The town’s unionized workers wanted to believe that there was something better than what private equity owners had offered.
Category: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
-
Pfizer to Acquire Obesity Drug Start-Up Metsera in $10 Billion Deal
The announcement of the deal signaled an end to the bidding war for Metsera between Pfizer and Novo Nordisk, the Danish maker of Ozempic and Wegovy.
-
Pizza Hut’s Parent Yum! Brands Says Struggling Chain May Need New Owner
Yum! Brands, which also owns Taco Bell and KFC, said it would explore “strategic options” for the pizza chain.
-
The Gamble Behind a Takeover of Kenvue, Maker of Tylenol
Potentially huge legal issues are hovering over Kenvue. But Kimberly-Clark, which agreed to buy it for $40 billion, appears to think they’re manageable.
-
Starbucks to Sell 60% of Its China Business to a Private Equity Firm
Boyu Capital will pay $4 billion for a stake in the coffee giant’s 8,000 stores in China.
-
With Acquisition, Kimberly-Clark Bets That Tylenol Can Weather the Storm
The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.
-
With Acquisition, Kimberly-Clark Bets That Tylenol Can Weather the Storm
The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.
-
Kimberly-Clark to Buy Tylenol Maker Kenvue for $40 Billion
The owner of Kleenex and Huggies will acquire the company that has fought claims by the Trump administration that a common pain reliever is linked to harmful side effects.
-
Can Paul Atkins ‘Make I.P.O.s Great Again’?
The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission has a plan to reverse the decline in public listings. His critics say he’s taking swings at the wrong target.
-
Paramount to Lay Off 2,000 Employees
The job cuts are the result of a merger with Skydance, the Hollywood studio founded by David Ellison.
-
Hollywood Weeps as Warner Bros. Hangs a Sale Sign
Losing the stand-alone studio, suddenly a real possibility, would be “heartbreaking,” one producer said.