Aishwarya Venugopal
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Brookfield, others buy out bankrupt fashion retailer Forever 21
Brookfield Property would buy 25% of the IP and operating businesses.
Juul raises $325m in equity, debt financing for global expansion
The company launched its products in S Korea, Philippines and Indonesia when San Francisco, where Juul is headquartered, approved an ordinance to ban
Starbucks sets up $100m venture fund to invest in food and retail startups
The fund, Valor Siren Ventures Fund, will later seek to raise an additional $300 million.
Differential to buy most of HK-based Global Brands’ North American unit for $1.38b
The deal will give Differential Brands access to licenses for brands, including Disney, Calvin Klein, Under Armour and Michael Kors.
Conagra to buy Pinnacle Foods for $8.1b, creating frozen food powerhouse
The cash-and-stock deal would create a powerhouse with a combined market capitalization of $23 billion
Alibaba mulls listing in mainland China
Its secondary listing in China could happen as soon as this summer if the country's securities rules are changed to allow listings of foreign companie
Walt Disney to buy Murdoch’s Fox film, TV biz for $52.4b in stock
Disney will also assume about $13.7 billion of net debt of 21st Century Fox.
Western Digital-led group wins bid for Toshiba chip unit – report
Japan's Nikkan Kogyo newspaper reported the deal without citing sources.
Sony to buy French music company Believe Digital, says Nikkei
The transaction is expected to close this year, according to the Nikkei report.
China Wanda’s $1b deal to buy Hollywood’s Dick Clark scrapped
Dick Clark Productions runs the Golden Globe awards and Miss America pageants.
