Key deals this week: ITV-Sky, Metsera, Kyndryl, SM Energy, KNOT Offshore, Sonida Senior and more

Here's a list of key deals reported across sectors this week:

British broadcaster ITV (OTCPK:ITVPF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ITVPF#hasComeFromMpArticle=false#source=section%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews]) on Friday confirmed [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4518409-comcasts-sky-in-talks-to-acquire-itvs-media-unit-for-215-billion] that it was in talks with Sky, owned by Comcast (CMCSA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CMCSA]), over a potential sale of its media and entertainment unit for 1.6 billion pounds ($2.15 billion), including debt.

Metsera (MTSR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MTSR]) jumped [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4517472-metsera-nears-high-amid-report-novo-has-raised-offer-for-metsera] 13% and was nearing highs of the day after a report that Novo Nordisk (NVO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NVO]) once again raised its bid after Pfizer (PFE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PFE]) earlier upped its offer.

Kyndryl (KD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/KD]) to acquire [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4515532-kyndryl-to-buy-cloud-services-provider-solvinity] privately held Solvinity Group B.V., a provider of secure managed cloud platforms and services in the Netherlands, it said on Wednesday.

Ovintiv (OVV [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OVV]) agreed to acquire [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20293339-ovintiv-completes-portfolio-transformation-with-agreement-to-acquire-nuvista-energy-ltd-and#hasComeFromMpArticle=false#source=section%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews] NuVista Energy (OTCPK:NUVSF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NUVSF#hasComeFromMpArticle=false#source=section%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews]) in a cash and stock deal that values NuVista at ~US$2.7 billion (C$3.8 billion), including debt, strengthening its position in the core of Alberta's oil-rich Montney basin.

Sonida Senior Living (SNDA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SNDA]) announced it will acquire [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4515725-sonida-senior-living-to-acquire-cnl-healthcare-properties-in-18b-merger] CNL Healthcare Properties (CHP) in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $1.8B.

CBRE Group (CBRE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CBRE]) announced [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20291991-pearce-services-acquisition-expands-cbre-s-capabilities-to-serve-digital-and-power#hasComeFromMpArticle=false#source=section%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews] on Tuesday the acquisition [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4514265-cbre-announces-acquisition-of-pearce-services-from-new-mountain-for-12b-in-cash] of Pearce Services from New Mountain Capital for an initial purchase price of ~$1.2B.

Whitestone REIT (WSR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WSR]) stock climbed 11% in Tuesday's premarket trading after MCB Real Estate, a commercial real estate developer and investment management firm, proposed acquiring [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4514190-whitestone-reit-stock-jumps-after-mcb-makes-1520-per-share-proposal] the retail REIT for $15.20 per share in cash, representing a 21% premium to WSR's closing price of $12.56 on Monday.

Ondas Holdings (ONDS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ONDS]) on Tuesday announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4514194-ondas-to-acquire-israel-based-sentrycs] Sentry CS, an Israel-based firm in Cyber-over-RF (CoRF) and Protocol-Manipulation counter-UAS technology.

KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/KNOP]) on Monday said [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4512857-knot-offshore-partners-gets-10unit-buyout-offer-from-knutsen-nyk] that it received an unsolicited, non-binding offer from Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS to buy all publicly traded units of the partnership for $10 cash per unit through a wholly owned subsidiary.

Eaton (ETN [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ETN]) said pre-market Monday that it agreed to acquire [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4512889-eaton-to-buy-boyd-thermal-in-95b-deal-bolstering-data-center-portfolio] the Boyd Thermal business of Boyd Corp. from Goldman Sachs Asset Management for $9.5 billion in a deal that expands its existing data portfolio.

SM Energy (SM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SM]) and Civitas Resources (CIVI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CIVI]) said Monday they agreed to merge [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4512840-sm-energy-civitas-resources-to-merge-in-12_8b-all-stock-deal] in an all-stock transaction that values the combined company at $12.8 billion including debt, creating a combined oil and gas company with a substantial position in the Permian Basin; Civitas +2.7%, SM +0.7% pre-market.

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