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…
Mercuria Energy Group Market Cap (as of 21/03/14): N/A J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Market Cap (as of 21/03/14): $225.98bn On the 19th of March, J.P. Morgan announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its physical commodities business to Mercuria, the fourth-largest independent commodity trader. Mercuria beats offers 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…
Tyco International: Mkt Cap $20.23bn (as of 07/03/2014) The Carlyle Group: Mkt Cap $1.72bn (as of 07/03/2014) On 3rd March, Tyco, the world’s largest fire alarm and security system company, announced that it will be selling its Korean unit ADT Korea to the private equity Carlyle Group. Carlyle is paying 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…
Royal Bank of Scotland Plc. Market Cap. (as of 28/02/14): £53.79bn For the 2013 fiscal year, Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE: RBS, LON:RBS) posted a whopping £9 bn loss, the largest since its bailout in 2008. The consensus of the market was a considerably lower £5.28 bn loss, showing that 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…