M&A

 Mergers & Acquisitions News (M&A)

• Martin Marietta Materials agreed to merge with building materials supplierLhoist North America in a $13.5B cash-and-stock deal, including debt Reuters

• Rocket Lab Corp. agreed to acquire Iridium Communications in an $8B cash-and-stock transaction  Reuters

• Investors submitted first round bids for NFL team Seattle Seahawks, which could fetch an over $6B valuation  MSN

• French biotech company Ipsen will acquire US-based blood cancer-focused Kartos Therapeutics in a $1.75B deal  Reuters

• German airline Lufthansa is interested in acquiring a minority stake in Portugal's flag carrier TAP as it readies ‌a rival bid to Air France-KLM as part of TAP's 49% $1.7B privatization effort Reuters

• UK PE firm Bridgepoint agreed to buy Florida-based Kayne Anderson Real Estate in a $1.4B cash-and-stock deal, excluding debt  Bloomberg

• Canadian biotech Zymeworks will acquire respiratory-focused Theravance Biopharma for $930M cash  Reuters

• CVC agreed to acquire Italian packaging company Clevertech for $912M  Reuters

• Matador Resources' midstream JV San ​Mateo Midstream will acquire the operating units of Cardinal Midstream Partners for $752M cash Yahoo.Finance

• Verizon and UK's BT Group agreed to merge their international businesses into a JV in a deal that includes Verizon making a $625M 'equalization payment' Bloomberg

• Swedish care provider Ambea made a recommended public ​offer for peer Humana at a $305M valuation Reuters

• Italian energy giant Eni and XRG, the investment unit of ADNOC, agreed to buy 32% stakes in a LNG production and export project in Argentina from YPF Bloomberg

• Bridge Football Group acquired Grasshopper Club Zurich from Los Angeles Football Club Bloomberg