SYDNEY: Digital safety provider Aura Consolidated Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Australia-listed Qoria Limited in an all-stock transaction that will create a combined entity with a pre-money equity value of approximately A$3.0 billion (US$1.96 billion), the companies announced on Monday. The deal, structured as an Australian scheme of arrangement, will see Boston-based Aura…
LONDON: Kitwave Group plc, a leading UK delivered wholesale business, announced on Wednesday a recommended cash acquisition by Kite UK Bidco Limited, a newly-formed entity indirectly owned by funds managed by private equity firm OEP Capital Advisers, L.P. Under the terms of the deal, Kitwave shareholders will receive 295 pence per share in cash,…
SYDNEY: Australian medicinal cannabis company Little Green Pharma Ltd (ASX: LGP) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of rival Cannatrek Ltd via a scheme of arrangement, the companies announced on Wednesday. The all-scrip transaction will see Cannatrek shareholders receive 1.835806 new LGP shares and 0.727502 new contingent value (CV) shares for…
LONDON: Private equity firm Permira has agreed to acquire fund administration group JTC Plc (JTC.L) through its newly formed vehicle Papilio Bidco Ltd in a recommended cash deal valuing the company at approximately £2.3 billion ($2.8 billion). Under the terms of the offer, JTC shareholders will receive 1,340 pence per share in cash, representing…
LONDON: HSBC Holdings PLC has proposed to privatise its Hong Kong-based subsidiary Hang Seng Bank Ltd through a scheme of arrangement, offering HK$155 per share in cash for the 36.5% stake it does not already own. The deal values the transaction at approximately HK$106.1 billion (US$13.6 billion). The proposal, submitted by HSBC Asia Pacific,…
LONDON: Ricardo PLC said Tuesday that the High Court of Justice has sanctioned its recommended final cash acquisition by WSP Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of WSP Global Inc., paving the way for the deal to become effective on Oct. 9. The acquisition, first announced on June 11, will be implemented through a…
LONDON: Laumann Group UK Limited, a subsidiary of the German building products giant Laumann Stiftung & Co. KG, announced Thursday a recommended cash acquisition of Epwin Group plc for approximately £167.3 million. The deal, which values each Epwin share at 120 pence, is intended to be implemented through a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement. The…
LONDON: The boards of Janus Bidco Limited (“Bidco”) and Apax Global Alpha Limited (“AGA”) (LSE: AGA) announced Monday a recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued share capital of AGA by Bidco. The deal values the Guernsey-based investment trust at approximately €916.5 million (approximately £794.5 million). Bidco, a newly formed Guernsey company indirectly owned…
MELBOURNE: Building services firm Johns Lyng Group Limited (ASX: JLG) announced Friday it has entered into a binding agreement to be acquired by funds managed by Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) in a deal valuing JLG’s equity at approximately $1.1 billion. Under the Scheme Implementation Deed, Sherwood BidCo Pty Ltd — a PEP-controlled entity —…
LONDON: The High Court of Justice in England and Wales has sanctioned the proposed acquisition of Trakm8 Holdings plc by Brillian UK Limited, clearing the way for the deal to become effective next week. The acquisition, first announced on May 1, 2025, involves Brillian UK—a company within the Omegro portfolio and wholly owned indirectly…