Catherine Badour

Aston Martin narrows $6 billion IPO range after investor response: Reuters

Luxury British carmaker Aston Martin has cut the upper end of its initial public offering price range to 20 pounds per share, giving it a potential market value of up to 4.6 billion pounds ($6 billion), following mixed feedback from investors, Reuters reported.

Bain, Cinven make higher offer for rest of generics maker Stada: Reuters

Buyout groups Bain and Cinven, which last year took control of German generic drugmaker Stada (STAGn.DE), said on Monday they planned to buy the remainder of the shares at a higher price and delist the company, Reuters reported.

Honeywell to buy German warehouse automation firm Transnorm for $493 million: Reuters

Honeywell International Inc (HON.N), which makes everything from jet engines to thermostats, said on Monday it will buy Germany-based Transnorm for about 425 million euros ($492.8 million) from IK Investment Partners to boost its presence in the warehouse automation market.

Cognizant in talks to acquire Softvision, say sources: Reuters

Information technology provider Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH.O) is in talks to buy application developer Softvision for about $550 million to boost Cognizant’s digital business, sources told Reuters.

Funding Circle makes lackluster $2 billion London debut in test of demand: Reuters

Funding Circle (FCH.L) struggled to shine on its 1.5 billion pound ($2 billion) market debut on Friday as the British peer-to-peer lending platform tested investor appetite for both large listings and financial technology firms, Reuters reported.

Westwing sets IPO price range, seeks to raise 132 million euros: Reuters

Westwing, the “home and living” company backed by Germany’s Rocket Internet (RKET.DE), said on Thursday it had set the price range for its planned initial public offering at 23 to 29 euros per share.

US federal agencies open door to more aggressive buyout loans: Reuters

US government agencies have opened the door to bigger, more highly leveraged loans backing private equity buyouts after clarifying that supervisory guidance is not a rule in mid-September, Reuters reported.

U.S. fintech startup Stripe valued at $20 billion in latest funding round: Reuters

Payments startup Stripe said on Wednesday it has raised $245 million in funding, better positioning the company to expand to new markets globally and attract bigger customers, Reuters reported.

PAG launches $671 million unsolicited takeover bid for Spring REIT: Reuters

Hong Kong-based private equity group PAG said on Wednesday a unit of the firm had launched a HK$5.24 billion ($671 million) unsolicited takeover bid for Spring Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).

Anbang in talks to sell Japan real estate to Blackstone, other bidders, say sources: Reuters

Anbang Insurance Group Co Ltd aims to sell $200 million worth of Japanese real estate to bidders including Blackstone Group LP (BX.N), about two years after buying them from the U.S. investment firm, sources told Reuters.