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UK Clears NortonLifeLock’s $9B Takeover Of Czech Biz Avast [buyout/ takeover]

By Irene Madongo (September 2, 2022, 4:32 PM BST) -- Britain's antitrust watchdog gave the go-ahead Friday for the approximately $9 billion takeover of digital security company Avast PLC...

Japan property lures private equity with solid yields, prospective deals [Private Equity Insights]

A new wave of big private equity players including KKR & Co is moving in on Japan’s property market, drawn by attractive yield spreads with Japan’s low interest rates and by prospective...

Canada’s top pension funds plan infrastructure investments in Germany [Private Equity Insights]

The largest pension funds in Canada, with assets under management of over €766bn, plan to step up investments in Germany following a meeting with German chancellor Olaf Scholz and vice-chancellor...

KKR in advanced talks to invest $400m in Hero Future Energies [Private Equity Insights]

Leading US private equity manager KKR is in advanced negotiations to invest around $400 million in Hero Group’s renewables energy company Hero Future Energies (HFE). The deal could be the firm’s...

Blackstone Eyes IPO Filing for $2.5bn India Mall Portfolio [Private Equity Insights]

Blackstone is planning to file as soon as next month for an initial public offering of its Indian shopping mall portfolio that could raise about $500m, people familiar with the matter said. The...

Novartis To Spin Off $9.6B Sandoz Generic Drugs Biz [Law360: Mergers & Acquisitions]

By Ashish Sareen (August 25, 2022, 12:59 PM BST) -- Swiss-American pharmaceuticals giant Novartis AG said Thursday that it plans to separate its Sandoz generic drugs division from its core business...

BlackRock-Temasek joint fund backs Carbon Direct [Private Equity Insights]

Carbon Direct, a science-first carbon management firm and software provider, today announced a $60m funding round led by Decarbonization Partners, a partnership between Temasek and BlackRock, and...

Adani launches hostile bid for Indian news channel NDTV [Mergers & Acquisitions]

First big media play by Asia’s richest man stokes fears over editorial independence Source

Ad group M&C Saatchi reverses decision to support takeover by Next Fifteen

Shareholders urged to vote against £310mn deal because of rival’s plunging share price Source

Euromoney Receives £1.6B Takeover Bid From PE Firms

Euromoney, a publisher and information company listed on the London Stock Exchange, said on Monday that it has received a £1.6 billion ($2 billion) cash buyout offer from a private equity consortium...