Mondelez International, Inc. Market Cap (as of 08/05/14) $64.28bn D.E Master Blenders 1753 Market Cap (as of 08/05/14) N/A Mondelez International Inc and its competitor D.E Master Blenders 1753 have agreed to merge their coffee businesses, forming a new company aimed at taking on the market leader Nestle SA and Read more…
Facebook Inc. Market Cap (28/03/2014): $153.01bn One month ago one social-media user reported on Reddit that he had just seen Mark Zuckerberg on the elevators of a building at 19800 MacArthur Blvd, Irvin (CA), getting off at Oculus VR’s floor. Was the 30 years old billionaire just dropping by, or Read more…
King Digital Entertainment plc. Market Cap (as of 28/03/14): $5.82bn On March 26th, 2014 the London-based King Digital Entertainment, a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world known mostly for its popular smart-phone game Candy Crush Saga, listed 22.2 million of ordinary shares on NYSE under the symbol “KING”. Read more…
Vodafone Group Plc. Market Cap (as of 21/03/14): £59.96bn Ono Market Cap (as of 21/03/14): N/A After having submitted several non-binding offers under €7bn, world’s second-largest wireless carrier Vodafone Group Plc. has confirmed the acquisition of Ono, a private-equity owned Spanish cable TV and internet provider, in a transaction worth Read more…
Hertz Global Holding Inc. Market Cap (as of 21/03/2014): $12.04bn On March 18th, 2014 Hertz, global player in the car rental sector, announced the spin-off and successive IPO of its equipment rental business (HERC henceforth), which will allow Hertz to collect about $2.5bn. The announcement was released after months of Read more…
Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd: Mkt Cap $1.55bn (as of 14/03/14) EPL Oil & Gas Inc.: Mkt Cap $1.49bn (as of 14/03/14) With the goal of becoming the largest publicly traded independent pure-play oil producer on the Gulf of Mexico shelf, Energy XXI is to acquire EPL Oil & Gas in Read more…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. A Class Shares Market Cap (as of 14/03/14) $305.93bn B Class Shares Market Cap (as of 14/03/14) $269.60bn Graham Holdings Co. Market Cap (as of 14/03/14) $5.28bn Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire Miami TV Station WPLG and $400m of its own shares from Graham Holdings Co. Read more…
AMCOL International Corporation Market Cap (as of 14/03/2014): $1.49bn Minerals Technologies Inc. Market Cap (as of 14/03/2014): $1.98bn Imerys S.A. Market Cap (as of 14/03/2014): €4.76bn On March 10th, 2014 Minerals Technologies Inc., a global developer and maker of mineral-based products, announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement with Read more…
Vivendi: Mkt Cap €27.21bn (as of 07/03/14) Bouygues SA: Mkt Cap €9.61bn (as of 07/03/14) Numericable: Mkt Cap €3.52bn (as of 07/03/14) In November 2013, French media and telecom conglomerate Vivendi announced plans to spin off its mobile telephone division, SFR, in an effort to refocus its operations in the Read more…
Moelis & Company: Mkt Cap N/A (as of 07/03/2014) Moelis & Company, the global independent investment bank and financial advisor, filed on Tuesday with the SEC to raise c. $100mm in an initial public offering. The New York based company, plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol MC. Read more…
The Blackstone Group AUM (as of 01/03/14): $66bn (Private Equity only) Versace Market Cap (as of 01/03/14): N/A (€1bn EV) When Gianni Versace was shot and killed in 1997, the homonymous company he founded was left in the hands of his sister and relatives. Donatella, Allegra and Santo split the Read more…
AMCOL International Corp. Market Cap (as of 28/02/2014): $1.45bn Imerys S.A. Market Cap (as of 28/02/2014): €5.14bn Minerals Technologies Inc. Market Cap (as of 28/02/2014): $1.85bn On February 26th, 2014 AMCOL International Corp., an American minerals and materials group, agreed to a revised tender offer from Imerys SA, the world Read more…
Facebook Market Cap (as of 21/02/2014): USD174.89bn Facebook, Inc. the listed US based company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, has signed a definitive agreement on Wednesday, the 19th of February to acquire the venture-backed WhatsApp Inc for USD16bn plus USD3bn in restricted stock units (RSU from now on). The deal Read more…
Pets at Home Group Plc Market Cap (as of 21/02/2014): N/A KKR & Co. LP Market Cap (as of 21/02/2014): $16.683bn On February 19th Pets at Home Group Plc, the UK’s largest specialist retailer of pet products, announced its intention to float on the main market of the London Stock Read more…
Actavis Plc, Market Cap (as of 21/02/14): $38.35bn Forest Laboratories Inc, Market Cap (as of 21/02/14): $26.36bn On February 18th, 2014 the Dublin-based generic drug maker, Actavis PLC, announced an acquisition of the New York-based specialty drug maker, Forest Laboratories Inc, in a $25bn cash-and-equity deal. If successfully completed, the Read more…