Data Analyst Katrin Kostadinova highlights the most significant financial and corporate legal deals announced or closed in the last week
Americas
Atlas Merchant Capital is set to acquire Talcott Resolution for $2.05 billion. The acquired business is an annuity division of The Hartford and is a run-off life insurance company.
Charles Schwab has issued $1.95 billion in senior notes. The issue consists of $600 million floating rate notes due 2021, $600 million 3.25% notes due 2021 and $750 million senior notes due 2025.
Microsoft has reached an agreement to take over GitHub in a $7.5 billion deal. The target is a software development platform.
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
The UK Government has sold a 7.7% stake in RBS as part of the government’ divestment of shares in the Scottish bank.