Privatisation

Nestle to acquire food-maker Osem Investments for $840 million

Nestle has decided to acquire the remaining stake of 36.3% in Osem and take the Israeli food company fully private. An offer of $840 million has been made to buy out the shares, and a shareholder meeting has been scheduled in March which should reveal the final decision arrived at by the company.


Argentine market regulator CNV rejects Braskem's bid for Solvay Indupa

Argentina's stock regulator CNV on Friday rejected Braskem's $1.35 per share bid to buy roughly 30% of the shares of plastics maker Solvay Indupa that are traded on the Buenos Aires bourse. CNV said t..

Lindsay to buy back up to $150M in stock, doubles quarterly dividend as US sales drop

Lindsay Corp, manufacturer of irrigation equipment, recently announced that it will repurchase $100 million to $150 million in stock and will increase its quarterly dividend to $0.26 per share...

Saudia to privatize four more businesses

Arabian Business said in its report that businesses of the state of Saudi Arabia, including Prince Sultan Aviation Academy and Saudia Private Airline, will be privatized soon...


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CROCS INC CONSIDERING GOING PRIVATE, BOARD HAS INVITED A SMALL GROUP OF PRIVATE-EQUITY FIRMS TO PRESENT THEIR IDEAS FOR A BUYOUT-WSJ
CROCS INC CONSIDERING GOING PRIVATE, BOARD HAS INVITED A SMALL GROUP OF PRIVATE-EQUITY FIRMS TO PRESENT THEIR IDEAS FOR A BUYOUT-WSJ
Munich Re to do share buyback
Due to net income decline, the world's biggest reinsurer Munich Re would do a share buyback program to be completed by April 30, 2014.
Alrosa expects share sale to raise USD1.3 billion
Russian state-owned diamond miner Alrosa had reduced its capital investment expectations for its planned IPO.
Woori Finance Holdings closes preliminary bidding
Woori Finance Holdings closed its preliminary bidding to privatize the largest financial company in South Korea.
Blackstone-led buyout group takes Pactera Technology private
A Blackstone Group-led consortium would privatize Pactera Technology.
Royal Mail high demand signals return of retail investors
The recent privatization of Royal Mail creates an 'equity culture' in the UK.
Royal Mail selloff attracts more than 700,000 share offers
The privatization deal for Royal Mail had received a government estimated number of more than 700,000 applications for the company's shares, said a Reuters report.
Vodafone preparing to buy out minority in its India subsidiary
Should Vodafone buy out its minority shareholders in its Indian subsidiary, it would be the first foreign telecommunications firm to do so after the new rules were implemented.
UK government plans to increase Royal Mail shares to cater to small, public investors
The Guardian said the British government might increase the 30% Royal Mail share allocation it would be selling to small and public investors.
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