The Men's Wearhouse commented on Jos. A. Bank Clothiers' decision not to engage with Men's Wearhouse following the Company's proposal to acquire Jos. A. Bank for $55.00 per share in cash. Men's Wearhouse issued the following statement: ...
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Post Holdings is set to acquire Golden Boy Foods and Dymatize Enterprises in two separate transactions, to further expand into the private label and active nutrition segments. Golden Boy is a North American manufacturer of private label ...
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rue21, inc., a leading specialty apparel retailer of girls and guys apparel and accessories, and Apax Partners, a global private equity firm, announced the completion of the acquisition of rue21 by funds advised by Apax Partners for $42.00 ...
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Limited Brands, Inc. announced that its previously announced offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes") priced at 100% of the aggregate principal amount with a coupon of ...
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Fairfax Financial Holdings has completed the acquisition of Bermuda-based specialty insurance company American Safety Insurance (ASI). Under the terms of the transaction, for each common share of American Safety its shareholders will ...
US-based life insurer MetLife has finalized acquisition of a 64.3% stake of Chilean pension fund administrator, AFP Provida from Spanish bank BBVA, in a deal worth approximately $1.54bn. From the sale of AFP, the Spanish bank received ...
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San Francisco-based private equity investment firm Hellman & Friedman has acquired Chicago-based insurance brokerage firm, Hub International, from Apax Partners, in a transaction worth approximately $4.4bn. Commenting on the transaction, ...
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The shareholders of American Safety Insurance Holdings (ASI) have approved the agreement and plan of merger of the company with Fairfax Bermuda Holdings. The agreement was signed on 2 June 2013, whereas it was amended on 7 August 2013. ...
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Biotechnology company Amgen has reached a deal to buy all outstanding shares of California-based Onyx Pharmaceuticals for $125 per share in cash. The purchase price of the transaction that is expected to be closed by the beginning of ...
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Private equity investment firm Hellman & Friedman has agreed to purchase the US-based insurance brokerage firm Hub International from Apax Partners in London, in a deal valued at nearly $4.4bn. It is believed that Apax, a private equity ...
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services – has priced its underwritten ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services – has announced an underwritten ...
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Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital have completed the previously announced $28bn acquisition of American food company HJ Heinz. The consortium had entered into an agreement on 14 February to acquire Heinz for $28bn, including the ...
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Restoration Hardware today announced an offering of 7.5 million shares of its stock by existing stockholders, with the sellers granting the underwriters an option to purchase another 1.125 million shares. None of the proceeds will go to ...
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Markel Corporation, a US based financial holding company, has completed purchasing Bermuda-based Alterra Capital in a deal valued at nearly $3.13bn in a cash and stock deal. Originally signed on 19 December 2012, the transaction was ...
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