Catherine Badour

Online furniture retailer Westwing to price IPO in upper half of range: Reuters

Westwing, the “home and living” company backed by Germany’s Rocket Internet, is expected to price its initial public offering in the upper half of its indicative price range, one of the bookrunners organizing the flotation said on Friday, Reuters reported.

McKesson's Change Healthcare hires IPO underwriters, say sources: Reuters

Change Healthcare LLC, a healthcare technology company majority-owned by U.S. drug wholesaler McKesson Corp (MCK.N), has hired underwriters for an initial public offering that could value it at as much as $12 billion, including debt, sources told Reuters.

KKR, Tencent to invest $175 million for minority stake in Philippine fintech firm: Reuters

Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc and Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd are acquiring a minority stake in the financial technology arm of Philippines’ PLDT Inc, the companies said on Thursday.

Smiths Group to buy aircraft engine parts maker United Flexible in $345 million deal: Reuters

Smiths Group (SMIN.L) said on Thursday it would buy United Flexible Inc, a U.S.-based maker of parts for aircraft engines, from private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners for an enterprise value of $345 million.

Canadian M&A surges in Q3 as mining, real estate deals rebound: Reuters

Canadian mergers-and-acquisitions activity nearly doubled in the third quarter, fueled by deals in the mining, real estate and cannabis sectors, Reuters reported. Quarterly deal volume was up 91 percent to US$75.7 billion from US$39.6 billion in the same period last year, according to Thomson Reuters data released this week, bucking a global trend of declines in Europe and Asia. It was the strongest period for Canadian mining M&A since the second quarter of 2011. Mining deals slowed in recent years, due in part to commodity price pressures, balance sheet weakness and investor push back against miners seen as overpaying for assets.

Customer management software firm Glassbox raises $25 million: Reuters

Glassbox, an Israeli provider of customer management technology, said on Thursday it raised $25 million in a round of financing led by Updata Partners, a software-focused growth equity firm based in Washington, Reuters reported.

Altice Europe shares rise on report of bid interest in fiber asset: Reuters

Shares in Altice Europe (ATCA.AS) rose sharply on Wednesday after Bloomberg News reported that private equity firms had expressed an interest in acquiring its fiber asset.

Brazilian credit card processor Stone files for Nasdaq IPO: Reuters

Brazilian credit card processor StoneCo Ltd filed on Monday for an initial public offering (IPO) on New York’s Nasdaq, as competition speeds up among payment companies in Brazil and the economy recovers from a harsh recession, Reuters reported.

Australia's Latitude Financial defers $1.5 billion IPO amid inquiry rap for sector: Reuters

Australia’s Latitude Financial said it has deferred a planned IPO due to market conditions and a change in leadership at the mortgage lender, while a national inquiry into financial sector misconduct clouds the outlook for the industry.

Humvee maker AM General is up for sale: Reuters

AM General has put itself up for sale and has hired investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd to seek potential bidders in a deal that could value the builder of Humvee military vehicles at more than $2 billion, Reuters reported.