Turquoise Hill rejects $2.7bn takeover offer from Rio Tinto
Miner Rio Tinto reiterated its $2. 7bn takeover offer for Canada’s Turquoise Hill Resources on Monday after it was rejected.
RS Group could be in line for £15 a share takeover bid - report
RS Group - formerly Electrocomponents - surged on Monday after The Times reported over the weekend that it could be the subject of a takeover bid.
Pearson to sell SA courseware publishing business for £53m
Educational publisher Pearson said on Friday that it has agreed to sell 75% of its South African courseware publishing business to Novus Holdings for £53m.
Ladbrokes owner Entain expands into CEE; H1 revenues rise
Ladbrokes owner Entain announced a new drive to expand into Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) on Thursday and the acquisition of a Croatian sportsbook operator, as it posted a rise in first-half net gaming revenue.
Shareholder Palliser urges Capricorn to call off Tullow deal
Palliser Capital, one of Capricorn Energy’s largest shareholders, has called on the company to withdraw its recommendation for the agreed merger with Tullow Energy.
WSP to buy RPS in £591m deal
Shares of professional services firm RPS Group surged on Tuesday after it agreed to be bought by rival WSP for around £591. 1m.
Pfizer to buy Global Blood Therapeutics in $5.4bn deal
Pfizer has agreed to buy biopharmaceutical group Global Blood Therapeutics for $5. 4bn in cash.
Veolia to sell Suez UK waste business to Macquarie for €2.4bn
French utility Veolia has agreed to sell Suez’s UK waste business to Australia’s Macquarie for around €2. 4bn to address the concerns of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.
Oz Minerals rejects AUD8.3bn takeover offer from BHP
BHP said on Monday that it made an AUD8. 3bn takeover bid for Oz Minerals that was rejected.
Amazon to buy Roomba robot vacuum maker iRobot in $1.7bn deal
Amazon said on Friday that it has agreed to buy iRobot in a $1. 7bn cash deal.
Kinetic lifts takeover offer for Go-Ahead by £22m
Australian bus group Kinetic and Spanish infrastructure specialist Globalvia have lifted their takeover offer for London-listed transport operator Go-Ahead by £22m.
Phoenix Group to buy Sun Life for £248m
Phoenix Group said it was buying closed book UK life insurance company Sun Life for £248m.
Mediclinic to be taken over by Remgro consortium for £3.7bn
Hospital group Mediclinic has agreed to be bought by a consortium led by South Africa’s Remgro for around £3. 7bn.
M&G to buy financial advice provider Continuum
M&G said on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy Continuum, a provider of independent financial advice, for an undisclosed sum.
CMA provisionally clears NortonLifeLock's $8.6bn acquisition of Avast
The Competition and Markets Authority said on Wednesday that it has provisionally cleared NortonLifeLock’s $8. 6bn acquisition of UK rival Avast.
JD Sports sells Footasylum to Germany's Aurelius for €45m
German asset management firm Aurelius Group has bought retailer Footasylum from JD Sports Fashion for an enterprise value of about €45m.