• Moody's Corporation announced the acquisition of ZM Financial Systems (ZMFS), a provider of risk and financial management software for the U.S. banking industry.
  • Northrop Grumman will sell several service businesses to Veritas Capital for $3.4 billion in cash. The US aerospace and defense group will use the proceeds from the sale to buy back shares and reduce debt. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2021.
  • Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler are facing an in-depth investigation by the Brazilian antitrust authorities into their merger
  • Uber is selling its stand-alone driving division to start-up Aurora, based on a $4 billion valuation, taking 26% of Aurora's stake in the operation but sealing its exit from the technology.
  • Goldman Sachs acquires the entire share capital of its Chinese joint venture. The investment bank has signed an agreement to acquire the 49% of the company it does not own, according to an internal note consulted by the Wall Street Journal. It intends to rename it Goldman Sachs (China) Securities Co.
  • Romande Energie takes a stake in several wind energy projects in France with Calycé.
  • Qiagen raises its 2020 and 2021 targets.
  • Veritas capital spends $3.4 billion to buy out Northrop Grumman's IT division.
  • Duracell (Berkshire Hathaway) and Energizer end their legal dispute over battery life.
  • As part of Beijing's turn of the screw on smartphone applications, TripAdvisor disappears from the landscape in China.
  • Carrier sells its shares in Beijer Ref to EQT AB for $1.1 billion.
  • JD Health flies away by more than 40% for its debut in Hong Kong.