by Sebastian | Mar 12, 2020 | News
Tie-up will combine world’s second and third-largest insurance brokers Aon is to buy Willis Towers Watson for $30bn in an all-share deal that will combine the world’s second and third-largest insurance brokers into a new industry leader. The deal marks the latest...
by Sebastian | Mar 12, 2020 | News
“We think they’ll be more aggressive this time around,” EY predicts. Private equity firms won’t waste another crisis, EY predicts. If the pandemic pushes the economy into a recession, investment companies will put money to work a lot faster than they did during the...
by Sebastian | Mar 12, 2020 | News
Lower merger and acquisition prices could be one positive byproduct of the stock market’s recent volatility. Oil fell more than 20% on Monday, after Saudi Arabia instigated a price war with Russia. This caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 (SPX)...
by Sebastian | Mar 12, 2020 | News
Deal values HealthEdge at around $700 million, including debt, a person familiar with the matter says Blackstone Group Inc. is buying a majority stake in a health-care software company — the latest example of its strategy to invest in fast-growing firms. The...
by Sebastian | Mar 12, 2020 | News
Henkel AG, the German shampoo maker, and buyout firm KKR & Co. are among a small group of suitors proceeding to the second round of bidding for Coty Inc.’s professional hair and nail products business, people familiar with the matter said. Advent International...
