Owner of 7-Eleven stores receives buyout offer from Canadian rival
Proposal to Tokyo-based Seven & i by ACT could become biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firm The owner of the global convenience store chain...
Category : Mergers and acquisitions
DS Smith’s £5.8bn takeover by US rival going ahead despite competition
Merger with International Paper moving at ‘absolutely full steam’ in face of separate interest from Brazil’s Suzano The boss of the FTSE 100 company DS...
BHP’s pursuit of Anglo American has a major obstacle: South Africa
The De Beers owner is a longstanding jewel in the African’ state’s economic crown – it would be a ‘big blow’ to see it sold...
AstraZeneca buys Chinese cancer therapy firm Gracell for $1.2bn
Gracell Biotechnologies acquisition marks China’s growing importance to the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca has struck a deal to buy a Chinese cancer therapy company for up...
Chevron to buy oil and gas producer Hess Corp in $53bn all-stock deal
Takeover puts Chevron head-to-head with ExxonMobile in oil-rich Guyana and US shale industry Business live – latest updates Chevron has announced it will buy the...
Square Enix sells its western studios and hits such as Tomb Raider for $300m
Japanese gaming company behind Final Fantasy series secures deal with Sweden-based Embracer The Japanese gaming company behind Final Fantasy is selling off three studios, including...
