On Frtiday, William Ackman’s blank-check firm Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH) confirmed that it was negotiating a purchase of a 10% stake in Universal Music Group, which is being spun-off by France’s Vivendi for around $4 billion. Vivendi is planning to cash… Read More ›
In a statement XPO Logistics Inc said it plans on spinning off its warehousing and logistics business into a separate publicly traded company. While the freight transportation and truck brokerage businesses will continue to remain with XPO, the new company… Read More ›
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 ›
Italy’s government is weighing the pros and cons of spinning-off the fixed-line network of former telecoms monopolist Telecom Italia. On Friday, a source within telecoms union UILCOM disclosed, plans to spin off the fixed-line network of former telecoms monopolist Telecom… Read More ›
Volkswagen’s top management is aiming to transformation the group into a more modern, streamlined company. Although the process is seen as painful, it pays off in the long run. On Friday, the top leader of Volkswagen’s powerful works council said,… Read More ›
While boosting the return of investment for stakeholder’s is important, it should not be at the cost of of dilution of a strategic asset. Other avenues will have to be sought on how to add new shareholders to Italy’s broadband… Read More ›
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