Some charges remain to be booked in the 4th quarter. According to a regulatory filing, bankrupt U.S. retailer Sears Holdings Corp will take a $443 million charge on account of the closures of its stores. Sears stated, some of the… Read More ›
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Carlyle Group LP close to purchasing aviation services firm StandardAero from Veritas Capital
The private equity firm is close to acquiring StandardAero for more than $5 billion; once the deal is finalized an announcement is likely to be made as early as later this week. As per sources familiar with the matter at… Read More ›
Northrop Grumman Corp wins $3.6 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
The U.S. defense contract is for providing equipment and support for Large Aircraft Infrared Counter Measures.
CFIUS approves T-Mobile US & Sprint Corp’s merger
The CFIUS approval comes in the wake of Deutsche Telekom reviewing its ties with Huawei. T-Mobile is a unit of Deutsche Telekom. In a significant development, T-Mobile US and Sprint Corp have stated they have received the go-ahead from the… Read More ›
Trade war bites into China’s growth rate
Although China has the tools to manage growing headwinds from its trade war with the United States, a strong stimulus is likely to pile on even more debt, while a loose policy could result in the fall of domestic interest… Read More ›
ABB to sell its Power Grids business to Hitachi
ABB will sell only 80.1% of its stake in the business following which it will revamp its business structure. Zurich-based ABB has reached a deal to sell its Power Grids business to Japan’s Hitachi for an undisclosed amount. In a… Read More ›
Spacelabs Healthcare Inc wins $450 million U.S. Defense contract
Spacelabs Healthcare Inc is a unit of OSI Systems Inc. The Pentagon has stated, Spacelabs Healthcare Inc, a unit of OSI Systems Inc has been awarded a $450 million U.S. defense contract. The deal involves systems for monitoring patients, accessories… Read More ›
Rising risks of ‘managed’ Brexit: senior British Minister
If British Prime Minister Theresa May does not win sufficient support for her Brexit deal from Brussels, the likelihood of a managed disorderly exit from the EU is likely to rise. According to a senior British minister, British Prime Minister… Read More ›
Thyssenkrupp names Johannes Dietsch as its CFO
Johannes Dietsch played a pivotal role in Bayer, as its CFO, in arranging the funding for the $63 billion takeover of Monsanto. On Friday, Germany’s Thyssenkrupp stated, it would propose to name former Bayer finance chief Johannes Dietsch as its… Read More ›
Time to bet big on India: Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman
Macro and micro economic conditions makes investment opportunities in India a lucrative option. In an interview published by the Economic Times on Friday, Blackstone’s chairman Stephen Schwarzman stated, given India’s current scenario, this is the best time to invest in… Read More ›