Data Analyst Katrin Kostadinova highlights the most significant financial and corporate legal deals announced or closed in the last week
Americas
Comcast has made a $65 billion offer for Twenty-First Century Fox media assets. The deal comes after Walt Disney’s recent bid for the same company.
KKR is set to acquire Envision Healthcare for $5.7 billion – the deal is one in a number in the US healthcare sector lately.
Knauf has agreed to acquire USG in a $7 billion deal.
L3 Technologies has issued $1.8 billion in senior notes, including $800 million 3.85% notes due 2023 and $1 billion 4.4% notes due 2028.
Twitter has issued $1.15 billion 0.25% convertible senior notes, which mature in 2024.
Asia-Pacific
Alibaba has announced its intention to acquire a $1.4 billion ZTO Express stake – this is Alibaba’s third investment in China.
Toyota Motor has made a $1 billion investment in Grab.
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Dalmore Capital consortium has acquired Cory Riverside Energy, the owner of UK’s largest energy-from-waste plant, for £1.5 billion.
Toray Industries has reached an agreement for the $1 billion acquisition of TenCate Advanced.
The UK government sold a 7.7% stake in RBS for £2.2 billion.