JPMorgan Chase & Co. has set up a dedicated sports investment banking team as Wall Street banks battle for fees in an increasingly competitive corner of the mergers and acquisitions market. The US bank has appointed Eric Menell and Gian Piero Sammartano to co-lead the new sports investment banking coverage group, according to an internal … Read more
Updated Jan. 16, 2024 5:42 am ET Shell has agreed to sell its Nigerian onshore oil subsidiary for up to $2.4 billion, making good on a promise to exit what was for decades one of its most dependable cash cows but in recent years has become a big drag on its reputation. The London-based energy … Read more
Published: Jan. 1, 2024 at 6:37 p.m. ET By P.R. Venkat Baidu has called off a $3.6 billion deal to buy JOYY’s video-based entertainment live-streaming business in China. As of the end of December, the closing conditions for the share purchase agreement had yet to be fully satisfied, Baidu said in a filing late Monday. … Read more
Published: Dec. 21, 2023 at 6:13 p.m. ET By Stephen Nakrosis Industrial gas supplier Global Hydrogen Energy and blank-check company Dune Acquisition said the SPAC’s shareholders approved a deal that will see the combined company go public. Shares of the combined company, Global Gas, are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under … Read more
Published: Dec. 18, 2023 at 2:27 a.m. ET By Ian Walker Unilever is selling the Elida Beauty business to Yellow Wood Partners for an undisclosed sum, as part of the company’s plan to optimize its personal care portfolio and grow its power brands. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company–which houses Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and … Read more
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Unity to purchase the majority of Mastermind Toys store locations across Canada All 66 stores remain open during the holiday season with sales and holiday promotionscontinuing in stores and online Store closure sales at a sub-set of Mastermind Toys locations have commenced TORONTO, Dec. 4, 2023 /CNW/ – Mastermind GP Inc. and Mastermind LP (the … Read more
Updated Dec. 3, 2023 3:53 pm ET Alaska Air reached a roughly $1 billion deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines, a combination of two nearly century-old rivals that are dwarfed by the biggest players in a time of travel upheaval. The proposed deal would unite carriers that largely serve destinations in the Pacific region and operate … Read more
NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ace Global Business Acquisition Limited (NASDAQ: ACBA) (the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today that Ace Global Investment Limited, the Company’s initial public offering sponsor (the “Sponsor”), has deposited into the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”) an aggregate of $98,858.95 representing, approximately $0.05 per ordinary … Read more
In a shot across the bow to the digital payments industry, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau) has issued a proposed rule to expand its oversight authority to nonbank providers of consumer payment apps. These apps include digital wallets, funds transfer services, and P2P apps—for both U.S. dollar payments and, surprisingly, also bitcoin … Read more