Private Equity
Finnish ship technology company Wartsila <WRT1V.HE said on Monday it would buy a British marine navigation company Transas for an enterprise value of 210 million euros ($258 million).
1 min read · 19 March 2018
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Friday that it was offered about $2.1 billion for its LifeScan Inc unit, which makes blood glucose monitoring products, by private investment firm Platinum Equity.
1 min read · 16 March 2018
GLMX has raised $20 million in financing and updated its high-tech platform for trading repurchase agreements and secured lending to help clients comply with new regulatory reporting requirements, the company said on Thursday.
2 min read · 25 January 2018
JR Automation, which is owned by Crestview Partners, has acquired Doerfer Corp's automation systems group. No financial terms were disclosed. Doerfer Corp's automation systems group is comprised of Advanced Automation, Wright Industries, FSA Systemes D'Assemblage, FSA Romania, PSB Technologies and equity stakes in Beijing BYJC-Fabricom Assembly Line Co. Ltd.
3 min read · 22 December 2017
Norwegian oil firm Aker BP said on Monday it had agreed to sell 10 percent stakes in two North Sea fields to private equity-backed Pandion Energy for an undisclosed amount to help pay for expansion plans in the area.
2 min read · 04 December 2017
Canadian luxury retailer Hudson’s Bay Co (HBC) said on Friday it reached an agreement with shareholder Land & Buildings, under which the U.S. activist hedge fund investor would withdraw its appeal against the conditional approval given for an investment by Rhône Capital.
2 min read · 01 December 2017
In Second Opinion, Qualcomm rebuffs Broadcom's takeover bid, Amazon is making a "Lord of the Rings" prequel series and DFJ co-founder Steve Jurvetson is leaving his venture firm after following allegations of sexual harassment.
1 min read · 13 November 2017
Second Opinion closes out the day with news that Gannett has acquired a stake in digital media firm Grateful Ventures; Google has sold 55 million Chromecasts, which is up from 30 million as of July 2016; and science has figured out why Larry David does such a great impression of Bernie Sanders.
1 min read · 04 October 2017
In Second Opinion, Google is issuing refunds to advertisers for fake traffic, Apple is building a data center in Iowa and Floyd Mayweather is expected to make millions more than Conor McGregor during Saturday's fight.
1 min read · 25 August 2017
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