Takeover/Buyout

German insurer Allianz weighs $8.6 billion takeover of AA roadside rescue giant: Report

Allianz is one of a small number of parties which have been holding talks with advisers to the AA about a deal.

Advent, Stripe abandon $63.5b pursuit of fintech pioneer PayPal

PayPal has struggled with modernising its payment technologies as rivals have seized market share.

Malaysia rules out $2.37 billion takeover of passport supplier

Datasonic Technologies holds contracts to supply passports and IDs to the government through 2032.

Women's share of Afghan labour market shrinks to 5% under Taliban, UN says

FILE PHOTO: An Afghan woman pushes her cart in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara/ File Photo

Israeli settlers divert Palestinian water to fill West Bank pool

Israelis visit an ancient water reservoir in the Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Britain’s EasyJet flies into US hands as takeover confirmed

EasyJet has confirmed a £5.7 billion (S$9.8-billion) takeover by US private equity firm Apollo.

How PayPal went from Wall Street favourite to unwilling merger target

The company synonymous with digital payments got a $68 billion offer to be taken private by upstart rival Stripe and buyout shop Advent International.

Uber launches $19 billion offer for Delivery Hero to create food delivery giant

A takeover would create the world’s largest food-delivery firm outside China.

PayPal receives $68 billion takeover offer from Stripe, Advent: Sources

The offer, submitted earlier in July, is backed by about US$50 billion in committed financing from banks, said one of them.

EasyJet gets $9.9 billion offer from Apollo in possible bidding war

The two bids come at a time when EasyJet and other airlines face soaring jet fuel prices and suppressed demand after the Iran war.

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