Nippon Life’s acquisition underscores sector’s struggle to find growth opportunities in its domestic market
Bid for Alex Jones’s conspiracy news site rejected by Texas bankruptcy judge
Takeover battle between private equity firms could trigger wave of aggressive dealmaking in Tokyo
Private equity group Blackstone will remain as investment manager for some of the group’s assets
Plus, Evergrande’s liquidators go after a private jet and an $800bn asset manager prepares to sue over Credit Suisse debt wipeout
Private equity group likely to drop out of consortium with TPG exploring bid for eyecare group
Country’s two biggest supermarket operators suffer a potentially fatal blow in their efforts to consolidate
Potential deal highlights mounting distress facing the retail pharmacy industry
Mark Bristow says dealmaker was making pitch to be involved in Randgold merger but was never appointed an adviser
Plus, the clearest sign yet that dealmakers are enthusiastic about the incoming administration
Private equity groups including KKR among those interested in deal that could value Wingstop at £400mn
Acquisition would be largest-ever overseas agreement by Japanese insurer
Plus, a French bank boosts its stake in takeover target Banco BPM and a fight over banking fees spills into court
Experts expect Trump regulators to be less hawkish on challenging proposed acquisitions in the sector
US billionaire’s late move could disrupt bid by media executive Dovid Efune
US companies ink more than $35bn in transactions as election sends jolt of enthusiasm through industry
On paper, the tie-up with Interpublic makes sense but it is not clear it would foster better ideas or greater innovation
Tie-up fulfils long-held ambition of chief John Wren as industry fights threat from large tech groups
Denial by chair of Canadian miner comes as veteran commodities banker claims he engineered $6bn deal but was not paid
Financial regulator finds suspicious stock market moves took place before 30% of takeover announcements
While Crédit Agricole’s move to bulk up suggests UniCredit has a tougher negotiation on its hands, there may be a silver lining too
All-stock pact is designed to give new advertising group heft to harness rise of AI
Approval of remuneration package twice by shareholders could sway courts
A $30bn-plus deal would come as most of the money in the industry is being siphoned off by big tech companies
German and French groups could not find common ground on structure or who would control enlarged firm
