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SCANA/Dominion in wait-and-see mode as lawmakers debate rate cuts

Dominion Energy’s [NYSE:D] ability to close its USD 14.6bn merger with South Carolina electric utility SCANA [NYSE:SCG] during an election season may hinge on the… Read More

Shire: Takeda cross shareholders seen supporting acquisition

Takeda Pharmaceutical [TYO: 4502] might be able to count on support from its cross shareholders, which account for 30%-40% of its shareholder register, for its… Read More

Asda/Sainsbury’s CMA review could question competitive threat of LADs, online platforms – lawyers

The UK Competition and Markets authority (CMA) could examine whether limited assortment discounters (LADs) and online platforms are competitive threats to large grocery players in… Read More

Starbucks may need caffeine boost from activist

  Starbucks’ [NASDAQ: SBUX] excessive spending, underlevered balance sheet and carve-out opportunities make the coffee retailer a potential activist target, two sector advisors and an… Read More

Mednax process on life support

  The Mednax [NYSE:MD] sale process is struggling as financial sponsors evaluate a buyout of the Sunrise, Florida-based healthcare services provider, several sources briefed on… Read More

Time Warner/AT&T: Jury’s still out on bench trial

With the defense resting its case and the government set to call a rebuttal witness on Thursday in the AT&T [NYSE:T] antitrust trial, the market… Read More

Smiths Group: divisional bid could provide impetus for break-up

Impetus for a break-up of Smiths Group [LON:SMIN] could come from an external factor such as a bid for one of its divisions, according to… Read More

KLX collecting final bids

KLX [NASDAQ:KLXI], the Wellington, Florida-based aerospace company exploring a sale, is taking final bids this week from suitors, said four sources briefed on the matter. Read More

Morning Flash Snippet: Scott’s big weed deal

On 30 January, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s [NYSE:SMG] stock fell 14% after reporting 1Q18 results that widely missed the mark due in large part to… Read More

Ingenico stock price weakness likely to attract takeover interest – bankers

A sharp share price decline at Ingenico [EPA:ING] is likely to attract takeover interest from bidders such as Atos [EPA:ATO] and Wirecard [ETR:WD] as the… Read More