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Publicis to acquire Liveramp for $2.2bn to build data co-creation leadership for AI agents

Publicis Groupe has agreed to acquire LiveRamp for $2.167 billion enterprise value ($38.50 per share), a 29.8% premium. The deal creates a data co-creation leader combining Epsilon’s identity with LiveRamp’s clean rooms and data connectivity, raising Publicis’ 2027-28 growth targets.

France;United States | 2 weeks ago

AI & Automation

Owkin to build biopharma AI Agents for Astrazeneca under three-year k pro licensing deal

Owkin has signed a three-year licensing agreement with AstraZeneca to develop biopharma AI agents on its K Pro platform, integrating multimodal data and agentic AI into AstraZeneca’s decision workflows for competitive intelligence, reducing manual analysis.

2 weeks ago • France;United States

Renewable Energy

Mobius Renewables closes acquisition of Air Liquide biogas assets across four countries

Mobius Renewables has completed the acquisition of Air Liquide's biogas production activities in the US, France, Norway, and Sweden. The portfolio includes six landfill gas-to-RNG sites in the US, five farm waste sites in France, and a 51% interest in Redo Biosolutions, generating over 5.5 million MMBtu of RNG annually.

4 weeks ago • France;Norway;Sweden;United States

Mergers & Acquisitions

Everfield acquires German OT security firm Rhebo to expand industrial cybersecurity portfolio

Everfield has agreed to acquire Rhebo, a Leipzig-based OT security monitoring and anomaly detection specialist serving critical infrastructure providers, as regulatory pressure from NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act intensifies.

4 weeks ago • France;Germany

Mergers & Acquisitions

Peugeot Invest exits Immobilière Dassault in 74.7 million EUR divestment to refocus portfolio

Peugeot Invest has agreed to sell its 19.8% stake in Immobilière Dassault back to the majority shareholder, Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault. The €74.7 million transaction concludes a 20-year holding, yielding an 8.3% annual return, as the firm pivots away from real estate toward core industrial and service sectors.

4 weeks ago • France

Mergers & Acquisitions

Airbus Defence and Space acquires Quarkslab to bolster French cyber sovereignty

Airbus has agreed to acquire French cybersecurity firm Quarkslab, marking its second such acquisition in under a month, to strengthen sovereign cyber capabilities for French authorities and European clients.

1 month ago • France

Agriculture & Farming

Nestlé partners with Soil Capital to scale regenerative agriculture across three European countries

Nestlé has signed a four-year agreement with Soil Capital to expand regenerative agriculture across France, Belgium, and the UK. The partnership provides agronomic expertise, digital measurement tools, and financial incentives linked to verified environmental outcomes for wheat, corn, barley, and sugar beet farms, supporting nearly 230 farmers across 13,000 hectares.

1 month ago • Belgium;France;United Kingdom

Airports & Aviation

Consolidated Skywise subsidiary formed as Airbus merges digital and flight operations units

Airbus has combined its Skywise data platform and NAVBLUE flight operations systems into a unified, wholly owned subsidiary. Operating under the Skywise brand with 750 global employees, the move centralizes the company's digital aviation services.

2 months ago • France

Mergers & Acquisitions

L’Oréal closes Creed acquisition and secures 50-year licenses for Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga

L’Oréal has completed its acquisition of Kering Beauté, including fragrance house Creed, and signed 50-year exclusive licenses for Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga beauty lines. The deal positions L’Oréal to expand in luxury fragrance while Kering retains optionality for Gucci and a wellness joint venture.

2 months ago • France

Latest News

Defence | 2 days ago

Elbit Systems secures $350 million international main battle tank modernization contract

Israel-based defense electronics company Elbit Systems has clinched a $350 million international contract to upgrade main battle tanks over a four-year period, integrating advanced situational awareness, AI-driven targeting, and modern communication suites.

Business & Corporate | 2 days ago

UPS commits USD 50 million to industrial logistics and launches time-definite Mexico air freight

UPS is investing nearly $50 million in specialized automotive and industrial network enhancements. The expansion introduces time-definite heavy air freight services between the U.S. and Mexico, streamlining cross-border production cycles and integrating brokerage and warehousing into a single-carrier solution.

Energy & Power | 2 days ago

NLC India selects Ohmium and InSolare for 4 MW green hydrogen project in Tamil Nadu

Ohmium International and InSolare Energy have partnered to deploy a 4 MW green hydrogen facility for NLC India Limited. Utilizing advanced Proton Exchange Membrane technology, the plant in Neyveli aims to produce 700 metric tons of hydrogen annually for industrial and mobility applications.

Business & Corporate | 2 days ago

Rashmi Group commits INR 350 billion to expand industrial footprint in West Bengal

Diversified industrial major Rashmi Group has announced a massive 35,000 million INR investment to scale its steel, power, and mining operations in West Bengal. The plan includes adding 7 million tonnes of annual steel capacity and operationalizing newly acquired coal blocks across several districts.