Leading Japanese retail holding company Fast Retailing has decided to buy an 80.1 percent stake in U.S. denim maker J Brand Holdings from Star Avenue Capital and J Brand management for a total consideration of $290 million.
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GrainCorp Quells ADM’s $2.8 bn Takeover Bid, Expects Higher Valuation
Australia's leading grains handler GrainCorp has pushed back a $2.8 billion takeover offer from US agricultural major Archer Daniel Midland Co (ADM) citing that the bid does not reflect the fundamental strength of the grains handler.
News Corp Zooming in on Minority Stake in New York’s YES Network
Even as Goldman Sachs Group and Providence Equity Partners plan their exit from New York Yankees' regional sports network YES, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is reportedly working toward picking up a minority stake in the network.
Fountainvest raises $1.35 bn for fresh buyouts in China
Economic slowdown in China accompanied by new M&A-friendly regulatory norms have encouraged China-focused private equity firm FountainVest Partners to raise a second fund with the primary objective of making fresh acquisitions.
NY-based Strategic Hotels & Resorts Seen as Potential Takeover Candidate
New York-based $1.2-billion Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc., which owns some of the best-known luxury lodgings in the US like Essex House and Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay in California, is beeping loud on the takeover radar following the exit of its founder Laurence Geller as CEO and President.
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The world's biggest package-delivery company United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), is reviewing its $6.7 billion purchase of TNT Express NV to ensure compliance with the anti-trust regulations in European Union. UPS would have doubled its size in Europe with the buyout.
Boeing Co on Thursday asked for the aid of a federal mediator in contract talks with the union that represents its engineers, citing significant differences on pay and benefits.
JPMorgan Chase & Co sees a strong government presence in Brazil as a source for new business leads, a senior banker said on Thursday, highlighting the growing clout of the nation's public sector as an investment-banking client.
The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the third quarter as restocking by businesses provided a big boost, but consumer and business spending were revised lower in a sobering reminder of the recovery's underlying weakness.
The U.S. government banned BP Plc from new federal contracts on Wednesday over its "lack of business integrity" in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, a move that could imperil the British energy giant's U.S. footing.
The U.S. government is threatening to file civil securities fraud charges against SAC Capital Advisors and is tightening the regulatory screws around Steven A. Cohen, the $14 billion hedge fund's founder and one of the industry's most famous traders.
Family networking and genealogy website MyHeritage said it bought rival Geni.com as it continues to expand into the United States.
The U.S. Justice Department should investigate whether oil refineries created a perceived shortage of gasoline supply in May and October of this year when West Coast prices spiked to record highs, six Democratic senators said on Tuesday.
Long-time suitor ConAgra Foods Inc finally sealed a deal to buy private-label foods maker Ralcorp Holdings Inc for $5 billion, to tap into the booming business for packaged food that stores sell under their own brands.
