The California-based electronic design automation specialist has offered to offload an Ansys unit on top of one of its own in a bid to win EU approval for its acquisition of the Pennsylvania-based chip design software company.
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Synopsys to sell two assets in bid for $35B Ansys deal approval
The California-based electronic design automation specialist has offered to offload an Ansys unit on top of one of its own in a bid to win EU approval for its acquisition of the Pennsylvania-based chip design software company.Read here
Carlyle raises $7.1B for opportunistic credit fund
The Washington-based alternative asset manager seeks to catch up with rivals with the final close of its third Carlyle Credit Opportunities Fund, the firm’s largest credit fundraising to date.Read here
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Blackstone to acquire Seibu building for $2.6B
The New York-based investment giant will acquire the high-end 36-storey Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho office and hotel complex, in what is the biggest real estate investment by a foreign investor in Japan.Read here
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Microsoft to take $800M hit over Cruise shutdown
The Washington-based tech leader, which in 2021 made an investment into GM’s robotaxi program, will take an impairment charge as a result of the car giant’s decision to shut down the self-driving car company.Read here
ReNew Energy offered to be taken private for $2.8B
Some of the biggest investors in the Indian renewable energy leader have offered to privatize the firm, filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission show. Read here
Temasek unit’s stake deal values U Mobile at $1.7B
Straits Mobile Investments, a subsidiary of a company wholly owned by the Singapore state investor, is cutting its holdings in the Malaysian telecom company. Read here
Stada exploring investor interest ahead of $1.6B IPO
The German pharmaceutical company is sounding out backers for its initial public offering to raise fresh capital for the consumer health-focused drugmaker. Read here
Hong Kong’s $38B year for M&A sparks bidding wars
This year is poised to be the busiest in nearly a decade for takeover deals involving a range of Hong Kong-listed companies, from skin-care brands to warehouse operators.Read here