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The European private equity and venture capital ecosystem has been growing both in size and sophistication, as young companies and investors try to replicate the success seen in the US. Germany, the continent’s largest economy, has profited from this ongoing transformation, as well as been one of its drivers during recent years. The sheer size […]

PRESS RELEASE NORWICH, N.Y., June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Chobani, maker of America’s #1 Greek Yogurt brand and the second largest overall yogurt manufacturer in the U.S., has announced today that it has secured a minority investment from the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), one of the largest defined benefit pension plans in Canada. […]

The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in Catalan wine and cava maker Codorníu Raventós in a deal that values the business at €390m. The business was formerly controlled by its founding family. The transaction was done through Carlyle Europe Partners IV, the firm’s latest Europe-focused mid-to-large buyout fund, which closed in 2015 at €3.8bn. With history stretching […]

Photo: A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. For Canadians looking to sink their teeth into the widely buzzed about Beyond Burger, the wait is almost over. A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. will be the first national burger chain in Canada, and Beyond Meat’s largest restaurant partner yet, to add the innovative, plant-based burger to […]

Walmart was in talks with PillPack for months. But it dragged its feet. After a report from CNBC, Amazon stepped in with a bid for around $1 billion in cash, sources say. Christina Farr | @chrissyfarr Published 1 Hour Ago  Updated 15 Mins AgoCNBC.com PillPack board member on why he invested in the company  2 Hours Ago | […]

  Amazon says it’s acquiring online pharmacy PillPack in a deal that could disrupt the U.S. drugstore business. PillPack packages, organizes and delivers drugs. It sends consumers packages with the specific number of medications they’re supposed to take at specific times. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The companies expect the deal to close during […]

Heineken takes stake in Lagunitas in one of the biggest craft-brewing deals By SAMANTHA MASUNAGA SEP 08, 2015 | 3:52 PM    Heineken is acquiring a 50% stake in California craft brewer Lagunitas. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)   European beer giant Heineken is acquiring a 50% stake in Lagunitas Brewing Co., helping the fast-growing California craft-brewing pioneer […]

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – With its lonely hallways, half-shut food court and out-of-order restrooms, the River Oaks Center mall in suburban Chicago seems like an unlikely place to make money. But that is exactly what two little-known, family-owned investment firms – Namdar Realty Group and Mason Asset Management – are doing here and across the […]

Purchase allows Conagra to expand its business in the frozen foods sector Birds Eye, a Pinnacle Foods brand, is part of the Conagra deal announced Wednesday. PHOTO: RACHEL WOOLF/BLOOMBERG NEWS By Waverly Colville Updated June 27, 2018 8:37 a.m. ET 1 COMMENTS Conagra Brands Inc. CAG -6.77% agreed to acquire Pinnacle Foods Inc. PF -3.98% for $8.2 billion in cash and stock, as the owner of the […]

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