The British private equity firm is separately considering investing in Italian plasma group Kedrion as part of its larger strategy for the sector.Ĭarlyle has acquired a 50% stake in medical-device manufacturer Resonetics in a deal that values the target company at about $2.25 billion, write Gillian Tan and Michelle F. Permira is nearing a deal to buy U.K.-based blood-plasma firm Bio Products Laboratory from China’s Creat, write Dinesh, Jan-Henrik Förster and Ruth David. Torpedoed what would have been the largest take-private deal in European health care this year. Astra objected to the deal because it was seeking to buy certain assets from the Sweden’s Sobi. Starting with:ĪstraZeneca effectively blocked a $7.6 billion takeover of Sobi by withholding its 8% stake in the drugmaker from a buyout offer by Advent and GIC, write Dinesh Nair and Thomas Mulier. Lots of private equity / health-care news to bring you today. Meanwhile, it’ll likely be a quiet month in the ECM world.
Whether the volatility will extend into 2022 remains to be seen. With a smaller float, some stocks have managed an upward trending day one performance.
Interestingly, higher redemption doesn't always mean a poor trading debut - at least in the short term. The SPAC said Fertitta Entertainment of causing that delay by not providing financial statements.Īlso, the SPAC set to merge with online media company Buzzfeed said on Thursday that more than 90% of its shares had been redeemed by stockholders, cutting into the funds that the newly joined company will get. Tilman Fertitta, the billionaire behind Fertitta Entertainment, is trying to pull out of a $8.6 billion merger between his restaurant and casino empire and Fast Acquisition because the deal didn’t close by its deadline. Dealmakers tend to say their comfort level is around 20. The VIX, an index that tracks volatility, has climbed to 30, a level not seen since February. Market volatility has made the final month of 2021 even more angsty. The early showing is a de facto redemption in which stockholders who didn’t want to stick around to see the merger succeeded chose to sell their positions.Įven in what has been a record-shattering year for IPOs, equity capital markets in the fourth quarter can be a harsh place - particularly so in December, when a bad trade can erase a year’s worth of work. Shares were trading above the $10 redemption price when investors voted to go with the deal. Despite having close to no redemptions, the stock dropped 21% to an all-time low on day one. Grab, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant, made its trading debut Thursday after combining with Altimeter’s blank-check company in the biggest-ever SPAC merger.
equity markets isn’t looking good for big, bold moves. If you don’t know what to do then be patient until you do.
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It’s Crystal here from the New York Deals team and today I’m looking ahead to what is shaping up to be a subdued finale to a raucous year for equity markets, the Feds looking to block Nvidia's Arm deal, plus health-care M&A and more.