LONDON: Pizza Express, the debt-laden restaurant chain, has asked for due diligence from The Restaurant Group PLC (TRG), the owner of Wagamama and other brands. This could lead to a rival offer for TRG, which has already agreed to a…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: hipages Group Holdings (ASX: HPG), Australia and New Zealand’s largest online tradie marketplace and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, signed an agreement with Home Trades Hub Australia (HTHA) to divest its 19.5% stake in PropTech Labs for $8.4 million. Home…
NEW YORK: Payoneer, a fintech company that helps SMBs transact and grow globally, announced a collaboration with Etsy, a global online marketplace for unique and creative goods, to support its seller offering, Etsy Payments. The collaboration will enable Etsy to…
LONDON, UK: Unilever today announced Fernando Fernandez as its new Chief Financial Officer after a thorough internal and external search process. Fernando, currently President of Unilever’s Beauty & Wellbeing Business Group, will replace Graeme Pitkethly, who announced his decision to…
ATLANTA: UPS, the global leader in package delivery, has announced its plan to buy Happy Returns, a company that specializes in making online returns easy and convenient. Happy Returns provides software and logistics services that allow customers to return their…
RIYADH: GFH Financial Group announced today that it has signed to acquire a leading food services and logistics company in Saudi Arabia, with an enterprise value of about SAR 500 million. The deal was announced at the Future Investment Initiative…
Santander, Spain’s biggest lender, reported a 20 per cent increase in net profit in the third quarter, as it benefited from the highest interest rates in the eurozone’s history. The bank earned €2.9bn in the three months to September, beating…
LONDON: Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. announced that it has signed a deal with Waterton Copper Corp. to buy 100% of the silver produced from the Mineral Park mine in Arizona, USA, for the life of the mine. Wheaton will pay…
LONDON: Serco Group plc announced the appointment of Andrew Head as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Serco’s Asia Pacific region, effective immediately. Andrew is an experienced leader whose background aligns well with Serco, having worked in both the government and…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: IVE Group (IVE) has agreed to buy JacPak Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based packaging company, for $35 million. JacPak makes folding cartons for products like food, beverages, and cosmetics. It has annual sales of about $45 million and is…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Dexus announced that Chief Executive Officer, Darren Steinberg, has advised of his intention to step down in 2024 after more than 11 years in the role. Darren will continue as CEO until the commencement of his successor and…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Rumble Resources Limited (ASX:RTR) announced the appointment of experienced mining executive and company director Peter Harold as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO), effective from Monday 12 February 2024. Mr Harold will oversee the Company’s…