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Redbox parent Chicken Soup for the Soul files for bankruptcy.
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Boeing Defense, Space & Security , an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide, agreed to acquire Spirit AeroSystems , an American aerostructure manufacturer, for $8.3bn.
"After carefully evaluating Boeing's offer to combine, we are confident this transaction is in the best interest of Spirit and its shareholders, and will benefit Spirit's other stakeholders. Bringing Spirit and Boeing together will enable greater integration of both companies' manufacturing and engineering capabilities, including safety and quality systems," Patrick M. Shanahan , Spirit President and CEO.
Spirit AeroSystems is advised by Moelis & Company , 摩根士丹利 and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (led by Shilpi Gupta and David C. ). Boeing is advised by 高盛 , PJT Partners and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (led by H. Rodgin Cohen).
ATLAS INVESTISSEMENT , a specialist investment vehicle focused on the telecoms sector, offered to acquire the remaining 70.8% stake in Millicom (Tigo) , a provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications services dedicated to markets in Latin America, for $8.9bn.
"The offers allow all Millicom Shareholders to benefit from full cash liquidity at an attractive price in an environment where Atlas believes that liquidity has been weak for holders of SDRs and Common Shares," Atlas Investissement.
Millicom International Cellular is advised by 高盛 , 摩根士丹利 , Advokatfirman Lindahl , Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Nord Advokater . Atlas is advised by 法国巴黎银行 , 东方汇理银行 , Handelsbanken , J.P. 摩根 , Lazard , 法国兴业银行 , Arendt & Medernach , Roschier Brands, Attorneys Ltd. (Formerly Benjon Oy) and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates .
BlackRock , an American multinational investment company, agreed to acquire Preqin , an independent provider of private markets data, for $3.2bn.
"BlackRock's vision has always been to bring together investments, technology, and data to offer solutions that meet our clients' needs across their whole portfolio. As clients increasingly evolve their focus from choosing products to constructing portfolios, this shift requires technology, data, and analytics that create a 'common language' for investing across both public and private markets. We see data powering the industry across technology, capital formation, investing, and risk management," Rob Goldstein , BlackRock COO.
Preqin is advised by 高盛 and Macfarlanes (led by Howard Corney , Alex Edmondson and Tim Redman ). BlackRock is advised by Barclays and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (led by Richard Youle and Katja Butler ).
EQT Group , a private equity firm, offered to acquire Keywords Studios , an Irish video game industry services company, for ￡1.96bn ($2.48bn).
"The board has carefully evaluated the updated possible offer with its financial advisers and concluded that the updated possible offer is at a value that the Board would be minded to recommend to Keywords Studios shareholders, should a firm intention to make an offer pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the Code be announced on such financial terms, subject to the agreement of all other terms and conditions of an offer,"?Keywords Studios.
Keywords Studios is advised by Deutsche Numis (led by Stuart Skinner ), Robey Warshaw (led by Simon Robey), and MHP Group (led by Katie Hunt ).
Redbox parent Chicken Soup for the Soul files for bankruptcy.
The owner of Redbox has filed for bankruptcy after accumulating nearly $1bn in debt, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Chicken Soup for the Soul filed for chapter 11 protection on June 28. The company that owns Redbox Entertainment Inc. DVD kiosks owes money to more than 500 creditors, including 沃尔玛 and Walgreens , and several media companies such as Warner Bros. Entertainment , HOME ENTERTAINMENT and Sony Pictures Entertainment .
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