Ahold finalises sale of US Foodservice to US equity firms
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The Dutch retail giant Ahold said Tuesday it had finalised the sale of its US division US Foodservice to private equity funds Clayton, Dubilier, Rice and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts for 7.1 billion dollars (5.2 billion euros).
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General Electric Co. completed the sale of a majority stake in its global outsourcing business to two U.S.-based equity firms for &#36;500 million, the conglomerate said Friday.
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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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The Home Depot Inc. said Tuesday it will sell its wholesale distribution business to a group of private equity firms for $10.3 billion over the objection of some shareholders.
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Leeds today confirmed negotiations for the takeover of the American-backed consortium led by Sebastian Sainsbury have ended - and that Elland Road is to be sold under a sale and lease back deal.
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Shareholders approved Aether Systems Inc.'s sale of one of its two remaining operating divisions yesterday, a deal that will take the Owings Mills company out of the wireless business and nearly complete its transformation into a mortgage investment fund.
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Ahold is to complete its exit from the Brazilian market early in 2005 after agreeing the sale of its G Barbosa supermarket business to an affiliate of US firm ACON Investments.
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Arts and crafts retailer Michaels  Stores Inc.  on Friday agreed to sell itself to two  private equity groups for more than &#36;6 billion in a deal that  attracted many of the world&#039;s biggest buyout firms.
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Dutch retailer Ahold said on Thursday  it had agreed to sell its Bruno's and BI-LO retail chains in  the United States to Lone Star Funds for $660 million, which is  slightly below market expectations.
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The sale, for $1.76 billion in cash, is the final step in American Standardâs plan to split into three companies.
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State-owned Dubai Ports World said on Monday it had agreed to sell its U.S. port operations to an American International Group  unit after relinquishing control of them to allay concerns about U.S. national security.
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US Foodservice, the American unit of the Dutch supermarket Royal Ahold, has postponed its sale of $650 million in bonds that were expected to finance the unitâs equity buyout.
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Sears Roebuck & Co.  will change its listing to the Nasdaq Stock Market after its purchase by Kmart Holdings Corp. , ending the retailer's nearly 100-year association with the New York Stock Exchange.
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American Electric Power Co. concluded the sale Tuesday of its 50 percent interest in South Coast Power Limited, completing AEP's divestiture of assets in the United Kingdom.
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Global grocery retailer Ahold NV and its former chief executive have reached settlements with the US Securities and Exchange Commission over charges related to a $1 billion overstatement of earnings, they said Wednesday.
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- Home Depot Inc  said it completed the sale of its wholesale supply business, HD Supply, to buyout firms on the same terms announced earlier this week.
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Global grocery retailer Ahold NV has agreed to a settlement of civil fraud charges over an alleged $1 billion overstatement of earnings in a deal with U.S. regulators that does not fine the company.