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<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/22/05/27468712/top-crypto-businesses-are-looking-for-takeover-targets-cnbc" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Opportunities In Crypto Crash? Top Crypto Firms Hunt For Takeovers</a>

<ul>
	<li>Ripple and FTX, two leading cryptocurrency startups, told CNBC that they are looking for acquisitions as the industry seeks to drive growth by buying other companies.</li>
	<li>Some crypto firms believe they are substantial enough and well-capitalized to spend money on acquisitions.</li>
	<li>In an interview last week, Brett Harrison, president of cryptocurrency exchange FTX U.S., stated that the company is in &ldquo;a very good spot in terms of our capital and cash&rdquo; and will &ldquo;look around the market for potential merger and acquisition opportunities.&rdquo;</li>
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<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/22/05/27468701/gsk-to-scoop-affinivax-for-up-to-3-3b" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">GSK To Scoop Clinical Stage US Biotech Affinivax For $3.3B To Shore Up Vaccine Business</a>

<ul>
	<li>GSK plc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GSK#NYSE">GSK</a>) agreed to acquire U.S. biotech Affinivax for up to $3.3 billion, Reuters reports.</li>
	<li>The purchase price includes $2.1 billion upfront and $1.2 billion in potential milestones.</li>
	<li>Affinivax offers GSK its next-generation vaccines under development, the most advanced for pneumonia, meningitis, bloodstream infections, and sinusitis.</li>
	<li>Affinivax&rsquo;s newer vaccine technology aims to strengthen the breadth of immunity against a pathogen such that an immune-boosting adjuvant is not necessary.</li>
</ul>

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/05/27469041/key-takeaways-from-bt-and-ericssons-multi-million-pound-deal" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Key Takeaways From BT And Ericsson&rsquo;s Multi-Million-Dollar Deal</a>

<ul>
	<li>Telecoms company BT (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTGOF#OTC">BTGOF</a>) and Ericsson (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ERIC#NASDAQ">ERIC</a>) collaborated over a multi-million-pound deal to offer private 5G networks to businesses across Britain, Reuters reports.</li>
	<li>The collaboration includes various use cases like teleoperation of heavy plant machinery, artificial reality (AR) for remote maintenance, enhanced video AI analytics, and the use of drones for surveillance and inspections.</li>
	<li>The companies aim to help businesses deploy the Internet of Things and other technologies quickly and securely.</li>
</ul>

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/05/27469718/heres-how-dsm-aspires-to-become-a-leading-player-in-food-health-products-market" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Here&rsquo;s How DSM Aspires To Become Leading Player In Food and Health Products Market</a>

<ul>
	<li>Netherlands-based Dutch specialty chemicals maker DSM forged deals to scoop Swiss flavor and fragrance maker Firmenich to become a leading player in the budding food ingredients and health products markets.</li>
	<li>As previously planned, DSM also looks to sell its engineering plastics division signaling its exit from the industrial materials market, Reuters reports.</li>
	<li>DSM shareholders will get a 65.5% stake in a new group called DSM-Firmenich. The unlisted Firmenich owners will receive a 34.5% stake of the combined entity plus &amp;euro;3.5 billion in cash from DSM.</li>
	<li>DSM also agreed to sell its engineering plastics division to German peer Lanxess Ag (OTC: <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/lnxsy#OTC" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">LNXSY</a>) and private-equity firm Advent for &amp;euro;3.85 billion ($4.14 billion), including debt.</li>
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Wall Street Journal

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/05/27468610/unilever-appoints-nelson-peltz-as-non-executive-director" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Unilever To Add This Activist Investor To Board - What&rsquo;s The Catch?</a>

<ul>
	<li>Unilever PLC (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UL#NYSE">UL</a>) has appointed Nelson Peltz, the Chief Executive Officer and founding partner of Trian Fund Management L.P., as a Non-Executive Director.</li>
	<li>The appointment will be effective from July 20, 2022.</li>
	<li>Trian Fund Management holds a 1.5% (37.4 million ordinary shares) stake in Unilever, becoming one of the largest shareholders.</li>
</ul>

 

Financial Times

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/05/27467323/qualcomm-keen-to-procure-stake-in-arm-in-impending-ipo" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Qualcomm Keen To Procure Stake In Arm Ltd In Impending IPO</a>

<ul>
	<li>Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QCOM#NASDAQ">QCOM</a>) CEO Cristiano Amon looks to procure a stake in Softbank Group Corp (OTC: <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/sftby#OTC" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">SFTBY</a>) (OTC: <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/sftbf#OTC" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">SFTBF</a>) owned Arm Ltd.</li>
	<li>Investing in Arm Ltd alongside rivals would &ldquo;support a successful IPO and valuation&rdquo; and ensure that the company continued &ldquo;striving and investing,&rdquo; Amon said.</li>
	<li>The U.S. chipmaker looks to create a consortium by collaborating with other leading chipmakers to maintain the U.K. chip designer&rsquo;s impartiality, given its crucial role in the technology sector. Previously, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger also supported Qualcomm&rsquo;s move.</li>
</ul>

