M&A
NewRiver buys Essex shopping centre for £20.2m
NewRiver Real Estate Investment Trust on Thursday said it had bought Grays Shopping Centre in Essex for £20. 2m.
Intertek buys network security and assurances services provider NTA
Intertek has acquired UK and Malaysia-based network security and assurance services provider, NTA Monitor, for an undisclosed sum.
Sky clear for Fox or Comcast takeover battle as Culture Sec gives nod
Sky's potential takeover by Comcast or 21st Century Fox was cleared by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on Tuesday.
TRIG buys two French wind farms for €28m
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) said it had bought two onshore wind farms in Northern France for €28m.
Virgin Money seems sold on deal as CYBG sweetens offer
CYBG, the owner of Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank, has upped the price of its proposed takeover approach for rival Virgin Money, which has agreed to push back the bid deadline as talks progress.
Bayer to axe Monsanto brand after $63bn deal
Bayer said it would axe the Monsanto name after the $63bn acquisition of the US agri-food company.
UniCredit in talks to merge with Société Générale
The boss of UniCredit, Italy's biggest bank, is working on the idea of merging with France's Société Générale, according to the Financial Times.
TT Electronics acquires US-based electromagnetic products producer
Electronics engineer TT Electronics has acquired Minneapolis-based precision electromagnetic products designer and manufacturer Precision for an initial $23. 5m.
DS Smith to buy Spain's Europac for €1.67bn
DS Smith on Monday said it was buying Spanish packaging firm Europac for €1. 67bn (£1. 45bn), or €16. 80 a share.