The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has requested Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and iRobot Corp (IRBT) for more information on the tech giant’s $1.7-billion buyout of the Roomba vacuum maker. According to a filing from iRobot, on September 19, FTC made a “second request” for additional information and documentary materials to review. Last month, Amazon agreed to buy iRobot for $61 per […]

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Alumasc Group PLC (ALU.L), a premium building products, systems, and solutions group, announced Friday that it has sold shading solutions provider Levolux Limited to Talrus Limited, a company associated with Rcapital Partners LLP. The company plans to record a charge in fiscal 2022. Further, Alumasc expects to announce results in line with the Board’s expectations for the year 2022 on […]

Amgen (AMGN) Thursday said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ChemoCentryx, Inc., (CCXI), a biopharmaceutical company, for $52 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of around $3.7 billion. In pre-market activity on Nasdaq, ChemoCentryx shares were gaining around 110 percent to trade at $50.62. The transaction has been unanimously approved by each company’s board of […]

Evolent Health, Inc. (EVH), a provider of clinical and administrative solutions, announced Wednesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IPG, a provider of surgical cost management solutions. IPG will be acquired from TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG, for $375 million in cash, due at close. In addition, […]

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH), a lodging franchisor, announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the franchise business, operations and intellectual property of Radisson Hotel Group Americas for around $675 million. The acquisition will add Radisson’s nine brands, 624 hotels and over 68,000 rooms in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. The […]

Women’s healthcare company TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (TXMD), on Tuesday announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement, to be acquired by an affiliate of EW Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm dedicated to making investments in healthcare companies. The deal values TherapeuticsMD at approximately $177 million and has been unanimously approved by TherapeuticsMD’s Board of Directors. Upon completion of […]

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Executive Network Partnering Corp. (ENPC), a special purpose acquisition entity, announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Grey Rock Investment Partners, a Dallas-based investment firm, to complete a $1.3 billion business combination. The deal will result in the formation of publicly traded Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. Under the deal, Grey Rock will contribute oil and gas […]

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (GIII), a clothing company, said on Monday that it has signed a deal to buy the remaining 81 percent interest in Karl Lagerfeld for 200 million euros or $210 million in cash. G-III, which currently owns 19 percent of the brand, will buy the additional stake from a group of private and public investors, led by […]