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SoftBank plans to sell stake in SoFi.
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Devon Energy, an energy company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration, agreed to acquire Validus Energy, an advanced power solutions and lifecycle management company, for $1.8bn.
“The Validus acquisition captures a top-tier oil resource with a meaningful runway of highly economic inventory that is complementary to our existing footprint in the Eagle Ford. This accretive transaction also enhances our financially-driven strategy that is designed to deliver per-share financial growth and accelerate the return of capital to our shareholders,” Rick Muncrief, Devon President and CEO.
Validus Energy is advised by RBC Capital Markets.
Seplat Energy, a Nigerian energy supplier, completed the acquisition of the Nigerian assets from ExxonMobil, an oil and gas company, for $1.58bn.
"This transaction underpins Seplat Energy's drive to be a leader in the growth of the indigenous independent energy sector in Nigeria," Roger Brown, Seplat Energy CEO.
ExxonMobil was advised by Latham & Watkins . Seplat Energy was advised by Citigroup, Investec, Scotiabank, Olaniwun Ajayi, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie , White & Case and FTI Consulting.
ByteDance, a Chinese multinational internet technology company, agreed to acquire Amcare Healthcare, one of China's largest private hospital chains, for $1.5bn.
The deal is deepening ByteDance's foray into health care via one of the largest domestic tech deals since Beijing's internet crackdown.
Fairfax Financial Holdings, a financial holding company based in Toronto, agreed to acquire Recipe Unlimited, a Canadian company that operates several restaurant chains, from Cara Holdings, a restaurant chain operator, for $933m.?
Toronto-based Fairfax agreed to pay $16.1 a share in cash for the company, which owns fast-casual and fast-food brands such as East Side Mario’s, Kelseys and Swiss Chalet. The price is a 53% premium to the share price's last close.
Recipe Unlimited is advised by Greenhill & Co, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg and Stikeman Elliott. Fairfax Financial Holdings is advised by Scotia Capital and Torys . Cara Holdings is advised by McCarthy Tetrault .
SoftBank plans to sell stake in SoFi.
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group plans to sell its stake in digital personal finance company SoFi Technologies, Reuters reported. SoFi shares fell 3% in extended trading.
On Monday, SoftBank sold 6.7m shares in SoFi at a weighted average price of $8.17 per share, three days after it sold 5.4m shares at a price of $7.99.
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