TORONTO: Thomson Reuters has received a binding offer from Karnov Group to purchase Editorial Aranzadi SAU (Thomson Reuters Legal Business Spain). As part of the offer, Thomson Reuters Legal Business Spain is intended to be combined with and sold in conjunction with Wolters Kluwer France S.A.S and Wolters Kluwer España, S.A. While the proposed sale…
YouGov buys Swiss research agency, LINK Marketing for £21.7mn
LONDON, UK: YouGov Plc announced the acquisition of the leading Swiss market and social research agency, LINK Marketing Services AG based in Zurich. YouGov Plc is the international market research and data analytics group. The total consideration for the acquisition is CHF 26.4 million (£21.7 million) payable upfront in cash. The consideration will be funded…
TotalEnergies EP Gabon finalizes divestment of interests in non-operated assets and Cap Lopez Terminal
PARIS, FRANCE: After receiving the approval of Gabonese authorities, TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) announced the closing of its agreement to divest to Perenco Oil and Gas Gabon the Cap Lopez Terminal and non-operated assets of its 58%-owned affiliate TotalEnergies EP Gabon. With this transaction, in an amount of $350 million before final adjustment, TotalEnergies EP Gabon is…
Xplorer Capital agrees to acquire CloudCall for £39.9 million
LONDON, UK: Xplorer Capital has agreed to acquire the entire ordinary share capital of CloudCall Group at the rate of 81.5 pence for each CloudCall Share translating into £39.9 million. The acquisition is an all cash offer for CloudCall by Xplorer Capital, unanimously recommended by the CloudCall Directors. Xplorer Capital believes that CloudCall would benefit…
TPXimpact Holdings acquires RedCortex for £13.35mn
LONDON, UK: TPXimpact Holdings (LON: TPX), the technology-enabled services company focused on digital transformation, announced the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of RedCortex Ltd, a digital and cloud-based transformation consultancy. The total consideration for the acquisition is £13.355m, with £6.355m being satisfied in cash and £7.0m being satisfied through the issue and allotment…
Avast to acquire Evernym
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC: Avast (LON:AVST), a global leader in digital security and privacy, announced the acquisition of Evernym. The acquisition is expected to close in mid-December and the general availability of the products based on the Evernym technology will follow in 2022. Evernym’s groundbreaking approach to digital identity provides consumers with autonomy over their online…
Neste President and CEO Peter Vanacker to resign
HELSINKI, FINLAND: Neste Corporation’s President and CEO Peter Vanacker has given notice of his resignation from the company. He will leave his position at Neste at the latest in June 2022. “I warmly thank Peter for his great work in accelerating Neste’s transformation into a global leader in renewable and circular solutions driven by high…
ADNOC Drilling announces $3.8 billion drilling contract award
ABU DHABI, UAE: ADNOC Drilling Company has signed a five-year Drilling Services Agreement with ADNOC Onshore for the continued provision of drilling, workover and other well services. The contract will run for up to 5 years, for a total value of $3.8 billion. Structured to drive efficiency in work crews, rig move time and maintenance…
ConocoPhillips pre-empts sale of 10% interest in Australia Pacific LNG
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: ConocoPhillips has exercised its pre-emption rights in relation to Origin Energy’s sale of a 10 per cent shareholding in Australia Pacific LNG to EIG for $2.12 billion, which was announced on 25 October 2021. The other shareholder in Australia Pacific LNG, Sinopec, has until 17 December to exercise its respective pro-rata pre-emption rights….
OZ Minerals sells Jericho and Eloise joint venture to Demetallica
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: OZ Minerals (ASX: OZL) would sell its Jericho and Eloise Joint Venture interests (80 per cent and 70 per cent respectively) to Demetallica, a subsidiary of partner Minotaur Exploration (ASX: MEP), for consideration of A$6.6 million. The sale also includes a deferred contingent consideration of up to US$8.82 million, calculated at the rate…
S&P affirm credit ratings of Challenger
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Challenger Limited (ASX: CGF) announced S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has recently completed its annual ratings review and affirmed the credit rating and outlook for both Challenger Life Company Limited and Challenger Limited. Challenger’s S&P ratings are as follows: • Challenger Life Company Limited – ‘A’ rating with a stable outlook; and • Challenger…
hipages buys online tradie marketplace, Builderscrack for A$11.8mn
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: hipages Group Holdings (ASX:HPG) has completed the acquisition of Builderscrack, New Zealand’s leading online tradie marketplace.hipages Group is the owner of hipages, Australia’s largest online tradie marketplace and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider connecting tradies with residential and commercial consumers. hipages is acquiring 100% of the issued share capital of MyQuote Limited, trading as Builderscrack,…