Merger & Acquisition News

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smurfit Kappa Group (“Smurfit Kappa”) (LSE:SKG; ISE:SKG), a FTSE 100 company, confirms that the boards of directors (the “Boards”) of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock Company (“WestRock”) (NYSE:WRK), a S&P 500 company, are discussing the key terms of a potential combination to create Smurfit WestRock, a global leader in sustainable packaging (the “Potential Combination”). The Potential Combination would be expected to involve the creation of a new holding company, Smurfit...

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alchemy acquires numobile...

VAUGHAN, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO), a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live better, today announced that it has disclosed certain historical and pro forma financial information with respect to its proposed acquisition of XIIDRA (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) 5% and certain other ophthalmology assets (“Acquisition”) on a Current Report on Form 8-K and on its SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) profile. In connection w...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (“BCIC”) (NASDAQ: BKCC) today announced that it has entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its $265 million senior secured revolving credit agreement (as amended, including by the Amendment, the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Amendment, among other things: extends the maturity date of the loans made under the Revolving Credit Facility (collectively, the “Loans”) from April 23, 2025 to September 6, 2028; extends the t...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”) (NASDAQ: TCPC) and BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (“BCIC”) (NASDAQ: BKCC) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which BCIC will merge with and into a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of TCPC, subject to shareholder approval and customary closing conditions. Following the merger, TCPC will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. ("Fiesta" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FRGI), parent company of the Pollo Tropical® restaurant brand, today announced the expiration of the 30-day “go-shop” period under the terms of the previously announced merger agreement pursuant to which Authentic Restaurant Brands (“ARB”), a portfolio company of Garnett Station Partners, LLC (“Garnett Station” or “GSP”), will acquire Fiesta in an all-cash transaction. The “go-shop” period expired at 12:...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”) (NASDAQ: TCPC) and BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (“BCIC”) (NASDAQ: BKCC) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which BCIC will merge with and into a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of TCPC, subject to shareholder approval and customary closing conditions. Following the merger, TCPC will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) (“VICI Properties” or the “Company”) an experiential real estate investment trust, today announced it has completed the previously announced transaction to acquire the real estate assets of Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton, Century Casino St. Albert and Century Mile Racetrack and Casino, each in Edmonton, Alberta and Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in Calgary, Alberta, (collectively the “Century Canadian Portfolio”) from Century...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY) today announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire incremental working interest in its operated Western Eagle Ford assets for total consideration of $250 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The acquisition follows the recent $600 million acquisition of operatorship of the Western Eagle Ford position that closed in July 2023. Additional details have been posted on Crescen...

LAS VEGAS & SAN JOSE, Calif. & TEMPE, Ariz. & VIENNA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Align Technology, Inc. (Align) (Nasdaq: ALGN) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Cubicure GmbH, a pioneer in direct 3D printing solutions for polymer additive manufacturing that develops, produces, and distributes innovative materials, equipment, and processes for novel 3D printing solutions. Cubicure’s patented Hot Lithography technology uses a special heating and coati...