Catherine Badour

Edenred has made bid approach for Ingenico, no talks yet: Reuters

French payment service company Ingenico (INGC.PA) has received two separate expressions of interest from French bank Natixis and Paris-based Edenred (EDEN.PA), Reuters reported.

Ex-KKR executive Navab to launch buyout firm with Goldman backing, say sources: Reuters

Alexander Navab, the former head of KKR & Co Inc’s (KKR.N) Americas private equity business, is starting a new buyout firm with backing from Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GS.N), sources told Reuters.

PE firm Thoma Bravo to take Imperva private in $2.1 billion deal: Reuters

Cybersecurity company Imperva Inc (IMPV.O) said on Wednesday it will be taken private by Thoma Bravo LLC in an all-cash deal valued at $2.1 billion.

SoftBank upping bet on loss-making WeWork with possible majority stake: Reuters

Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is in discussions to buy a majority stake in U.S. shared office space provider WeWork Cos, a source said, potentially doubling down on one of its biggest bets on a loss-making startup, Reuters reported.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance files for IPO, to list on NYSE: Reuters

Global asset manager Bain Capital’s specialty finance arm on Tuesday filed for an initial public offering, seeking to list on the New York stock exchange under the symbol “BCSF," Reuters reported.

Stada, buyout funds in race for Bristol-Myers' French business, say sources: Reuters

German generic drugmaker Stada (STAGn.DE) is vying with a group of European buyout funds for control of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s (BMY.N) French over-the-counter drugs business, sources told Reuters.

Britain's RPC gives rival suitors Apollo and Bain more time to bid: Reuters

Plastic packaging maker RPC Group (RPC.L) said on Monday that it had given two private equity firms that are considering rival takeover offers more time to make bids.

Saudi crown prince says sovereign wealth fund will surpass $600 billion target by 2020: Reuters

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the kingdom’s main sovereign wealth fund (PIF) will surpass its target of increasing its assets to $600 billion by 2020, as part of a plan to reduce the economy’s dependence on oil.

H&M buys $20 million stake in Swedish fintech firm Klarna: Reuters

Fashion chain H&M (HMb.ST) is acquiring a small stake in Klarna in what will be the Swedish online payments services firm’s largest partnership so far.

Century-old Thai energy drinks maker Osotspa to give bourse an IPO boost: Reuters

Energy drinks maker Osotspa Pcl (OSP.BK) on Friday priced the initial public offering of its shares at the high end of the proposed range, valuing the century-old company at 75 billion baht ($2.29 billion) in the largest corporate listing in Thailand this year, Reuters reported.