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Lockheed, A Defence Major
Lockheed Martin Corporation is a multinational aerospace, defence, information security, and technology company based in the United States. It was founded in 1995 through the combination of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta.
30 May 2022
Teradyne, Automated Testing Equipment
Teradyne, Inc. is a North Reading, Massachusetts-based designer and manufacturer of automatic test equipment (ATE). Samsung, Qualcomm, Intel, Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, and IBM are among Teradyne's high-profile customers.
16 May 2022
Private Equity Steady In Face Of Increasing Volatility
On Monday, KKR announced the full closure of the KKR North America Fund XIII, an oversubscribed $19 billion fund focused on pursuing opportunistic private equity investments in North America.
29 Apr 2022
Amazon, Apple And Starbucks Employees Unionize
Despite the fact that union membership in the United States has been declining in recent years, workers at a number of corporations, including Amazon, Starbucks and Verizon, have recently chosen to unionise
26 Apr 2022
Apollo Might Join The Twitter-Musk Saga
Apollo does not want to be a member of a private equity consortium that buys the social media business but would provide funding in the form of preferred shares.
21 Apr 2022
Thoma Bravo Taking Over SailPoint
The cybersecurity business SailPoint Technologies announced on Monday that private equity firm Thoma Bravo will acquire it for $ 6.12B, in the latest deal that highlights the heightened interest in the security software market.
15 Apr 2022
Hypebeast Goes Public Through SPAC Merger
Hypebeast is bringing its stock to the United States through a merger with the SPAC Iron Spark I that will value the company at more than $530 million following the investment.
08 Apr 2022
Moody's Corporation
Moody's Corporation is a commercial and financial services firm based in the United States. It is the parent business of Moody's Investors Service, an American credit rating agency, and Moody's Analytics, a financial analysis software and services provider based in the United States
04 Apr 2022
Google To Buy Mandiant in $ 5.4B Cybersecurity Deal
Google is paying $5.4 billion to acquire cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc, a purchase that could have a "ripple effect" as cloud competitors Microsoft and Amazon ratchet up their attempts to secure the fast-growing industry.
11 Mar 2022
Hermes, A Valuable Luxury Business
Hermès is a premium fashion house based in France that was founded in 1837. Leather products, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, fragrances, jewellery, watches, and ready-to-wear are among its specialties. It has had a Duc carriage with horse as their emblem since the 1950s.
07 Mar 2022
SoftBank Is Cutting Its Alibaba Stake
SoftBank Group Corp is set to reduce its holding in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, according to an analyst, as the Japanese tech titan focusses on unlisted companies and repurchases its shares. In the last quarter, SoftBank sold 20 million Alibaba shares and could sell even more shares in 2022.
02 Mar 2022
Blackstone Sells Mileway For $ 24B
Mileway was formed by Blackstone in 2019 to store the portfolio of urban warehouses and dark kitchens owned by its European property funds in and near populated areas. Companies such as Amazon.com, Deliveroo and parcel delivery provider Deutsche Post rely on these so-called last-mile locations.
15 Feb 2022
Peloton Has A New Leader
Peloton co-founder John Foley, who has overseen the firm for its entire 10-year history, is stepping down as CEO and will become executive chairman. Barry McCarthy, the former CFO of Spotify and Netflix, will take over as CEO and President of Peloton and join the board of directors.
08 Feb 2022
Constellation Software, A Tech Giant
Constellation Software is a software conglomerate based in Canada. The firm is based in Toronto, Canada. It is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and is a component of the S&P/TSX 60 index.
06 Feb 2022
Estée Lauder, The Beauty Giant
The company was founded by Estée and Joseph Lauder in 1946 in New York. They started by selling only basic oils and skin solutions and opened their first department store account with Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in 1948.
23 Jan 2022
A Look Beneath The Surface
The stock market's start to 2022 has been fragile, as evidenced by the sell-off in several stocks. Last week, U.S. equities fell for the second week in a row, pushing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down 2.2% and 4.8%, respectively. Some equities and sectors have fallen even faster.
18 Jan 2022
Starboard Takes A 6.5% Stake In GoDaddy
activist investor Starboard Value LP has purchased a 6.5% interest in web services provider GoDaddy valued at around $800 million and accounting for around 10,000 shares. This became Starboard's largest holding.
28 Dec 2021
Dollar General, The Discount King
Founded by J.L. Turner and Cal Turner SR., the enterprise has grown into one of the leading retail enterprises in the United States. With over 17,000 stores across 46 states in the United States, DG delivers everyday low prices on frequently used and replenished products.
26 Dec 2021
Buying (At) Discount Stores?
Spending at discount stores increased by 65% in the week ending November 7 compared to the same period last year, according credit and debit card transaction data from Facteus which was first reported by Bloomberg.
26 Nov 2021
PayPal's $ 45B Bid For Pinterest
PayPal Holdings has made an offer to purchase digital pinboard site Pinterest Inc for $45 billion, a combination that may presage additional financial technology and social media mergers in e-commerce.
22 Oct 2021
