Swetha Gopinath

Activist investor Elliott Investment Management LP has taken an almost 5% stake in Bunzl Plc, according to people familiar with the matter, after a profit warning last year sent the UK distributor’s shares tumbling.

(Bloomberg) -- Activist investor Elliott Investment Management LP has taken an almost 5% stake in Bunzl Plc, according to people familiar with the

Buyout firm Lone Star Funds has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire Continental AG’s industrial unit, according to people familiar with the matter.

Das Private-Equity-Unternehmen Lone Star hat sich nach Angaben mit der Angelegenheit vertrauter Personen als Favorit für die Übernahme der Industriesparte von Continental herauskristallisiert.

KNDS NV’s board is set to meet Thursday to decide whether to proceed with one of Europe’s most highly-anticipated initial public offerings, people familiar with the matter said.

Die Führungsspitze von KNDS soll am Donnerstag zusammenkommen, um darüber zu entscheiden, ob einer der am meisten erwarteten Börsengänge Europas vorangetrieben werden soll. Das sagten mit der Angelegenheit vertraute Personen.

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is emerging as the frontrunner to acquire a controlling stake in telecom tycoon Patrick Drahi’s French fiber optic company XpFibre, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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

Stada is exploring a potential purchase of Cooper Consumer Health from its private equity owners, people familiar with the matter said, as it hunts for acquisitions on the back of record profits.

Stada prüft Insidern zufolge einen möglichen Kauf der Pariser Cooper Consumer Health von deren Private-Equity-Eignern. Der deutsche Arzneimittelhersteller sucht nach Übernahmen, nachdem er Rekordgewinne erzielt hat.