With Comcast’s bid winning the auction, a rare event, the U.S. Cable-TV giant now enjoys the spoils of owning Europe’s biggest pay-TV group. Early trade on Monday saw shares of Sky jump by 9% to 17.22, slightly below the 17.28… Read More ›
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Sale of GlaxoSmithKline India’s 72.5% stake in Indian subsidiary GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare could fetch upwards of $4 billion
Among the bidders, Coca-Cola, Nestle and Unilever. Given Nestle’s position, and its considerable market presence in the malt-drink sector in India, its synergies matches well for GSK’s Horlick’s brand. According to 4 sources familiar with the matter at hand, Coca-Cola,… Read More ›
Hedge fund King Street Capital Management seeks to shakeup Toshiba’s board
The development assumes significance since it marks the first signs of dissatisfaction among foreign funds which had bought into Toshiba in 2017. On Friday, the Wall Street Journal has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, King Street… Read More ›
Elliot Management finds Sky’s worth more than $34 billion
The bidding war for Sky’s assets are set to intensify in September, with Sept. 22 being the closing date for any such bid. British antitrust regulators have disclosed that Elliott Management believes Sky’s valuation is more than $34 billion, higher… Read More ›
Coca-Cola purchases undisclosed stake in Body Armor
Coca-Cola did not disclose any financial details of the purchase, which is to be seen in the context of its fizzy colas losing steadily marketshare to popular alternatives to its PepciCo-owned rival. On Tuesday, Coca-Cola Co disclosed, it is in… Read More ›
Lori Ryerkerk steps down as Royal Dutch Shell’s refining head
Lori Ryerkerk played an instrumental role in consolidating Royal Dutch Shell’s refining operations. She will now be succeeded by Robin Mooldijk. As per an internal memo from Royal Dutch Shell, Lori Ryerkerk, who was instrumental for a significant overhaul of… Read More ›
Heineken NV and China Resources Beer Co Ltd enter into a $3.1 billion deal
Both companies are conducting their due diligence and aim to close the deal, subject to regulatory approval, by the end of this year. 1864 founded Dutch brewing giant Heineken NV has struck a $3.1 billion deal with China Resources Beer… Read More ›
Tiger Global builds $1 billion stake in SoftBank, calls it undervalued
SoftBank’s shares have appreciated by 54% in the last 5 years. Although its market capitalization is $87 billion, in comparison Alibaba has a market capitalization of $480 billion and the value of its shares have doubled since their listing on… Read More ›
Comcast places $65 billion in it bid for Fox Inc’s media assets
Comcast’s all cash offer may not go down well with Fox’s biggest shareholder, the Murdoch family, since accepting the deal would force it to potentially pay a multi-billion dollar capital gains tax. In a move that has essentially sparked a… Read More ›
Italian court suspends Telecom Italia’s $88 million fine
Having suspended the sentence, the Italian court has set July 24 as the next date of the hearing wherein it will pronounce the reasons for its judgment. In a significant development, an Italian court has suspended the $88 million (74.3… Read More ›