PepsiCo has raised its stake in Celsius Holdings through a $585 million deal, as the global soda and snacks maker strengthens its energy drink business amid shifting consumer preferences. The popularity of energy drinks...
DuPont to sell Kevlar, Nomex business to Arclin for $1.8 billion
DuPont will sell its heat-resistant fiber business Aramids, home to brands such as body armor maker Kevlar, to peer Arclin for $1.8 billion as the chemicals company undergoes a broader reorganization. The sale will not...
Colt buys majority stake in $1 billion gunpowder ingredient maker
Czech-based firearms maker Colt CZ Group SE has agreed to buy a majority stake and potentially all of the shares in Synthesia Nitrocellulose, in a deal valuing the Czech gunpowder ingredient maker at 22 billion crowns...
NCLT admits AGS Transact for insolvency
The bankruptcy court in Mumbai has admitted AGS Transact Technologies for corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) on an application filed by the listed payment solution company’s operational creditor...
CapitaLand to sell Chennai unit leased to Apple supplier
Singapore-based CapitaLand is in the process of selling an industrial unit in Chennai which is leased to Pegatron, one of the largest suppliers of Apple, two people aware of the development said. The 750,000 sq ft...
Japanese banking giant Sumitomo Mitsui lines up Rs 16,000 cr more for fitter Yes
Japanese financial giant Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) is set to invest Rs 16,000 crore ($1.83 billion) in Yes Bank through a combination of equity and debt, according to people familiar with the matter. This...
Canada’s Strathcona seeks to raise MEG Energy stake, opposes Cenovus bid
Canadian oil and gas producer Strathcona Resources said on Thursday it intends to buy an additional 5% stake in rival MEG Energy and vote against the acquisition of MEG by another rival, Cenovus Energy. Cenovus agreed...
Celebrity-backed diaper maker Coterie nears sale to Mammoth Brands, sources say
Premium baby diaper brand Coterie, which counts models and entrepreneurs Karlie Kloss and Ashley Graham as investors, is in talks to sell itself to consumer goods company Mammoth Brands, according to people familiar...
Desjardins to take Guardian Capital private in $1.21 billion deal
Canada’s Guardian Capital Group has agreed to be taken private by Desjardins Global Asset Management in a C$1.67 billion ($1.21 billion) all-cash deal, the financial services firm said on Thursday. The buyout...
Barclays to sell Entercard stake to Swedbank for $273 million
Barclays has agreed to sell its stake in joint venture Entercard Group to partner Swedbank AB for an estimated 2.6 billion crowns ($273.2 million), the British lender said on Thursday. The sale continues Barclays’...
Capgemini to acquire cloud services firm Cloud4C
French information technology services major Capgemini on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement to acquire Indian-origin, Singapore-based Cloud4C, a managed cloud services provider owned by CtrlS Group. Financial...
CCI approves acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates by Adani Group
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday approved the acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates by Adani Entities. In an official statement, the CCI said that the deal proposes the acquisition of up to 100 per...
