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Qualcomm may see Broadcom bump as early as next week

Broadcom [NASDAQ:AVGO] may be considering increasing its bid for Qualcomm [NASDAQ:QCOM] to around USD 80 per share as early as next week, it is understood. Read More

Microsemi considers sale with Qatalyst, sources say

Microsemi [NASDAQ:MSCC], the Aliso Viejo, California-based semiconductor company, is working with Qatalyst Partners to explore a sale, said two sources briefed on the situation. Microsemi… Read More

Abertis: Hochtief receives pitches from funds for innovative deal structures – sources

Infrastructure funds that are looking into joining Hochtief’s [FRA:HOT] bid for Abertis [BME:ABE] could consider innovative deal structures, said a source and a person familiar… Read More

CDK suitors Advent, Bain add tech-specialist partners

Three private equity groups are pursuing technology company CDK Global [NASDAQ:CDK] in the second round of its sale process, said three sources familiar with the… Read More

PBMs, drug distributors don’t fret Amazon.com, execs say

The potential for Amazon.com [NASDAQ:AMZN] to enter the drug distribution market is not causing grave concerns among major pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) and distributors, CEOs… Read More

Italian 2018 IPO pipeline strong despite political risk

Italy is poised to sustain healthy levels of ECM activity in 2018 off the back of a good year in 2017, mainly boosted by economic… Read More

Zhaopin’s go-private hit by Fidelity fair value legal action as US investors target Cayman deals

The incursion by Fidelity International, the world’s fourth largest asset manager, and dozens of US-based investors into the Cayman Islands fair value dissent trend is raising… Read More

Monsanto/Bayer: MOFCOM tests companies’ proposed remedies among third parties

28 December 2017 – China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) is in the process of seeking comments from Chinese third parties regarding the proposed remedies submitted… Read More

NxStage/Fresenius: FTC explores two-to-one merger risk in home segment – third party

Antitrust enforcers reviewing NxStage Medical [NASDAQ:NXTM] and Fresenius Medical Care’s (FMC) [NYSE:FMS] proposed deal seem particularly focused on a merger to monopoly risk in the… Read More

GoCompare could attract new sector peer interest, but competition hurdles loom

GoCompare.com [LON:GOCO] could be a logical target for sector rivals but most of them could face competition hurdles, a source familiar with the situation, four sector… Read More