Sources told The Wall Street Journal that private equity-owned discount retailer Dots LLC is readying itself to file for bankruptcy as the company struggles from the competition given by flash sites.
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Canada's Avison Young buys Columbus-based firm PSB Realty
Toronto, Canada-based commercial real estate services firm Avison Young bought Columbus, US-based firm PSB Realty Advisors for an undisclosed amount and opened a new office there.
Henrique de Castro, ex-Yahoo No. 2, paid more than CEO- report
Henrique de Castro, Yahoo's No. 2 chief who recently got fired, received a much higher compensation than other executives and even his boss Marissa Mayer when he was hired in 2012.
NewStyle Salons adds seven Fantastic Sams in Fox Valley
Wisconsin-based firm Salon Management Enterprises has acquired Fantastic Sams' seven hair grooming outlets in the Fox Cities and Green Bay region for an undisclosed sum, to be upgraded and re-branded to its NewStyle Salons brand.
Business Insider to raise new funds from existing investors- report
After saying no to an informal acquisition bid worth $100 million from AOL last year, Business Insider is likely set to raise new funds from its existing backers, re/code reported.
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Miller's Ale House, a chain of restaurants owned by private equity firm Roark Capital Group, has withdrawn from a deal to build a restaurant in Pittsburgh's SouthSide Works Complex, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
The Office of the New York Attorney General will continue with the lawsuit without claim to damages it lodged against Bank of America over its 2009 purchase of Merrill Lynch, Bloomberg reported.
Hewlett-Packard has said it has already arrived at decisions on how to go about solving shareholders' securities fraud claims for the writedown it took on its Autonomy Plc acquisition, Reuters reported.
The US Federal Trade Commission has given its approval to the purchase of Harris Teeter by Kroger Co, according to a statement from both supermarket chains, Reuters reported.
The amount of US insured municipal bonds was pegged at to $12.08 billion last year, the lowest since the financial crisis. However, Reuters reported that the steep decline may be over.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ordered Rabobank in December to straighten out the issues plaguing its anti-money laundering programs in an order made public recently, Reuters reported.
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc's board asks stakeholders to refuse $1.6B Men's Wearhouse Inc hostile bid
Shareholders were asked by the Jos. A. Bank Clothier's Inc board to refuse a hostile bid amounting to $1.61 billion from Men's Wearhouse, Reuters reported.
Softbank Corp is reportedly in discussions with T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom AG to thresh out obstacles for a potential T-Mobile acquisition, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
The Criminal Prosecutions Bureau has been expanded by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to the Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau to focus on financial wrongdoing, Bloomberg reported.
