Ruth David

Nestle SA’s long-time private equity partner, PAI Partners, has dropped out of the bidding for the consumer giant’s water business, people with knowledge of the matter said.

US consumer companies are likely to be on the shopping list for global firms, despite nervousness about the economy, as they chase expansion in the world’s biggest-spending market, according to an executive at Deutsche Bank AG.

UK awaits its seventh prime minister in the span of a decade.

Safran SA is studying a potential acquisition of Exail Technologies SA, a French maker of mine-destroying sea drones, according to people familiar with the matter.

Blackstone Inc.-owned Indurent has started early investor engagement as the firm gears up for a potential London listing or sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Thailand-based owners of Leicester City Football Club, the football team that won the Premier League a decade ago, are considering a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

Cellnex Telecom SA is evaluating strategic options, according to people familiar with the matter, as the wireless tower operator looks at ways to grapple with its debt load and weak share price.

Bain is buying the wider Vitabiotics Group, which includes Meyer Organics in India, and its operations in Africa, including VB Egypt, according to a statement Friday. (Bloomberg)…

Investors will lose out by failing to consider the impact of global warming on asset values

Schneider Electric SE is in talks to acquire Shelly Group SE, a maker of smart devices for the home, according to people familiar with the matter.