Home Depot may cut wholesale unit price
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The Home Depot Inc. and a group of private equity firms are discussing cutting the $10.3 billion price on the company's proposed sale of its wholesale distribution business by about $1 billion, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said Friday.
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Shares of Home Depot Inc.  rose as much as 2 percent on Monday after sources said the home improvement retailer agreed to cut the price in the sale of its supply unit by $1.8 billion to $8.5 billion.
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ATLANTA -- Talks over restructuring a $10.3 billion deal to sell The Home Depot Inc.'s wholesale distribution business went down to the wire yesterday, the expected closing date for the agreement.
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Home Depot Inc.  is considering a  sale, spin-off or initial public offering of its wholesale  distribution unit, HD Supply, as it focuses on its retail  business, the company said on Monday.
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Home Depot Inc  said on Tuesday it agreed to cut the price of its supply division sale to buyout firms by $1.8 billion, as a housing market drop and a credit crunch forced all sides to renegotiate.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 26 -- Home Depot has tentatively agreed to sell its wholesale distribution business to a group of private-equity firms for $1.8 billion less than originally planned, and it will retain a small stake in the unit, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said Sunday.
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Offers for Home Depot Inc.'s  supply division are due on Friday, according to a source involved with the deal, with two groups of private equity firms expected to be among the remaining bidders.
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Home Depot Inc.  on Tuesday forecast a deeper profit drop for 2007, citing weakness in the U.S. housing market.
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Home Depot reached a tentative new agreement today to sell its wholesale unit to a consortium of private equity firms for a reduced price of $8.5 billion, according to people involved in the deal.
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Home improvement retailer Home Depot  Inc  agreed to cut the price of its supply division sale  by $1.8 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on  Sunday.
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Home improvement retailer Home  Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it decided to repurchase  $22.5 billion in stock and risk a lower credit rating instead  of maintaining its current capital structure.
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Home Depot  is expected to sell $5 billion in a three-part debt sale this week, according to a market source familiar with the sale.
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Will the HD Supply drama spawn any sequels? That&#8217;s the question lingering in market watchers&#8217; minds after Home Depot agreed on Sunday to make several concessions in the sale of its wholesale supply unit, including lowering the price by $1.8 billion and keeping a sizable stake in the unit. As the credit markets remain frozen, anxious [...].
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Home Depot Inc. , facing falling profit and a regulatory probe about its options practices, said on Monday an investment firm plans to propose that a special committee of independent directors review the company's strategy.
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Report: Retailer could terminate as many as 1,200 positions stemming from stores sold to Home Depot.
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NEW YORK -- Home Depot Inc. has agreed to cut the price in its supply division sale to private equity firms by $1.8 billion, sources said yesterday, as the auction fell victim to the credit crunch and a housing market decline.
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Home Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it expects per-share profit to fall this year as the U.S. housing slump hurts sales and it increases spending to improve older stores in a bid to gain market share.