On Tuesday, British sportswear retailer JD Sports said, it had acquired shoe retailer Shoe Palace for $325 million. The acquisition of Britain’s biggest sportswear retailer marks of U.S.-based Shoe Palace marks its intention of expanding its footprint in the U.S. market…. Read More ›
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DoJ clears Uber Technologies Inc’s bid to acquire Postmates for $2.65 billion
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, the U.S. Justice Department has approved Uber Technologies Inc’s acquisition of Postmates, a food delivery company. Earlier in July, Uber had announced that it would acquire Postmates for $2.65 billion in… Read More ›
Takeaway.com’s order volumes only mildy affected by coronavirus pandemic
On Thursday, Europe’s biggest food ordering and delivery company, Just Eat Takeaway said, in March its orders had registered a temporarily declined since restaurants were closed as part of a measure imposed by government to contain the spread of the… Read More ›
Carl Icahn increases stake at Occidental Petroleum to nearly 10%
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, activist investor Carl Icahn has increased his stake in Occidental Petroleum Corp to nearly 10% as he scales up his fight to take control over the oil producer. As of the… Read More ›
Alstom SA nears deal to acquire Bombardier Inc’s train unit
According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, France’s Alstom SA is close to clinching a deal to acquire Bombardier Inc’s train business. An announcement could come as soon as Monday, said the source while adding that the… Read More ›
Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade approves Boeing-Embraer deal
According to a statement on Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade’s website, it has approved Boeing Co’s acquisition of Embraer SA’s commercial aviation division without restrictions. Boeing and Embraer welcomed the move with the former saying it remained confident of the deal… Read More ›
China’s Dongfeng Motor to have reduced stake following FCA’s merger with PSA
According to two sources, China’s Dongfeng Motor will have a reduced stake of 4.5% in the new group following the merger of PSA with Fiat Chrysler. The board of both groups have approved a binding memorandum of understanding for a… Read More ›
U.S. Federal Reserve approves BB&T Corp and SunTrust Banks Inc merger subject to conditions
In a statement, the U.S. Federal Reserve stated, it has approved the merger between BB&T Corp and SunTrust Banks Inc. The deal is the biggest in the banking industry since the 2007-2009 global financial crisis. According to analysts, such a… Read More ›
U.S. Justice Department approves T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint
T-Mobile’s $26 billion bid to acquire rival Sprint Corp has been approved by the U.S. Justice Department. The breakthrough comes after the deal was caught for more than a year in regulatory limbo. In a significant development, the U.S. Justice… Read More ›
Goldman Sachs to acquire Capital Vision Services LP for $2.7 billion: sources
A Wall Street Journal report had priced the deal at $2.7 billion. Goldman Sachs expects to close the deal by the third quarter of 2019. In a statement, Goldman Sachs Group Inc said West Street Capital Partners VII, a fund… Read More ›