Shares of Office Depot’s parent, ODP – Get Report, soared Monday after rival Staples offered to buy the office-supplies retailer for $40 cash a share, or $2.1 billion. Shares of ODP, Boca Raton, Fla., at last check were up 17% at $43.21. The move past...
An investment fund that used to own London’s Gatwick Airport has struck a $4.63 billion deal to buy Bill Gates-backed private jet services firm Signature Aviation, trumping rival suitors private equity giants Blackstone and Carlyle. Shares in Signature Aviation, which...
The American private equity investor which part-owns Manchester City Football Club is in advanced talks to buy a stake in the New Zealand All Blacks, one of the most iconic names in global sport. Sky News has learnt that Silver Lake could announce a deal to acquire a...
Footwear brand Dr Martens is planning to sell shares to stock market investors for the first time in its 60-year history. Dr Martens sold in excess of 11 million pairs of shoes last year, generating £672m in the 12 months to 31 March. The maker of the eight-holed 1460...
Patron Capital, the pan-European institutional investor focused on property-backed investments, has raised €844 million ($1.038 billion) for its Patron Capital, L.P. VI (Fund VI) fund, including approximately €128 million ($157 million) of co-investment capital. Of...
