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Hewlett Packard Enterprise in advanced talks to buy Juniper Networks for $13 billion, reveals the Wall Street Journal - Part 2

Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 10:51 am

Deal hacks at the Wall Street Journal are on a serious hot streak.

Last night Juniper Networks and Hewlett Packard Enterprise confirmed the WSJ's scoop from earlier in the week about a takeover of the US-listed networking company for $40 in cash or around $14 billion by the latter. Below is the link to the announcement:..

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise in advanced talks to buy Juniper Networks for $13 billion, reveals the Wall Street Journal

Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 8:04 am

Hacks at the Wall Street Journal have a got a bit between their teeth, delivering yet another major takeover scoop.

This time the deal team at WSJ are reporting that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is in "advanced talks" to purchase US-listed networking company Juniper Networks for $13 billion.

Yes that's the same Juniper Networks that was rumoured in 2017 to be takeover target for Finland's Nokia. Anyway, below is a link to the WSJ's scoop:..

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GlaxoSmithKline splashes out $1.4 billion on Aiolos Bio, Inc

Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 7:49 am

Another day, another biopharmaucetical takeover by a major pharmaceutical company.

This time it's the turn of FTSE 100-listed GlaxoSmithKline, which is paying $1.4 billion for Aiolos Bio, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for respiratory and inflammatory conditions.

Below is the link to this morning if you would like to read all the details of the transaction:..

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Biotechnology double deals ... - Part 2

Monday, 8 January 2024, 1:00 pm

A string of US-listed biotechnology deals have been announced today.

They include: Boston Scientific's $3.7 billion acquisition of US-listed medical technology company Axonics and Merck's $680 million takeover of Harpoon Therapeutics.

Also, announced today was Johnson & Johnson's $2 billion acquisition of US-listed biopharmaceutical company Ambrx. Below is the link to that deal announcement:..

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Weekend review on a Monday: Centrica, easyJet and Chesapeake Energy...

Monday, 8 January 2024, 9:08 am

Colleagues at The Sunday Times wheeled out a bunch of UK deal predictions ahead of the first full working week of 2024.

In a piece headlined "Britain for sale" laid out across pages 2 and 3 of the business section Oliver Gill, Jon Yeomans and Laith Al-Khalaf wrote a lengthy feature about potential takeovers involving London-listed companies this year...

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Synopsis Inc said to be in advanced talks to buy Ansys Inc for $35 billion, reveals the Wall Street Journal

Friday, 5 January 2024, 6:43 pm

Hacks at the Wall Street Journal have just dug out another good line about the Ansys takeover talks with Synopsis.

According to the WSJ, the two design software companies are in "advanced" talks with Synopsis looking to acquire Ansys Inc for about $400 per share, around $35 billion, in a cash-and-stock deal that could be one of the first big tech transactions of the new year...

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Chevron may launch a takeover bid for BP, suggests Kleinman in City AM - Part 2

Friday, 5 January 2024, 10:36 am

Another day, another BP takeover rumour.

This time it's the Daily Mail's turn to report on the rumours circulating the London market.

The rumour in the Daily Mail is eerily similar to the one aired by Mark "The Kleinmanator" Kleinman in City AM early this week about potential interest from Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell.

Still, if you want to read the Daily Mail piece I have pasted the link below:..

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Chevron may launch a takeover bid for BP, suggests Kleinman in City AM

Thursday, 4 January 2024, 9:36 am

Another week, another punchy takeover prediction for 2024 from Mark "The Kleinmanator" Kleinman of Sky News.

This time Kleiny - a former boss and colleague during our time on The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph - is forecasting in his City AM column that FTSE 100-listed oil giant BP may receive a takeover bid, or possibly bids, from US giant Chevron or/and Royal Dutch Shell. Below is a link to Kleiny's intriguing column:..

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LVMH may try to buy Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA; Royal Dutch Shell may look at BP takeover, suggests the FT

Monday, 1 January 2024, 11:30 am

The newspapers' New Year's predictions roll on into New Year's day.

This time it is the FT's turn to wildly speculate about deals that might happen in 2024.

And hacks at the venerable newspaper aren't holding back. Adrienne Klasa, for example, seems to think that Bernard Arnault, the billionaire boss of LVMH, is keen to do another major deal and may be thinking about Switzerland-listed Compagnie Financiere Richemont, the company that owns Cartier...

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Vertu Motors may be a takeover target in 2024, writes The Sunday Times

Sunday, 31 December 2023, 1:42 pm

It's that time of the year when weekend newspapers look to fill their pages with predictions for the following twelve months.

And one prediction, in particular, by a chum at The Sunday Times stood out to little old Betaville today.

Jim "Armo" Armitage, The Sunday Times business editor, has tipped Vertu Motors because one his "Arthur Daley"-esque snouts has suggested 2024 will be the year the car dealer gets a takeover bid...

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