On Thursday, Osram, the German lighting group, stated that negotiations with Bain & Carlyle kept going on, following a report saying the private equity firms could make a bid of €35 for the company's share, sending Osram's shares up 4.6% to €28.59.
South Korea's SK Group agreed to acquire 6.1% stake of Vingroup, the Vietnamese largest company, in a deal worth $1.0B seeking for expansion in Southeast Asia's country.
KCB Group, Kenya's largest lender by assets, is planning to finalise its takeover of the Kenya National Bank by October, the company announced on Thursday.
Helaba and Deka, Germany's public-sector banks, are exploring a possible merger deal amid sign that the German fragmented banking market could be moving towards consolidation.
The Central Bank of Indonesia revised its forecast over the economic growth and this year's target of 5.2% for 2019, as exports were likely to fall due to an uncertain global economy.
The foreign direct investment in Malaysia grew to nearly $159.21B in the March quarter this year, with the top three sources of Singapore, China's Hong Kong and Japan.
Pret A Manger, the British coffee and sandwich chain, is getting closer to a deal to acquire its smaller competitor Eat, seeking to boost its offerings for the began and vegetarian consumers, according to Evening Standard.
South Africa's MTN Nigeria has debuted in Lagos in the $6.5B listing on Thursday, sending its shares up 10% from the initial IPO price of 90 naira.
Air Canada announced on Thursday it would acquire Canada's tour operator Transat A.T. in a deal worth C$520M cash as the carrier seeks to establish Montreal's global travel services firm.
On Thursday, Goldman Sachs Group stated it was set to acquire United Capital Financial Partners, the wealth management firm, in an all-cash deal valued at $750M, its largest acquisition since the 2008 financial crisis.
Huawei is intending to clinch a no-spy pacts with governments, including the British government, o the back of the US pressure on the EU countries to shun the company over espionage concerns.
On Thursday, Thyssenkrupp's shares surged 7.2% after a report that Finland's Kone is planning a bid for the German conglomerate's elevator division worth $15.70B.
The British luxury brand Burberry reported on Thursday a 6% fall to $562M in its adjusted operating profit for the year ending March 30, tumbled by investments in new products and forex movements.
On Thursday, the European Union has fined JP Morgan, MUFG, Barclays, Citigroup and Royal Bank of Scotland a combined $1.2B for rigging the foreign exchange market.
Nissan Motor Corporation announced on Thursday that the company would continue developing self-driving cars that would use cameras and radar sensors.
On Thursday, it was announced that Asset Management of Goldman Sachs announced that the bank has cut its investment in emerging markets by selling debt and currencies of emerging market countries.
France's tire maker Michelin stated on Thursday it was planning to acquire the telematics group Masternaut, not specifying the price of the deal, which would boost Michelin's presence in the customer services field.
On Thursday, Sony Corp stated it was planning a share buyback worth $1.83B or 4.8% of its stock via March 2020, in the company's efforts to bolster shareholder returns.
Finland's Kone is looking at options to bid for Thyssenkrupp's $15.7B elevators division, despite the German conglomerate's plan to list the unit, sources reported on Thursday.
French group Arkema is set to acquire the US-based firm ArrMaz in the deal valued at $570M on the enterprise-value basis that should bolster the French chemicals company's earnings as well as its presence in the sector of performance additives.
The We Company, the parent of working space provider WeWork, stated that it created a $2.9B worth platform for real estate investments, with financing from Canada's pension funds CDPQ, strengthening ties with the Rhone Group.
Semiconductor revenue is anticipated to fall 7.2% globally in this year after the growth in three years in succession, as the industry faces slowing smartphone sales and weakening demand in China, IDC stated.
France's video game producer Ubisoft net bookings of €676.7M, below company's expectations of approximately €698.0M, while the same period's sales stood at €516.5M.
Cisco reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings and gave an upbeat forecast about its sales for the current period, as the blow of US-China trade war was cushioned.