This offer comes after Hipgnosis – a London-listed music rights investment firm – accepted Concord’s proposal. The latest Blackstone tender is the fourth augmented bid and was made on Saturday, 20 April 2024. It reportedly outstrips the Concord offer by about 7%. The latter proposed a takeover price of $1.16, which Blackstone countered with an…
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This deal puts Amicus in a better position to increase its revenues and become a leading biotech in the field of rare diseases. Blackstone only requires interest-only payments until late 2026, with a maturity date of October 2029. Apart from debt refinancing, the money will also go towards continued operations. The President and Chief Executive…
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Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has confirmed last Friday that it and private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone are in discussions related to a possible acquisition of Refinitiv by the London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG). According to latest news, LSEG will acquire Refinitiv for a total enterprise value of approximately US$27 billion. New LSEG…
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Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk business has today announced that following the closing of the strategic partnership transaction between information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) and private equity funds managed by Blackstone, the Financial & Risk business will be known as Refinitiv. Closing of the transaction is expected to occur in the second half of 2018 and until…
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Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) said in a statement issued late on Monday that “it is in advanced discussions with Blackstone regarding a potential partnership in its F&R business.” According to an entry on a website popular with current and former Reuters staff, Thomson Reuters is in advanced discussions with the US private equity buyout firm…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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Japan's Toshiba Corp (TYO:6502) will start taking bids for Landis+Gyr, its Swiss smart meter unit, as early as June, Kyodo news agency reported today. Hitachi Ltd (OTCMKTS:HTHIY) and other Japanese firms are seen as possible bidders for the unit, Kyodo added. Toshiba had already hired UBS to explore a sale or an initial public offering…
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