Finance Updates – Page 126

Flowers Foods Acquires Simple Mills for $795M: What It Means for Growth in Better-for-You Foods

Vestar Capital Partners exited its five-year ...

Simple Mills generated about $240 million in ...

Flowers is financing the deal with cash and a...

The acquisition is a leveraged bet on “better...

SoftBank Bets Big on AI: $4B DigitalBridge Acquisition Boosts Infrastructure Capabilities

Americas M&A Construction

SoftBank agreed to acquire U.S.-based digital...

DigitalBridge manages about US$108 billion in...

DigitalBridge will remain a separately manage...

The deal aligns with SoftBank’s pivot toward ...

Private Equity Fuels Host’s Vertical Expansion with Avondale Yard Investment

Americas M&A Construction

Metalmark Capital made a minority growth-capi...

The investment coincided with Host’s acquisit...

Host remains majority owned and led by CEO Ad...

The deal supports Host’s strategy to build ve...

Feinstein, Allogene & the STOCK Act: What Her Blind Trust Really Protected

Americas Policy Health Care and Social Assistance

Richard Blum, husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstei...

Those sales occurred at roughly $22–$24 per s...

Feinstein says her assets are in a blind trus...

The episode underscores ongoing concerns over...

Richard Blum’s Legacy: Philanthropy, University Reform, and Global Development

Global FYI Health Care and Social Assistance

Financier and philanthropist Richard C. Blum,...

Through Blum Capital and decades on the UC Bo...

He founded the Blum Center for Developing Eco...

Internationally, he created and supported org...

Richard Blum: How a Quiet Empire Built Value, Equity Activism & Global Philanthropy

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Richard C. Blum first struck it rich by leadi...

He founded Blum Capital in 1975, pioneering a...

Though never listed as a billionaire, his fir...

Blum became a major philanthropist focused on...

Why US Private Equity Is Lagging Behind Public Markets: What LPs Want Now

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Once known for market-beating returns, privat...

High interest rates and weak IPO and M&A mark...

Fundraising and exit values have slumped, pus...

These pressures are forcing PE firms to adjus...

Why Starbucks & Burger King Are Handing China Control to Local PE & Why Scale Alone Isn’t Enough

Asia M&A Retail Trade

Starbucks is selling a 60% stake in its China...

Burger King’s parent, Restaurant Brands Inter...

Both deals shift control toward Chinese priva...

These moves highlight a broader trend of West...

CETY Raises $679K But Faces Revenue Drop, Losses & Reverse Split Risks

Americas Firms Utilities

Clean Energy Technologies raised about $679,0...

The company’s revenues have fallen sharply ye...

CETY executed a 1-for-15 reverse stock split ...

The stock trades at a low market-cap base wit...

Private Equity’s Rise in Continuation Vehicles: Trends, Risks & Impact

Global Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity firms are increasingly using c...

The value of these GP-led continuation transa...

Managers use continuation vehicles to manage ...

LPs are growing more concerned about conflict...