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Anta Agrees to Buy Nearly 29% Stake in Puma for About €1.5 Billion

Anta Agrees to Buy Nearly 29% Stake in Puma for About €1.5 Billion

Anta Sports said on Tuesday it will acquire roughly 29% of Puma from the Pinault family’s investment arm, Artemis, paying about €1.5 billion in cash for 43 million shares at €35 each. The purchase, announced in a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing, comes as Puma confronts weakening sales and follows earlier January reports that a deal was close.

AUB Group to buy UK broker-underwriter Prestige for A$432 million

AUB Group to buy UK broker-underwriter Prestige for A$432 million

Australia’s AUB Group will acquire a 95.9% stake in U.K. insurance broker and underwriting platform Prestige for A$432 million ($298.7 million). The deal, which values Prestige at 12.9 times calendar 2025 EBITDA before synergies, will be funded through a fully underwritten A$400 million placement, a share purchase plan of up to A$40 million, and a …

U.S. Overhauls FAA Structure to Centralize Safety Oversight

U.S. Overhauls FAA Structure to Centralize Safety Oversight

The Trump administration announced a reorganization of the Federal Aviation Administration that establishes a consolidated aviation safety office and implements an FAA-wide safety risk management framework. The move follows mounting criticism from the National Transportation Safety Board over a deadly January 2025 collision near Reagan Washington N…

Nucor Posts Q4 Results Below Estimates as Rising Costs Squeeze Margins

Nucor Posts Q4 Results Below Estimates as Rising Costs Squeeze Margins

Nucor reported fourth-quarter results that fell short of analyst expectations, with profit per share and revenue missing Street estimates as cost pressures compressed margins in its steel-producing businesses. The company said longer-term contracts and the timing of tariff-driven price increases limited near-term benefits from higher spot prices, w…

Mizuho Hires Richard Robinson as Senior Industrials Banker

Mizuho Hires Richard Robinson as Senior Industrials Banker

Mizuho Financial Group has brought on Richard Robinson as vice chairman and managing director within its Industrials Group, according to an internal memo. Robinson transfers from Deutsche Bank, where he served as global vice chairman advising clients across industrials, materials and energy. He will be based in New York and report to David Hunt and…

Colombian Equities Close Higher as COLCAP Reaches New Record

Colombian Equities Close Higher as COLCAP Reaches New Record

Colombian equities finished higher on Monday with the COLCAP index rising 1.56% to set a new record. Strength in Industrials, Services and Agriculture underpinned the advance, led by large gains in Bancolombia Pf, Interconexión Eléctrica (ISA) and Ecopetrol. Currency and commodity markets also moved notably, with USD/COP and BRL/COP climbing and se…

Legato Merger Corp. IV Raises $230 Million in NYSE American IPO

Legato Merger Corp. IV Raises $230 Million in NYSE American IPO

Legato Merger Corp. IV completed an initial public offering of 23 million units at $10 each, collecting $230 million after full exercise of a 3 million-unit over-allotment. The special purpose acquisition company began trading its units on NYSE American under the ticker "LEGO U." Proceeds from the IPO and a concurrent private placement were placed …