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Antitrust regulators expand their global reach. [NYT > Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures]

The European Union’s competition authority blocked a merger of Illumina and Grail, even though Illumina said Grail had no business in Europe. Source Author: Ephrat Livni

PE Firm Baring Raises About $11bn for Its Largest Fund [buyout/ takeover]

Baring Private Equity Asia has gathered about $11bn as it wraps up commitments for a fund that’s set to be the biggest pool of capital in the firm’s history, according to people familiar with...

Meta Has No Plans To Settle FTC’s VR Merger Challenge [Law360: Mergers & Acquisitions]

By Bryan Koenig (September 2, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT) -- A Meta Platforms Inc. attorney told a Federal Trade Commission in-house judge Friday that the Facebook successor is unlikely to settle the...

Kohl’s jumps on report of $2B offer for real estate [M A News on Seeking Alpha]

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Nielsen Shareholders Approve $16bn Sale to Private Equity [Private Equity Insights]

Nielsen Holdings said that shareholders have voted to approve a $16bn transaction in which the measurement company would be acquired by a private equity group led by Elliott Investment Management...

Reuters: Private equity bidders weigh offers valuing Toshiba at up to $22bn

KKR, Baring Private Equity Asia, Blackstone, Bain Capital, Brookfield Asset Management, MBK Partners, Apollo Global Management and CVC have submitted initial bids, sources said. Source

Kellogg’s to split into three separate food businesses, all public

Kellogg plans to split into three public companies, keeping a core global snacking business while spinning off the North American cereal brands with which the maker of Corn Flakes began and a smaller...

Are private equity firms the new conglomerates?

Plus, THG tries to win back shareholder confidence and a group of America’s most elite universities get $40bn richer Source: Are private equity firms the new conglomerates?

Partners Group hires ex-CEO of Kindred Healthcare; will fundraising finally slow down?

Partners Group will announce today it is hiring Ben Breier, former CEO of Kindred Healthcare, who led the $1.4 billion sale of the healthcare provider to health insurer Source: Partners Group hires...

In Twitter Meeting, Elon Musk Fields Questions From 8,000 Employees

Mr. Musk answered questions from Twitter’s 8,000 workers for the first time in a virtual meeting on Thursday. Source: In Twitter Meeting, Elon Musk Fields Questions From 8,000 Employees