Key deals this week: Exxon, Unilever, Cardinal Health, Charter Communications and more
From energy to healthcare, here’s a list of other key deals this week:
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) has reportedly agreed to sell conventional oil drilling assets in the Permian Basin to privately-owned Hilcorp Energy for ~$1B.
Unilever (NYSE:UL) is evaluating the sale of some of Dutch food brands, including Unox soups and Conimex seasonings.
Capri Holdings (NYSE:CPRI) and Coach parent Tapestry (NYSE:TPR) have mutually agreed to end their $8.5B merger deal.
Just Eat Takeaway.com (OTCPK:JTKWY) ADRs soared 16% after the company confirmed it’s selling food-delivery service Grubhub to Wonder for an enterprise value of $650 million.
The Russian government is meanwhile working on a plan under which oil behemoth Rosneft (OTC:RNFTF) would take over fellow state-backed producer Gazprom Neft – a unit of Gazprom (OTCPK:GZPFY) – and independently owned Lukoil (OTC:LUKOY).
Elsewhere, Bitwise Asset Management acquired Attestant Limited, an institutional-grade Ethereum (ETH-USD) staking provider with $3.7B in staked assets, Bitwise said on Wednesday.
Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) shares were up 5.6% premarket on Wednesday after the company said it would buy Liberty Broadband Corporation (NASDAQ:LBRDA) in an all-stock transaction.
Nuvei (NASDAQ:NVEI) said it has received all regulatory approvals required for its planned $34 a share sale to private equity firm Advent International.
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) to acquire two companies that accelerate strategic growth areas and that will enhance patient care.
Evotec (NASDAQ:EVO) ADRs closed up 12% in Thursday trading on a report that Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) has expressed takeover interest.
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