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EQT in advanced talks to buy Keywords Studios for ￡25.50/share.
Ryanair to buyback shares after earnings rise.
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SouthState Bank , a financial services company headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida, agreed to acquire Independent Bank Group, a bank holding company headquartered in McKinney, Texas, for $2bn.?
"I have known and respected David for several years, and I look forward to welcoming the Independent Bank Group team to our company and working together to?capitalize?on the great opportunities ahead of us," John Corbett , SouthState CEO.
Independent Bank Group is advised by KBW and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (led by Jacob Kling and Steven Green ). SouthState is advised by Raymond James and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (led by George R. Bason Jr., Evan Rosen and Margaret Tahyar ).
CyberArk , the identity security company, agreed to acquire Venafi, a CyberArk Company , a provider of machine identity management, from Thoma Bravo , a private equity firm, for $1.54bn.
"This acquisition marks a pivotal milestone for CyberArk, enabling us to further our vision to secure every identity – human and machine – with the right level of privilege controls," Matt Cohen , CyberArk CEO.
CyberArk?is advised by 摩根士丹利 and Latham & Watkins . Thoma Bravo is advised by Piper Sandler , Kirkland & Ellis and FGS Global (led by Elizabeth Micci ).
凯雷投资集团 , a US investment fund, offered to acquire KFC Holdings Japan, which runs the Kentucky Fried Chicken fast-food chain in the Asian country, for $720m.
With Japanese trading house Mitsubishi planning to sell its stake of 35% in KFC Holdings after the tender offer is completed, the fast-food chain operator will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Carlyle.
EQT?in?advanced talks to buy Keywords Studios for ￡25.50/share. (FS)
EQT Group is in advanced talks to buy Keywords Studios for ￡25.50 ($32.39) per share in a deal that would value the Dublin-based video game services company at more than ￡2bn ($2.5bn), 彭博资讯 reported.
The possible bid,?which comes?after Keywords' board rejected four unsolicited proposals from the private equity firm, represents a "significant increase from the initial proposal". It also implies a premium of 73.5% to Keywords' closing price of ￡14.70 ($18.86) per share on May 17. Keywords Studios' board is minded to recommend the proposal to its shareholders. EQT has until June 15 to?either?make a firm offer or walk away.
Ryanair to?buyback?shares after earnings rise.
Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline plans to buy back €700m ($761m) worth of shares after a rise in earnings, and it expects passenger numbers to increase this year depending on how well Boeing handles its delivery delays, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The Irish low-cost carrier?said that it?expected its passenger numbers to grow 8%, or to 198m to 200m passengers, but?that?this growth would be subject to Boeing deliveries returning to contracted levels.?Ryanair said?it was still short?23 Boeing planes.
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