Adidas plans to sell struggling Reebok brand

Adidas plans to sell struggling Reebok brand

German sportswear maker Adidas AG plans to sell or spin-off its underperforming Reebok brand, 15 years after it bought the U.S. fitness label to help compete with arch-rival Nike Inc. Adidas said on Tuesday it had decided to begin a formal process aimed at divesting...
US comedy group Second City set to be bought by private equity

US comedy group Second City set to be bought by private equity

According to a report in the Financial Times, Chicago’s famed comedy theater Second City is close to a deal that would see it sold to a private equity firm, ZMC, controlled by Strauss Zelnick. No price was disclosed and the paper noted that the deal was not yet done....
Carlyle to IPO Japan’s WingArc1st, valuing firm at $475 mln

Carlyle to IPO Japan’s WingArc1st, valuing firm at $475 mln

Carlyle Group plans to list Japan’s WingArc1st Inc and is set to win approval for a listing as early as Thursday, two sources said, after the U.S. fund twice failed to float the software firm. WingArc1st, which develops and sells business software, including...
Blackstone, Starwood to Lend $2.5 Billion for Bourne Buyout

Blackstone, Starwood to Lend $2.5 Billion for Bourne Buyout

Blackstone’s credit unit and Starwood Capital Group LLC will provide 1.8 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) in debt financing for the investment firm’s acquisition of a British holiday company, according to a person familiar with the transaction. The two private credit...