Macquarie Group Ltd

Australia's Macquarie Group said on Thursday it would buy U.S. wealth manager Waddell & Reed Financial Inc for $1.7 billion, its first major deal under a new CEO that expands its presence in the world's largest retail finance market.

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Macquarie Group <MQG.AX> plans to price the initial public offering (IPO) of its majority-owned data analytics software business this week, earlier than planned, with the Australian investment firm on track to triple its investment.

Australian financial conglomerate Macquarie Group Ltd <MQG.AX> on Friday said first-half net profit dropped 32% due to delayed deals and a rise in impairment charges that led to the first-ever loss in its investment banking unit.

Units of Macquarie Group <MQG.AX> and Siemens AG <SIEGn.DE> are forming a venture named Calibrant Energy, that will invest in the emerging energy-as-a-service (EaaS) sector in the United States, according to a joint statement on Monday.

Enel has received a bid from Macquarie for its stake in Open Fiber valuing the group at more than 7 billion euros ($8.3 billion), signaling strong interest from big funds for Rome's plans for a national broadband network.

Iberdrola <IBE.MC> has bought Japan-based renewables developer Acacia and signed a joint venture deal with Macquarie's Green Investment Group to develop an offshore wind farm portfolio, the Spanish energy company said on Thursday.

Iberdrola has bought Japan-based renewables developer Acacia and signed a joint venture deal with Macquarie to develop an offshore wind farm portfolio, the Spanish energy company said on Thursday. (Reporting by Inti Landauro and Isla Binnie; editing by Jason Neely)

Australia's Macquarie Group Ltd warned its first half profit will fall by around 35% as the coronavirus pandemic shreds economies around the world, a rare downgrade from the financial powerhouse that pushed its shares lower on Monday.

Infrastructure fund Macquarie is preparing a binding offer for Enel's <ENEI> 50% stake in broadband joint venture Open Fiber, Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore said on Friday.

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UBS, long the dominant bank in Australian equities markets, has closed this half-year outside the top three for the first time in 15 years, even as a rush of coronavirus-related share sales have generated bumper investment banking fees.

Infrastructure fund Macquarie has made an offer to buy all or part of Enel's <ENEI.MI> 50% stake in its broadband joint venture Open Fiber in a move that could help speed up the creation of a single Italian network operator.

Infrastructure fund Macquarie has made an offer for the 50% stake utility Enel holds in broadband network operator Open Fiber, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Australian infrastructure fund Macquarie has made an offer to Italian utility Enel for its 50% stake in broadband network operator Open Fiber, daily la Repubblica reported on Tuesday.

Macquarie's <MQG.AX> Green Investment Group, a green infrastructure investor, has teamed up with a Scottish offshore wind developer to compete for offshore wind projects in Scotland, it said in a statement late on Thursday.

Infrastructure funds F2i and Macquarie are jostling for position over an investment in Italy's Autostrade as pressure mounts on Benetton-backed Atlantia to loosen its grip on the motorway group to end a standoff over its concession, two sources said.

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Macquarie Group's banking unit sold A$750 million ($492.30 million) worth of new subordinated bonds at 2.90% over benchmark rates on Thursday, a tighter margin that previously offered, according to one of the banks managing the deal.