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CVC Weighs Asset Sales as Part of Proposed Recordati Takeover

CVC Weighs Asset Sales as Part of Proposed Recordati Takeover

CVC Capital Partners is evaluating a range of options for Recordati should its €10.9 billion takeover proposal be finalized, including the possible sale of the drugmaker's rare-diseases business. The approach values Recordati at €52 a share including dividend and represents a 12% premium to the stock's last closing price prior to the offer.

Unilever Shareholders Poised to Hold Majority of Combined Food Group in Potential McCormick Transaction

Unilever Shareholders Poised to Hold Majority of Combined Food Group in Potential McCormick Transaction

Sources familiar with private talks say a potential tie-up between Unilever's food arm and U.S. spice company McCormick would leave Unilever shareholders with a majority stake in the combined business and be arranged to avoid a change-in-control taxable event. The deal would likely involve spinning off Unilever's food unit and transferring it to Mc…

Sony to Raise PlayStation 5 Prices Across Global Markets in April

Sony to Raise PlayStation 5 Prices Across Global Markets in April

Sony said it will increase prices for its PlayStation 5 models beginning April 2, marking the second round of consumer price increases in less than a year. In the U.S., the PS5 disc edition will jump $100 to $649.99, the digital edition will rise $100 to $599.99, and the high-end PS5 Pro will increase $150 to $899.99. Sony pointed to global economi…

Broad Market Movers: Mega-Cap Declines, Mid- and Small-Cap Volatility Lead Friday Swings

Broad Market Movers: Mega-Cap Declines, Mid- and Small-Cap Volatility Lead Friday Swings

Friday's trading session produced a wide range of moves across market-cap segments. Several mega-cap technology and financial names traded lower, while a handful of mid-cap and small-cap stocks posted strong gains on company-specific developments. The list below highlights the largest percentage changes among mega-cap, large-cap, mid-cap and small-…

Deutsche Bank: Private Credit Keeps Pressure on Boutique Advisory Firms

Deutsche Bank: Private Credit Keeps Pressure on Boutique Advisory Firms

Deutsche Bank analysts warn that private credit - especially direct lending - continues to weigh on middle-market mergers and acquisitions, creating persistent headwinds for boutique advisory firms whose deal flow relies heavily on sponsor-backed transactions. The bank highlights measurement challenges around private credit usage, its outsized role…

Visma Defers IPO to 2027 as Market Headwinds Persist

Visma Defers IPO to 2027 as Market Headwinds Persist

Visma AS, the privately held software company backed by private equity firm Hg, has pushed its planned initial public offering into 2027, according to Bloomberg. The business had earlier shifted a 2026 IPO to October after a selloff in technology shares tied to AI concerns and is now unlikely to list this year. Visma had provisionally selected Lond…

Carnival Lowers Full-Year Profit Guide After Fuel Costs Rise

Carnival Lowers Full-Year Profit Guide After Fuel Costs Rise

Carnival Corp trimmed its annual adjusted earnings-per-share forecast as rising fuel costs tied to unrest in the Middle East increase margin pressure. The company, which does not hedge fuel, said its guidance now reflects fuel purchased in March and early April and assumes specific Brent crude averages for the rest of April through the fourth quart…

Middle East Tensions Fuel Record Volumes at ICE and NYSE

Middle East Tensions Fuel Record Volumes at ICE and NYSE

Heightened conflict in the Middle East has driven unprecedented trading activity at Intercontinental Exchange, parent of the New York Stock Exchange, with futures, options and equities hitting multiple records in March as investors responded to risks to energy supply and broader market uncertainty. Commodity open interest and closing auction volume…