Carlyle and Insight Partners Acquire Risk-Management Business Exiger 
 

Buyout firm Carlyle Group and technology investor Insight Partners have acquired risk-management software and services provider Exiger at a valuation of around $1.2 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter.

 
Google to Pay $700 Million in Play Store Settlement 
 

The agreement with a coalition of states resolves antitrust litigation related to the app store.

 
Clearhaven Collects $580 Million for Second Buyout Fund 
 

The firm outpaced U.S. peers in rounding up fresh capital in under a year while focusing on technology deals.

 
America Doesn't Have Enough Air-Traffic Controllers, and That's a Problem 
 

The FAA says it is looking to avoid any safety risks by slowing air traffic and pushing to do more hiring and training.

 
Cevian Takes 1.3% Stake in UBS 
 

Cevian has taken a stake in UBS worth $1.3 billion, saying it sees significant value potential in the bank after its takeover of Credit Suisse.

 
Why UBS Wants to Be the No. 6 Investment Bank in the U.S. (Yes, No. 6) 
 

Swiss financial giant UBS is making a new push in the U.S. investment-banking market-with more measured ambitions.

 
SQM, Gina Rinehart's Hancock Agree to Buy Azure for $1.1 Billion 
 

Chilean lithium company Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile and Australia's richest person have struck a deal to buy explorer Azure Minerals valued at roughly $1.14 billion.

 
End of Adobe's Takeover Bid for Figma Spells New Challenges for Venture Deals, Startups 
 

A tough regulatory environment designed to protect innovation may have the opposite effect

 
Nippon Steel to Acquire U.S. Steel for $14.1 Billion 
 

The deal would combine steel giants in America and Japan. Shares of U.S. Steel surged on the announcement.

 
Ebix Files for U.S. Bankruptcy With $400 Million Bid for North American Business 
 

Higher interest rates and fallout from auditing questions contribute to chapter 11 filing of the software and e-commerce services supplier.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 19, 2023 07:00 ET (12:00 GMT)