For more than 200 pro athletes, the boutique investment firm Patricof Co. is opening the door to the private equity market.
Category: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
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Goldman Sachs’s Revamp Takes Shape With Another Profit Haul
The Wall Street investment bank earned $3 billion in the second quarter, more than double the tally from a year earlier.
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Google Close to Its Biggest Acquisition Ever, Despite Antitrust Scrutiny
The search giant’s negotiations to buy Wiz, a cybersecurity start-up, for $23 billion, come as the Biden administration has taken a hard line against consolidation in tech and other industries.
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Google Readies $23 Billion Deal for Wiz, a Start-Up, Despite Antitrust Scrutiny
The deal to acquire the cybersecurity company would easily be Google’s most expensive acquisition.
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How Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Became Tech’s Steely Eyed A.I. Gambler
Microsoft’s all-in moment on artificial intelligence has been defined by billions in spending and a C.E.O. counting on technology with huge potential and huge risks.
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How Beautycounter Fell Apart, Sinking Almost $700 Million With It
When the private equity firm Carlyle bought Beautycounter, the skin care brand that people sold at kitchen tables, everything changed.
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Music Catalog Giant Hipgnosis Is Sold, and Merck Mercuriadis Exits
The company, whose pricey acquisitions kicked off a rush on catalog sales, sold its assets to Blackstone for $1.6 billion, and its outspoken leader will step down.
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Meet David Ellison, the CEO of Skydance and Paramount’s New Owner
He left college to try out acting. Now, he’s set to become one of the most powerful people in Hollywood.
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Skydance Reaches Deal to Merge With Paramount
The tentative deal, said to be approved by Paramount’s special committee, sets the stage for a new chapter for the company, which owns CBS and the movie studio behind “Top Gun.”
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Saks Owner Is Said to Acquire Neiman Marcus in High-End Retail Deal
HBC, the parent of Saks Fifth Avenue, would acquire Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion.
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Paramount and Skydance Are Said to Resume Merger Talks
Just weeks after the two media companies scuttled their talks about a potential deal, they have resumed their conversations.