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Macy’s Ends Buyout Talks With Activist Investors
Macy’s board unanimously voted to terminate discussions with Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital, two activist investor groups that had been looking to take the department …
Arkhouse, Brigade Capital raise buyout offer for Macy’s to $6.9 billion, WSJ reports
Shares of the department store chain were up 1.1% in after-market trading. The new proposal is to acquire Macy’s stock that Arkhouse and Brigade Capital …
Buyout Firm Sycamore Vies to Take Nordstrom Private, Sources Say
Sycamore Partners is one of the buyout equity firms that have expressed interest in taking US department store Nordstrom private, according to people familiar with …
L’Occitane’s Billionaire Owner Close to Possible $7 Billion Buyout Bid
The billionaire owner of L’Occitane International is close to making a proposal to take the French skincare firm private as early as Monday in a …
Buyout Giant CVC Seeks €1.25 Billion in Long-Awaited IPO
CVC Capital Partners revived plans for an initial public offering in Amsterdam, seeking to raise at least €1.25 billion ($1.3 billion) with its investors in …
Blackstone Nears Buyout of Skincare Company L’Occitane
L’Occitane International SA’s billionaire owner Reinold Geiger and Blackstone Inc. are nearing a deal to take the skincare company private, people familiar with the matter …
Activist Investors Raise Macy’s Buyout Bid to $6.6 Billion
Arkhouse Management, a real-estate-focused investing firm said on Sunday it and Brigade Capital Management have raised their offer for Macy’s after the department store chain …
Op-Ed | Tod’s Investors Should Push for Higher Price in L Catterton Buyout
Driving-shoe maker Tod’s SpA always looked like a private company, what with the Italian Della Valle family having a majority. Now it soon might be. The founding …
Billionaire Cheng Family Seeks to Oust Giordano CEO After Failed Buyout
The family of Hong Kong’s third-richest person is seeking to remove Peter Lau from his role as chief executive officer of Giordano International Ltd. following …
Unpacking Macy’s Surprise Buyout Offer
An offer by a pair of investment firms to take Macy’s private has shareholders excited, but the offer could spell trouble for the fashion industry …
Macy’s Investors Mount $5.8 Billion Buyout Bid
An investor group consisting of Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital has made a $5.8 billion offer to take department store chain Macy’s private, after stiff …
L’Occitane Owner Said to Mull Buyout of $4 Billion Beauty Firm
L’Occitane International SA’s controlling shareholder is considering a move to take the skin-care company private, people with knowledge of the matter said. Billionaire Chairman Reinold …
Kim Kardashian Hires Wall Street Talent to Bulk Up Buyout Firm
Kim Kardashian’s private equity firm hired a half-dozen financial-industry professionals, including a new chief operating officer who previously worked at alternative investment giant Apollo Global …
Della Valle Family Scraps Tod’s Buyout, Shares Plunge
The founding family of Italian luxury shoemaker Tod’s said on Wednesday it would not proceed with a planned buyout of the company after failing to …
Tod’s Buyout Bid’s Take-Up Lags on Last Day of Offer
Tod’s investors representing just 4.5 percent of the Italian luxury shoemaker’s capital have tendered their shares under a buyout bid launched by the founders, leaving …
Kanye West Says Adidas Offered $1 Billion Buyout From Yeezy Venture
Ye, the musician and designer formerly known as Kanye West, was offered a $1 billion buyout from his Yeezy brand’s venture with Adidas, the artist …
Zilingo Founders Make Surprise Buyout Offer for Start-Up
Zilingo Pte co-founders made a last-ditch offer to buy the embattled fashion e-commerce platform as the board debates its future, according to people familiar with …