Bayer agreed to acquire unlisted U.S. biotech firm Asklepios BioPharmaceutical Inc for as much as $4 billion in a bet on gene therapy with the help of modified viruses. Germany’s Bayer will pay $2 billion upfront and up to an additional $2 billion in milestone...
Blackstone Group Inc has reached an agreement to buy Simply Self Storage from Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc. for about $1.2 billion, a spokeswoman for the asset manager said late on Sunday. Blackstone’s non-traded real-estate investment trust, known...
Jon Moulton, the veteran private equity boss, was a vocal supporter of leaving the European Union in the run-up to the UK’s in-out referendum on EU membership. Now, though, he fears Brexit could have a devastating impact on the UK’s financial services sector when the...
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of donuts chain Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, said it’s in talks to be acquired by private equity-backed Inspire Brands. The New York Times earlier reported the talks, saying that Inspire will take Dunkin’ private at...
TalkTalk is locked in dispute with the network arm of BT over an unpaid broadband bill of more than £10m, as it attempts to disconnect from the stock market with a private equity buy-out. Four industry sources said TalkTalk had not paid a chunk of the fees it owes...
