Artemis, the Pinault family’s holding that controls Gucci-owner Kering, will not sell its 29% stake in sports brand Puma at the current market value and is not engaged in talks over a deal, a source close to the...
Convenience store operator RaceTrac to buy sandwich chain Potbelly for $566 million
RaceTrac agreed to buy sandwich chain Potbelly Corp for approximately $566 million on Wednesday, in a rare move for a convenience store operator to buy out a restaurant brand. Family-owned RaceTrac, which operates...
Italy’s Bending Spoons to take Vimeo private in $1.38 billion deal
Video platform Vimeo, whose popularity surged during the pandemic, said on Wednesday it will be acquired by Italian app developer Bending Spoons for about $1.38 billion, a deal that would take it private after more than...
Elliott takes stake in Japan’s Kansai Electric, source says
Activist investor Elliott Management has become one of the top three shareholders of Kansai Electric Power with a stake of between 4% and 5%, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Kansai Electric’s...
ADNOC close to finalising EU remedies for Covestro deal, sources say
Abu Dhabi state oil giant ADNOC is readying remedies to address an EU subsidy investigation into its 14.7 billion euro ($17.2 billion) bid for Germany’s Covestro that will likely see it convert a proposed 1.2...
Kering delays full Valentino acquisition to 2028 amid debt concerns
Kering said on Wednesday that it will not fully buy Italian fashion brand Valentino until at least 2028, its first major move under new CEO Luca de Meo, pushing back the execution of an expensive deal that has been...
Barrick to sell its Canada’s Hemlo mine for up to $1.1 billion
Barrick Mining has agreed to sell its Hemlo gold mine in Canada to Carcetti Capital for up to $1.09 billion, the companies said on Wednesday. The deal includes $875 million in cash at closing, $50 million in shares of...
Private equity GTCR strikes $4.8 billion deal to buy Zentiva, FT reports
Private equity firm GTCR has struck a 4.1 billion euro ($4.8 billion) deal to buy Czech generic drugmaker Zentiva from Advent International, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified sources...
Anglo American, Teck Resources to merge in second-largest mining deal ever
London-listed miner Anglo American and Canada’s Teck Resources plan to merge, the two companies said on Tuesday, marking the sector’s second-biggest M&A deal ever and forging a new global copper-focused...
Phillips 66 buys remaining stake in major US refineries from Cenovus for $1.4 billion
Phillips 66 said on Tuesday it will acquire the remaining 50% stake in WRB Refining from Cenovus Energy for $1.4 billion, giving it full ownership of two major U.S. refineries. Shares of the U.S. refiner were up 2.7%...
Elliott takes stake in BILL Holdings, becoming second activist in stock
Elliott Investment Management has built a large stake in BILL Holdings and may want the financial automation software company to pursue a sale, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Elliott owns a roughly...
Anglo American nears deal to acquire Teck Resources for $20 billion, FT reports
Anglo American is nearing a deal to acquire Canadian miner Teck Resources that could value it at about $20 billion, Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The London-listed global...
