Mergers and acquisitions
Why Home Depot made an $18.25 billion bet on the pro business
A warehouse for Texas Pool Supply, a company that’s part of SRS Distribution, carries pool parts such as filters and heaters, along with large buckets of pool chemicals. It’s an example of the specialized business that Home Depot includes after acquiring SRS. Melissa Repko | CNBC PLANO, Texas — In a suburban warehouse, giant buckets […]
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It’s ‘liquidity, stupid’: VCs say tech investing is tough amid IPO lull and ‘nuts’ AI hype
Key Points Venture capitalists at Web Summit — one of Europe’s biggest tech events — say things have become more difficult for tech investors as they’re unable to cash out of long-term bets. “In the VC world, it’s really all about liquidity stupid,” Edith Yeung, general partner at Race Capital, said in a CNBC-moderated panel. […]
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After rejecting Google takeover, cyber firm Wiz says it will IPO ‘when the stars align’
LONDON — Cybersecurity firm Wiz is seeking to hit $1 billion of annual recurring revenues next year, the company’s billionaire co-founder Roy Reznik told CNBC, adding that the firm will go public “when the stars align.” Wiz makes software that connects to cloud storage providers like Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure and scans for […]
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Musk’s win on India satellite spectrum raises prospect of price war with Ambani
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, arrives to pay his last respect to Indian industrialist Ratan Tata at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) ahead of its cremation in Mumbai on October 10, 2024. Punit Paranjpepunit Paranjpe | AFP | Getty Images Having just lost a battle with Elon Musk […]
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Pfizer threatened to sue renegade executives prior to activist schism, Starboard’s Smith says
Ian Read, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer Inc., gestures as he speaks during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist Starboard Value accused Pfizer of threatening litigation against the company’s former CEO and CFO in […]
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7-Eleven’s parent company cuts full-year earnings forecast, presses ahead with restructuring
A customer is seen inside a 7-Eleven convenience store along a street in central Tokyo on September 9, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japanese convenience retailer Seven & i Holdings slashed its earnings forecasts and pressed ahead with restructuring plans that include spinning off non-core businesses into a standalone subsidiary. The […]
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Former Pfizer CEO, finance chief step back from Starboard’s activist campaign
Ian Read, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer, speaks as President Donald Trump, left, listens during an announcement on a new pharmaceutical glass packaging initiative in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2017. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Pfizer CEO Ian Read and ex-CFO Frank […]
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Activist Starboard Value has $1 billion Pfizer stake, taps former executives for help, sources say
People pass by the Pfizer headquarters building in New York City, Jan. 29, 2023. Kena Betancur | View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images Activist investor Starboard Value has a roughly $1 billion stake in pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and is seeking to mount a turnaround at the struggling company, according to people familiar with […]
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Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO, Reuters reports
The logo of fast fashion e-commerce company Shein outside its office in Guangzhou in southern China’s Guangdong province. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images Shein is set to hold informal investor meetings in the coming weeks for its planned London initial public offering, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, pushing ahead with preparations […]
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PepsiCo to buy tortilla chip maker Siete Foods for $1.2 billion
Siete Foods Tortilla Chips Courtesy: Siete Foods PepsiCo said Tuesday that it’s buying Mexican-American food company Siete Foods for $1.2 billion, marking the company’s first food acquisition in roughly five years. Like many food companies, Pepsi has been trying to shift its portfolio to include healthier options in recent years, usually through acquisitions. Recent additions […]
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