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SSE, npower revisit £7B merger

November 12, 2018

SSE and npower are renegotiating their planned merger due to the arrival of a UK energy price cap. The limit, which is due to come in on 1 January, is set to cap energy bills at £1,137 per year for...

CVC, PAI bid for $1.1B Bristol-Myers business

November 12, 2018

CVC Capital Partners and PAI Partners have progressed to the final round of the auction for the UPSA drug unit owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb, which could sell for some €1 billion (about $1.1...

Branford Castle-backed Vitrek acquires XiTRON

November 12, 2018

Vitrek has purchased XiTRON Technologies, a fellow provider of power test and measurement equipment that works with the industrial, consumer and manufacturing sectors. Branford Castle Partners has...

New details emerge on Spin acquisition

November 12, 2018

A few days after news that Ford agreed to buy Spin for $100 million, Axios has reported that the deal came after the electric scooter startup already had a signed term sheet for a $20 million...

Teamworthy Ventures eyes $80M fund

November 12, 2018

Teamworthy Ventures has set an $80 million target for its second flagship fund, per an SEC filing. The firm backs software companies at all stages in sectors including fintech, sports tech,...

Quantela brings in $10M

November 12, 2018

Digital Alpha has led a $10 million round for Quantela, the provider of an AI-powered platform designed to develop urban infrastructure for smart cities. Founded in 2014, the company works with...

Jet wraps up Czech buyout fund

November 12, 2018

Jet Investment has closed its second flagship fund with commitments of 4 billion Czech koruny (about $175 million), according to Unquote. The firm typically makes majority investments in Central...

Apollo still in the running for $14B battery business

November 12, 2018

Industrial conglomerate Johnson Controls has asked Apollo Global Management to enter a new bid for the company's automotive battery business, according to The Wall Street Journal. Reports in recent...

The most valuable VC-backed company in Massachusetts is going public

November 12, 2018

Moderna Therapeutics has filed to go public on the NASDAQ under the symbol MRNA, with plans to raise up to $500 million in the process. The company, which is using messenger RNA to develop...

II-VI secures optical deal with Finisar

November 12, 2018

II-VI (pronounced two-six) has agreed to buy Finisar, a fellow supplier of optical and laser-based products to Apple, for approximately $3.2 billion in cash and stock. The price of $26 per share...

Unilever among companies eyeing Weimeizi

November 12, 2018

Colgate-Palmolive, Unilever and Church & Dwight have all started weighing bids for dental product manufacturer Weimeizi, according to the South China Morning Post. The company could reportedly...

Kenyan PE firm reels in $155M

November 12, 2018

Catalyst Principal Partners has reportedly raised $155 million for the firm's second flagship fund, topping a debut effort that brought in $125 million in 2009. The firm will use its latest vehicle...

Revolution targets $200M for new fund

November 12, 2018

Revolution Ventures, the VC unit of AOL co-founder Steve Case's Revolution, has set a $200 million target for its third flagship fund, per an SEC filing. The Washington, DC-based firm has been in...

Mary Meeker seeks $1B+ for new fund

November 12, 2018

Mary Meeker is aiming to raise roughly $1.25 billion for her new firm's debut growth fund, per Business Insider. News emerged in September of Meeker's plans to depart Kleiner Perkins after eight...

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SSE, npower revisit £7B merger

CVC, PAI bid for $1.1B Bristol-Myers business

Branford Castle-backed Vitrek acquires XiTRON

New details emerge on Spin acquisition

Teamworthy Ventures eyes $80M fund

Quantela brings in $10M

Jet wraps up Czech buyout fund

Apollo still in the running for $14B battery business

The most valuable VC-backed company in Massachusetts is going public

II-VI secures optical deal with Finisar

Unilever among companies eyeing Weimeizi

Kenyan PE firm reels in $155M

Revolution targets $200M for new fund

Mary Meeker seeks $1B+ for new fund

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