BlackRock Stake Sale Frees PNC to Hunt for Another Acquisition

BlackRock Stake Sale Frees PNC to Hunt for Another Acquisition

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. is cashing out one of the financial industry’s most lucrative bets, selling off its BlackRock Inc. stake. The move will bolster the bank amid the coronavirus pandemic and allow it to seize opportunities to grow if rivals stumble. The...
KKR Gives Coty a Lifeline in $4.3 Billion Deal for Beauty Unit

KKR Gives Coty a Lifeline in $4.3 Billion Deal for Beauty Unit

Coty Inc. agreed to sell the Wella and Clairol brands to buyout firm KKR & Co. as part of a $4.3 billion deal including debt, giving the beleaguered cosmetics company a financial infusion as the coronavirus pandemic upends the retail industry. The sale of Coty’s...
KKR builds 5.2% stake in ProSieben, says company undervalued

KKR builds 5.2% stake in ProSieben, says company undervalued

U.S. private equity house KKR said on Monday it had acquired a stake of 5.2% in ProSiebenSat.1 Media, becoming the third investor to amass a sizable shareholding in the struggling German broadcaster. KKR, which bought ProSieben with Permira in 2006 in a deal reported...
MCP Acquires Stake in Klapp Cosmetics

MCP Acquires Stake in Klapp Cosmetics

MCP acquires majority holding in Hessian family-run enterprise Klapp Cosmetics  Growth and new sales markets planned abroad Founder Gerhard Klapp retains stake and switches to the group’s Advisory Board Production to be ramped up at the Hessisch Lichtenau site from...