Merger & Acquisition News

BASINGSTOKE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glory Global Solutions (International) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GLORY Ltd. [TYO:6457] announces plans to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of Flooid, a leader in cloud-based unified commerce software to the retail industry, from Inflexion Private Equity Partners. Headquartered in Coventry, UK with operations in the USA, Flooid focusses on helping retailers deliver seamless experiences across all customer touchpoints with a powerful cloud-na...

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AstraZeneca has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gracell Biotechnologies Inc. (Gracell, NASDAQ: GRCL), a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, furthering the AstraZeneca cell therapy ambition. The proposed acquisition will enrich AstraZeneca’s growing pipeline of cell therapies with GC012F, a novel, clinical-stage FasTCAR-enabled BCMA and CD19 dual...

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Buyer Consortium (“the Consortium”) led by Dazheng Group Acquisition Limited (“Dazheng Group”) today announces it has submitted an increased all-cash offer of US$29.00 per share, or approximately US$1.8 Billion, to acquire all outstanding shares of Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) (“Hollysys”) in a letter sent to the Board on December 24, 2023. In addition to Dazheng Group and TFI Asset Management Limited, GA Technologies Limited has agreed to joi...

MANCHESTER, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Manchester United plc (NYSE: MANU), announces today that it has entered into an agreement under which Chairman of INEOS, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, will acquire 25 per cent of Manchester United’s Class B shares and up to 25 per cent of Manchester United’s Class A shares and provide an additional $300 million intended to enable future investment into Old Trafford. As part of the transaction, INEOS has accepted a request by the Board to be delegated responsibility fo...

MINNEAPOLIS & REHOVOT, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS) (“Stratasys” or the “Company”), a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, today confirmed that it has received a preliminary proposal from Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM) (“Nano”) to purchase all the outstanding shares of Stratasys it does not currently own for $16.50 per share in cash. As previously announced on September 28, 2023, the Stratasys Board of Directors, in consultation with its independent financial a...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tikvah Management (“Tikvah”), a significant shareholder of Somalogic (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SLGC) with voting rights for 5.9 million shares, or 3.1% of the outstanding shares of Somalogic, today announced that it intends to vote against the Company’s proposed merger with Standard BioTools Inc. (Nasdaq: LAB). Tikvah believes the proposed merger is not in the best interest of Somalogic shareholders, echoing reasons elaborated by other investors opposing the mer...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shiseido Company, Limited (The Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4911) (“Shiseido”, “Company”) today announced that Shiseido Americas Corporation (“Shiseido Americas”), a subsidiary of Shiseido, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DDG Skincare Holdings LLC, the owner of Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare brand which offers dermatologist-led, science-based prestige skincare that has revolutionized the beauty industry by bringing high-level products to consumers ev...

MACEDONIA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Great Day Improvements, one of the nation's largest home improvement companies, acquires Home Performance Alliance, expanding its offering in Florida....

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cadre Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CDRE) (“Cadre” or “the Company”), a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of safety and survivability equipment for first responders, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire ICOR Technology Inc. (“ICOR”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of explosive ordnance disposal (“EOD”) robots and specialized protective security equipment for EOD and military organizations w...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Auburn Rentals, a Generational Equity client, was acquired by a Private Investor Group....