Lachlan Murdoch to be CEO of new Fox after Disney deal
(Reuters) – Twenty First Century Fox (FOXA.O) said on Wednesday Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch will serve as chairman and CEO of the proposed new Fox, following the sale of its…
Sivantos and Widex in $8 billion merger to create No.3 in hearing aids
COPENHAGEN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Hearing aid makers Widex and Sivantos are merging to create an industry number three that can invest more in digital devices and step up the challenge to…
A bid to save $300 million at HCR ManorCare, and disrupt U.S. healthcare
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Thomas DeRosa is making a $4 billion bet that he can build a national, low-cost healthcare network for America’s aging population that will succeed where so many…
Xerox abandons planned deal with Fujifilm in victory for Icahn and Deason
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) – Xerox Corp (XRX.N) has scrapped a planned $6.1 billion deal with Fujifilm Holdings Corp (4901.T) in a settlement with activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason…
Xerox says ending Fujifilm deal, settles with Icahn, Deason
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Xerox Corp (XRX.N) said on Sunday it was ending its planned deal with Fujifilm Holdings Corp (4901.T) and had reached a settlement with investors Carl Icahn…
China Three Gorges launches $10.8 billion bid for Portuguese power firm EDP
LISBON (Reuters) – China’s state-owned utility China Three Gorges on Friday launched a bid to take control of Portugal’s biggest company EDP, offering a premium of just below 5 percent…
Bayer CFO sees lower Monsanto synergies after divestments: Boersen-Zeitung
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer’s potential synergies from buying U.S. rival Monsanto will be lower than $1.5 billion because of anti-trust divestments, the German company’s Chief Financial Officer told Germany’s Boersen-Zeitung.…
Walmart may launch IPO for Flipkart in as early as four years
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Saturday in a filing with a U.S. regulator that it may take India’s Flipkart public in as early as four years, detailing…
Silver Lake to buy Zoopla and PrimeLocation for $3 billion
(Reuters) – Silver Lake Management Company has agreed to acquire ZPG plc (ZPG.L), the owner of British property websites Zoopla and PrimeLocation, for 2.2 billion pounds ($3 billion). Football –…
Walmart to buy controlling stake in India’s Flipkart for $16 bln
MUMBAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) will pay $16 billion for a roughly 77 percent stake in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, the U.S. retailer’s largest-ever deal, in an attempt…