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M&A

Companies & Markets

Watches of Switzerland held talks over potential takeover offers: sources

No final decision has been made regarding Nippon Paint’s offer, sources said.
Companies & Markets

Nippon Paint said to offer US$8.6 billion for Akzo Nobel paint arm

Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor enterprise that supplies electronics designers and manufacturers.
Companies & Markets

Singapore’s competition watchdog seeks feedback on Texas Instruments’ proposed acquisition of Silicon Labs

SIC had initially considered adopting a general prohibition on deal protection measures and other offer-related arrangements to be in line with the UK.
Companies & Markets

Revised takeover code: Dealmakers welcome targeted guidance instead of ban on deal protection

An EasyJet airliner lands at Son Sant Joan airport in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, April 1, 2021.
Transport & Logistics

UK budget airline easyJet ready to accept US$7.3 billion takeover bid from Castlelake

Global transaction values were up around 30% year on year at US$2.6 trillion in the first half, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Global Enterprise

Global M&A value tops US$2.5 trillion after first-half deals surge

Comcast’s latest move marks one of the last great unravelings of the telecom-and-media mergers, a bet that gained popularity in the 2010s.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Comcast to split cable business from media in NBCUniversal, Sky spinoff

BT and Verizon will hold equal voting rights in the new venture.
Telcos, Media & Tech

BT, Verizon join forces to create US$4 billion international joint venture 

Janet Tan, CEO and chairperson of A-Sonic Aerospace, says: “Our next acquisition will hopefully (take) us to a larger playing field and a bigger orbit within South-east Asia.”
Companies & Markets
TOPLINE

A-Sonic Aerospace hunts for Asean acquisitions, makes tech foray as it charts next phase of growth

Eventually, the industry will reach a new, stable equilibrium at a lower profit level, perhaps with fewer players.
Opinion & Features

The future of TV: lots of choice, lots of hassle

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