Ralph Eads, a top oil and gas dealmaker, put Jefferies Group LLC on the map for energy mergers and acquisitions. Last month, the Leucadia National Corp.-owned investment bank took steps to make sure it stays there as...
Europe’s Troubled Steelmakers Finally Head for Long-Craved Deals
Europe’s wounded steel industry might be about to get the deals it has been crying out for. The latest hope for the sector emerged on Friday as the continent’s second-biggest producer Tata Steel Ltd. said it’s in talks...
Macri in U.S. to Sell Argentina to Sun Valley’s Media Moguls
The exclusive Sun Valley ski resort in Idaho is the latest stop in Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s world tour to sell South America’s second-largest economy to global investors. Macri is attending a meeting of...
Dare to Dream: The Bank Mergers That Could Help Fix the Industry
Eight years after the financial crisis, bank bailouts are being discussed once again in Europe. Low and even negative interest rates, the weight of soured assets, high legal bills and new digital competitors are all...
Post-Brexit Wreckage Spawns M&A Bargain Hunters, Pound Evacuees
Tourists aren’t the only ones flocking to Britain for bargains. In the wake of the country’s June 23 vote to leave the European Union, the U.K.’s stocks and currency dropped, presenting an attractive prospect to global...
Deal-Hungry Chinese Buyers Hit a Wall After Record M&A Spree
Chinese companies have gone big game hunting this year. Yet that record run is threatened by a rising set of challenges — not to mention the Brexit shock. It took less than six months for the volume of announced...
Gannett Buys New Jersey’s Bergen Record From Family-Owned Group
Gannett Co. bought the closely held owner of two northern New Jersey newspapers, including The Record in Bergen County, bolstering its presence in the state. Gannett acquired The Record, the Herald News, and their...
Revlon’s Arden Deal Seen Boosting Debt Now, Cutting Costs Later
When Revlon Inc. announced that it was buying Elizabeth Arden Inc. for about $419 million last month, it said the combined company would generate enough cost savings to keep a measure of indebtedness relatively low for...
Japan Post Mulls More Deals After $4.9 Billion Toll Purchase
Japan Post Holdings Co., which acquired Australia’s Toll Holdings Ltd. last year, will consider more takeovers and tie-ups as part of a plan to expand across Asia, the company’s unit said. Japan Post needs to strengthen...
MTN Hires Barclays’ Van Coller for M&A to Accelerate Shakeup
MTN Group Ltd. hired Barclays Africa Group Ltd.’s former investment banking chief Stephen Van Coller to run its strategy and mergers and acquisitions, further shoring up its management as it recovers from a record...
New Rio CEO Skirts M&A to Focus on Own Mines and Beat Slump
The new Rio Tinto Group chief’s approach to navigating the downturn in the mining industry is simple: Keep calm and carry on. That’s the mantra 44-year-old Jean-Sebastien Jacques plans to adopt after just taking over as...
Hitachi Zosen Eyes M&A to Beef Up Energy-From-Waste Business
Hitachi Zosen Corp., a Japanese builder of plants and bridges, is pursuing mergers and acquisitions as it seeks to strengthen its waste-to-energy plant business and expand to South Asia and the Middle East. The Osaka...