 

Benzinga

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/asia/22/05/27468307/samsung-and-intel-chief-hold-talks-to-collaborate-and-expand-chip-manufacturing" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Samsung Holds Talks With Intel On Chip Manufacturing</a>

<ul>
	<li>The world&rsquo;s largest manufacturer of phones, Samsung Electronics (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SSNLF#OTC">SSNLF</a>), said its Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong met Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>) CEO Patrick Gelsinger to explore areas to work together.</li>
	<li>Amid global supply chain woes, South Korean tech giant Samsung and Intel discussed how the companies could work together in a wide range of semiconductor businesses, according to Korea Herald.</li>
	<li>After attending the World Economic Forum 2022 in Davos, Switzerland, Intel&rsquo;s chief flew to South Korea to meet the Samsung executives. The meeting was attended by Samsung Co-CEO Kyung Kye-hyun, Samsung&rsquo;s mobile division head Roh Tae-moon and other high-ranking officials.</li>
</ul>

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/22/05/27467109/premature-release-googles-yet-to-be-launched-pixel-7-prototype-makes-its-appearance-on-ebay" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Google&rsquo;s Pixel 7 Seen Selling On eBay Way Ahead Of Official Release</a>

<ul>
	<li>Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/googl#NASDAQ" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ: <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/goog#NASDAQ" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">GOOG</a>) recently unveiled the next iteration of its Pixel smartphone at the Google I/O event held earlier this month.</li>
	<li>Although the Pixel 7 smartphone is not due for launch until the fall, an alleged prototype of the model was listed for sale on eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ebay#NASDAQ" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">EBAY</a>), as revealed on Twitter by Mishaal Rahman, a tech editor at Esper.</li>
	<li>eBay has since stated that the listing was ended by the seller due to a purported error in the listing.</li>
</ul>

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/05/27467789/telecom-italia-seeks-to-divest-21-5b-landline-network-to-cut-down-on-debt-commence-fiber-launch" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Telecom Italia Seeks To Divest $21.5B Landline Network To Cut Down On Debt, Commence Fiber Launch</a>

<ul>
	<li>Telecom Italia S.p.A. (OTC: <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tiaiy#OTC" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">TIAIY</a>) sought an enterprise value of &amp;euro;20 billion ($21.5 billion) for the landline network, Bloomberg reports.</li>
	<li>Telecom Italia CEO Pietro Labriola looks to sell the landline network to Italy&rsquo;s state lender and a group of international funds to cut its multi-billion-dollar debt pile and initiate a fiber rollout for Italy that lags far behind its European peers.</li>
	<li>Labriola also aims to spin the company&rsquo;s commercial services off into a separate unit.</li>
</ul>

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/05/27466978/elon-musk-takes-jibe-at-media-again-theyre-hesitant-to-bite-the-hand-that-feeds-them" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Elon Musk Takes Jibe At Media Again: &lsquo;They&rsquo;re Hesitant To Bite the Hand That Feeds Them&rsquo;</a>

<ul>
	<li>Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) CEO Elon Musk has had run-ins with traditional media companies on multiple occasions in the past. On Monday, he took to Twitter to express his discontent with the industry once again.</li>
	<li>What Happened: Tesla board member Hiro Mizuno, a former chief investment officer of Japan&rsquo;s sovereign fund, quote tweeted a Wall Street Journal article about automakers with the highest number of recalls this year.</li>
	<li>Listing Tesla as the company with the second-highest number of recalls so far in 2022, behind Ford Motor Co (NYSE: <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/f#NYSE" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">F</a>)&mdash; WSJ used an image of a Tesla vehicle to go along with the story.</li>
</ul>

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/22/05/27467388/71m-crypto-shorts-liquidated-in-one-hour-on-monday-as-bitcoin-surges" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">$71M Crypto Shorts Liquidated In 1 Hour On Monday As Bitcoin Surges</a>

<ul>
	<li>On-chain data shows that crypto traders with open short positions saw $71 million worth of liquidations in a single hour on Monday (ET hours.)</li>
	<li>What Happened: According to data from CoinGlass, $71.13 million shorts were liquidated over a one-hour period as Bitcoin BTC/USD surged to $31,177 during early Asian hours on Tuesday.</li>
	<li>Meanwhile, just $7.26 worth of long positions were liquidated from crypto traders over the same one-hour period.</li>
</ul>

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/22/05/27469499/gold-fields-acquires-yamana-gold-for-6-7b" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Gold Fields Acquires Yamana Gold For $6.7B</a>

