-equity firms, has wrapped up fundraising for its largest-ever buyout vehicle and plans to invest…

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Deutsche Bank is bolstering its Spac expertise in Europe, as large investment banks in the City look to capitalise on the…

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Atom Bank has held discussions with financial advisers about whether it might go public via a Spac, as the UK…

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Impossible Foods Inc. is prepping for an initial public offering that could value the maker of plant-based burgers at about…

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HSBC is shifting a senior dealmaker from Asia to the UK to focus on developing closer links between its investment…

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Societe Generale, the French bank, has entered exclusive talks with Amundi to strike a deal for its asset management business…

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Kimbal Musk, Elon’s younger brother, made more than $7 million trading Tesla Inc.’s stock, as he acquired shares through options…

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The Financial Conduct Authority will launch a consultation on strengthening investor protections in special acquisitions companies, a financial vehicle whose…

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British online car retailer Cazoo is the latest company to announce a listing on the New York Stock Exchange by…

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission is set to investigate the recent spike in special acquisition purpose companies listing on…

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A merger between the UK’s two leading crowdfunding platforms Crowdcube and Seedrs could result in a “substantial lessening of competition”…

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Sir Martin Sorrell, the advertising mogul who has built his business empire through shell companies, says blank-cheque vehicles are too expensive to…

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Nomura has hired a senior dealmaker to lead its technology, media and services coverage in Europe, as the Japanese bank…

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The significance of Brexit as a key risk for global dealmaking is dropping rapidly, as the pandemic and related preventative…

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The “exuberance” surrounding the boom in so-called blank cheque companies is likely to be replaced with “discipline” in the future…

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Popular online brokerage eToro announced that it would merge with blank cheque company FinTech Acquisition Corp V in a $10.4bn…

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It is easy to be sniffy about Spacs. Shell companies have been a favourite vehicle of spivs and charlatans for…

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Ewan Kirk, founder of the Cantab Capital Partners hedge fund business which was bought by GAM in 2016, is leaving…

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Nomura is looking to bolster its team of dealmakers after a surge in cross-border M&A involving Japanese companies has seen…

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Fidelity International, the $706bn asset manager, has acquired a minority stake in Berlin-based fintech Moonfare, a tie-up which will allow…

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BNP Paribas is aiming to acquire the remaining 50% stake in Exane, the investment firm it already part owns, in…

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The list of famous figures promoting special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, continues to grow, and the Securities and Exchange Commission…

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The London Stock Exchange Group reported total revenue of £2.1bn in 2020, a 3% increase from 2019 as the company…

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KPMG UK has agreed to sell its restructuring unit in a management buyout backed by private equity firm H.I.G. Europe.…

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The boom in special purpose acquisition companies – or Spacs – is set to continue and this year looks on…

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Goldman Sachs has shifted two of its most senior equity bankers in London into a new team that will look…

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Companies across the globe clinched almost $700bn worth of mergers and acquisitions during the first two months of the year,…

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Bank of America has shaken up the leadership of its mergers and acquisitions team in Europe amid global surge in…

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Wells Fargo, the US-headquartered bank, has struck a deal to offload its asset management arm in a transaction worth $2.1bn.…

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After weeks of spiking share prices for a blank-check company rumored to be targeting the acquisition of electric-vehicle company Lucid…

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