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PE-led consortium to take Hong Kong’s ESR Group private in $7.09bn deal

Private Equity Wire

A consortium led by private equity firms Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus has made a HKD55.19bn ($7.09bn) bid to take Hong Kong-based real estate investment firm ESR Group private, according to a report by Reuters citing a company announcement on Wednesday. The offer represents a 55.7% The consortium stated that 51.2% per share.

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1 Green Flag and 2 Red Flags for Aurora Cannabis Stock

The Motley Fool

Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) shareholders are thirsty for some good news. That's not great for current shareholders, but investors on the sidelines might be looking for reasons to buy in hopes of a turnaround. To be listed on the Nasdaq Composite , a business' shares must consistently meet the minimum bid price requirement of $1.

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Toshiba says $13.5bn takeover bid by JIP succeeds, set to go private

Private Equity Insights

That clears the way for the domestic fund to squeeze out the remaining shareholders and take full control of the company in what is set to be Japan’s biggest deal this year. The chief executive at the time resigned to take responsibility for the chaos, after which the board began soliciting bids to take the company private.

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Why Investors Had a Meltdown Over Virgin Galactic's Reverse Split News

The Motley Fool

Hence the investors' knee-jerk reaction: selling Virgin Galactic stock on news of the reverse split. Under New York Stock Exchange rules, stocks must maintain share prices of $1 or more, or risk getting delisted. NYSE doesn't want a bunch of penny stocks cluttering up its feed, you see. Because it kind of had to.

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Move Over, Walmart and Chipotle: Wall Street Has a New Stock-Split Stock

The Motley Fool

Forward-stock splits are designed to make a company's shares more nominally affordable for everyday investors who may not have access to fractional-share purchases with their online broker. Meanwhile, reverse-stock splits aim to increase a company's share price to ensure it meets the minimum listing requirements on a major stock exchange.

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Stonepeak Seals $7.4bn Deal for Textainer

Private Equity Insights

The deal, which values Textainer at approximately $7.4bn or $50 per share, did not attract any competing bids during this period. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including approval from Textainer shareholders and regulatory clearances.

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IK Partners inks £269m takeover of Medica

Private Equity Insights

IK Partners has confirmed its £269m acquisition of Medica Group, de-listing it from the London Stock Exchange in the latest sign of a public-to-private frenzy in the UK. The private equity house tabled a bid for Medica in late April and said this morning that IK IX Fund has now completed the deal.