Amcor & Berry Global to Merge
Amcor plc and Berry Global Group, Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which Amcor and Berry will combine in an all-stock transaction. Berry shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 7.25 Amcor shares for each Berry share held upon closing, resulting in Amcor and Berry shareholders owning approximately 63% and 37% […]
October M&A Announcements for Global 5000
For the month of October, we tracked and reported on 70 M&A deals for The Global 5000 companies. Leading the way was the Industrial Industry (Barnes Group & A.O. Smith among them) followed by Business Services (Bureau Veritas and ADP) and Financial Services (Lending Club, Credit Agricole). We update the company records in The Global 5000 marketing […]
Food Industry Acquisitions
This past week there were two major acquisitions in the food industry — Mars will be acquiring snack maker Kellanova in one announcement while food distributors Performance Food Group has entered into an agreement to combine with Cheney Brothers. Mars to Acquire Kellanova Mars and Kellanova announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under […]
3 Major M&A Announcements Last Week
A fast-paced start to kick off the 2nd half of 2024 – 3 major M&A announcements among Global 5000 companies to go along with eight other major announcements. Boeing announced they will acquire Spirit AeroSystems HBC will be acquiring Neiman Marcus Six Flags Entertainment and Cedar Fair completed their previously announced merger and will ow […]
Noble Corporation Acquiring Diamond Offshore Drilling
Among the 10 major Global 5000 M&A stories, this past week — Noble Corporation will be acquiring Diamond Offshore Drilling — ready the announcement here. Global 5000 Company News BUSINESS SERVICESBooz Allen Acquires PAR Government Systems Corporation CONSTRUCTIONAmbuja Cement Acquires 100% Stake in Penna Cement for Rs 10,422 Crore FINANCIAL SERVICESNational Bank Reaches Deal to […]
Following the Largest Companies in Russia will be Challenging
Searching the Global 5000 database, we find 48 companies are headquartered in Russia. The largest of these – as we have come to expect – are in the energy industry. Gazprom, Lukoil and Rosneft are the big three. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the follow-on economic repercussions, the market disruptions create a number of […]