Soul Patts, Brickworks to merge in $14 billion deal
SYDNEY: Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited and Brickworks Limited have announced a transformative merger, bringing together two of Australia’s most prominent investment and industrial groups in a deal valued at $14 billion. The boards of both companies unanimously approved the merger, which will eliminate cross-shareholding complexities and create a newly capitalized ASX-listed entity,…