<ul>
	<li>Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GFI#NYSE">GFI</a>) and Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/YRI#TSX">YRI</a>) (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AUY#NYSE">AUY</a>) entered into a definitive agreement.</li>
	<li>Under the agreement, Gold Fields will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Yamana. Yamana shares will be exchanged at a ratio of 0.6 of an ordinary share in Gold Fields or 0.6 of a Gold Fields American depositary share for each Yamana Share.</li>
	<li>The above implies a valuation for Yamana of $6.7 billion and represents a premium of 33.8% to the 10-day Volume-Weighted Average Price of Yamana&rsquo;s Shares of $ 5.201 on Friday, May 27, 2022. It is anticipated that Gold Fields Shareholders and Yamana Shareholders will own ~61% and 39% of the Combined Group, respectively.</li>
</ul>

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/05/27467741/apple-supplier-foxconn-is-aiming-to-compete-with-tesla-and-nio-in-the-electric-vehicle-segment" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">As Tesla, Others Struggle, This Apple Supplier Aims To Be First EV Maker &lsquo;Not Short On Material Supplies&rsquo;</a>

<ul>
	<li>One of Apple Inc&rsquo;s (NASDAQ: <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/aapl#NASDAQ" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">AAPL</a>) oldest and largest suppliers &mdash; Foxconn Technology Co Ltd (OTC: <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hnhpf#OTC" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">HNHPF</a>) &mdash; said the second half of 2022 is headed &ldquo;in a better direction&rdquo; for the company as the Chinese government lifted the COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai.</li>
	<li>The world&rsquo;s largest contract electronics maker, Foxconn&rsquo;s chairman Liu Young-way in the annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday, according to Reuters, said, &ldquo;We are quite confident in the stability of our supply chain for the second half of this year.&rdquo;</li>
</ul>

<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/05/27466686/apple-fails-to-prevent-antitrust-lawsuit-by-creator-of-app-store-for-jailbroken-iphones-ipads" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Apple Will Have To Face Antitrust Lawsuit From Creator Of App Store For Jailbroken iPhones, iPads</a>

<ul>
	<li>Apple Inc&rsquo;s (NASDAQ: <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/aapl#NASDAQ" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">AAPL</a>) attempts to have an antitrust lawsuit by Cydia dismissed have come to naught.</li>
	<li>The Tim Cook-led tech giant reportedly argued that allegations by Cydia that it had a monopoly over software distribution on its mobile operating system fell outside of the statute of limitations.</li>
	<li>The contention was dismissed by California U.S. district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, according to a Reuters report.</li>
</ul>

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<ul>
	<li>Netherlands-based Dutch specialty chemicals maker DSM&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/dsm-and-firmenich-to-merge-becoming-the-leading-creation-and-innovation-partner-in-nutrition-beauty-and-well-being-852826244.html" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">forged deals</a>&nbsp;to scoop Swiss flavor and fragrance maker&nbsp;Firmenich&nbsp;to become a leading player in the budding food ingredients and health products markets.</li>
	<li>As previously planned, DSM also looks to sell its engineering plastics division signaling its exit from the industrial materials market,&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/dsm-m-a-firmenich/dutch-dsm-and-swiss-firmenich-join-forces-in-cash-and-shares-deal-idINKBN2NH0CA" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Reuters reports</a>.</li>
	<li>DSM shareholders will get a 65.5% stake in a new group called DSM-Firmenich. The unlisted Firmenich owners will receive a 34.5% stake of the combined entity plus &euro;3.5 billion in cash from DSM.</li>
	<li>DSM also agreed to sell its engineering plastics division to German peer&nbsp;Lanxess Ag&nbsp;(OTC:&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/lnxsy#OTC" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">LNXSY</a>) and private-equity firm Advent for &euro;3.85 billion ($4.14 billion), including debt.</li>
	<li>DSM and Firmenich said the merged group, likely to be formed in the first half of 2023, could see organic annual sales growth of 5% - 7% while realizing yearly cost savings of &euro;350 million.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>The new company will have dual headquarters in Kaiseraugst near Basel, Switzerland, and in the Dutch city of Maastricht.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>The company&#39;s legal domicile will be in Switzerland, but the shares will trade on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange.</li>
	<li>DSM&#39;s nutrition division&#39;s sales rose 10% to &euro;7 billion in 2021. DSM&#39;s total sales were &euro;9.2 billion in 2021.</li>
	<li>Firmenich reported sales of 4.5 billion Swiss francs ($4.7 billion) in 2021.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>DSM and Firmenich realized an adjusted core profit margin (EBITDA) of 20%.</li>
	<li>DSM previously agreed to sell its protective materials business, part of the materials division for sale, to&nbsp;Avient Corp&nbsp;(NYSE:&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/avnt#NYSE" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">AVNT</a>) for $1.48 billion, as per Reuters.</li>
</ul>

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