Catherine Badour

Rival consortia led by U.S. buyout fund KKR (KKR.N) and Germany’s insurer Allianz (ALVG.DE) are among the four main contenders for a stake in the fiber network business of Dutch-based telecom company Altice (ATCA.AS), sources told Reuters.

Thoma Bravo said on Monday it would buy software security firm Veracode for $950 million, the latest addition to the technology-focused buyout group’s cybersecurity portfolio.

DWS Group (DWSG.DE), Deutsche Bank’s (DBKGn.DE) asset manager, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire an equity stake of 15 percent in Dubai-based Neo Technologies, the companies said on Sunday.

Australian veterinary clinics operator Greencross Ltd (GXL.AX) said on Monday it has received a A$5.55 a share takeover offer from an entity owned by U.S. private equity firm TPG Capital, valuing the company at A$668.6 million ($481.4 million).

Investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS.N) reached an agreement with Turkey’s Jolly Tur to buy a second stake in the company, the Turkish travel agency said on Monday.

Macquarie Group Ltd (MQG.AX) said on Friday its banking arm proposed to return up to A$2.04 billion ($1.47 billion) in capital to its parent, Australia’s biggest investment bank.

Australia’s MYOB Group said it will grant due diligence to KKR & Co after the U.S. buyout giant sweetened its offer to take full control of the accounting software provider firm to A$1.8 billion ($1.3 billion).

Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) said on Wednesday it is considering selling its 36 percent stake in First Sensor AG (SISG.DE), which makes electronic sensors used in the industrial, medical and automotive sectors.

Lonza said on Thursday it has struck a deal to sell its water care business to U.S. investment company Platinum Equity for $630 million.

Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP said on Thursday it has agreed to buy SGI Frontier Capital Pte Ltd, giving it a foothold to invest in frontier markets in Asia and Africa, Reuters reported.