Here’s a list of key deals reported across sectors this week:
British broadcaster ITV (OTCPK:ITVPF) on Friday confirmed that it was in talks with Sky, owned by Comcast (CMCSA), over a potential sale of its media and entertainment unit for 1.6 billion pounds ($2.15 billion), including debt.
Metsera (MTSR) jumped 13% and was nearing highs of the day after a report that Novo Nordisk (NVO) once again raised its bid after Pfizer (PFE) earlier upped its offer.
Kyndryl (KD) to acquire privately held Solvinity Group B.V., a provider of secure managed cloud platforms and services in the Netherlands, it said on Wednesday.
Ovintiv (OVV) agreed to acquire NuVista Energy (OTCPK:NUVSF) in a cash and stock deal that values NuVista at ~US$2.7 billion (C$3.8 billion), including debt, strengthening its position in the core of Alberta’s oil-rich Montney basin.
Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) announced it will acquire CNL Healthcare Properties (CHP) in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $1.8B.
CBRE Group (CBRE) announced on Tuesday the acquisition of Pearce Services from New Mountain Capital for an initial purchase price of ~$1.2B.
Whitestone REIT (WSR) stock climbed 11% in Tuesday’s premarket trading after MCB Real Estate, a commercial real estate developer and investment management firm, proposed acquiring the retail REIT for $15.20 per share in cash, representing a 21% premium to WSR’s closing price of $12.56 on Monday.
Ondas Holdings (ONDS) on Tuesday announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sentry CS, an Israel-based firm in Cyber-over-RF (CoRF) and Protocol-Manipulation counter-UAS technology.
KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) on Monday said that it received an unsolicited, non-binding offer from Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS to buy all publicly traded units of the partnership for $10 cash per unit through a wholly owned subsidiary.
Eaton (ETN) said pre-market Monday that it agreed to acquire the Boyd Thermal business of Boyd Corp. from Goldman Sachs Asset Management for $9.5 billion in a deal that expands its existing data portfolio.
SM Energy (SM) and Civitas Resources (CIVI) said Monday they agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction that values the combined company at $12.8 billion including debt, creating a combined oil and gas company with a substantial position in the Permian Basin; Civitas +2.7%, SM +0.7% pre-market.