GE considering sale of its Asset Management division to investment management firm
General Electric is considering a sale of its asset management division to an investment management firm.
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group to buy candle seller Blyth for $98 Million
The Carlyle Group will pay $98 million to buy candle seller Blyth, the private equity firm said Monday.
Olive Garden owner Darden names board member Bill Lenehan as CEO of REIT spinoff
Darden board member Bill Lenehan was named Monday as the head the real estate investment trust that the restaurant operator plans to spin off later this year.
GE to Sell Health-Care Financial Services Operations to Capital One
General Electric Co. said it has reached an agreement to sell $8.5 billion of health-care related loans and its health-care financial services lending business to Capital One Financial Corp. for about $9 billion.
Activist investor Ackman paying about $5.5B for 7.5 pct stake in snack maker Mondelez
Activist investor Bill Ackman is paying approximately $5.5 billion for a 7.5 percent stake in Mondelez International Inc.
Sears Holdings' REIT Seritage goes public as others make similar move to raise revenue
Seritage Growth Properties, the real estate spinoff of Sears Holdings Corp., made its debut Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and estimated that it had raised about $1.6 billion from the offering.
Insurer Aetna to buy Humana in $37B deal to create 2nd-largest managed-care company
Health insurer Aetna Inc. has made a deal to buy competitor Humana Inc. in a $37 billion deal the companies say would create the second-largest managed care company.
Health insurance acquisition spree leaves heaps of uncertainty for consumers
More than a third of the U.S. population has health coverage through an insurer that either wants to make a huge acquisition or is about to be swallowed up in one.
Insurer Centene plans $6.3 billion acquisition of Health Net to bulk up Medicaid business
Medicaid coverage provider Centene is spending about $6.3 billion to buy fellow insurer Health Net, as managed care companies look to bulk up while adjusting to the federal health care overhaul.
Bon-Ton in $84M deal with a REIT in which it will sell 6 properties and lease them back
Bon-Ton, like a number of other retailers, is turning some of its real estate in to cash.
Berkshire Hathaway invests $500M in Australian insurer and takes on 20 pct of its new business
Warren Buffett's company is investing $500 million in Insurance Australia Group and taking on 20 percent of that company's new business.
Acxiom selling information technology arm to 2 private-equity firms in potential $190M deal
Little Rock-based Acxiom Corp. said it is selling its information-technology infrastructure management operations to two private-equity firms in a potential $190 million deal.
Bank profits are up, with a lot a help from trading and a bit of a boost from consumers
Wall Street and Main Street gave banks a boost last quarter.
Apache agrees to sell Australian operations to private equity funds for $2.1 billion in cash
Apache Corp. says it is selling its Australian oil exploration and production subsidiary for $2.1 billion in cash.
Humana selling its Concentra unit to joint venture for just under $1.06 billion
Humana Inc. says it will sell its Concentra Inc. unit to MJ Acquisition Corp. for just under $1.06 billion in cash.
Takeover talks between retailer Express, private equity firm Sycamore Partners end
Takeover talks between retailer Express and private equity firm Sycamore Partners have ended, the companies said Tuesday.
3 Malaysian banks axe plans to merge to create Southeast Asia's fourth-largest lender
Three Malaysian lenders say a proposed merger to create Southeast Asia's fourth-biggest commercial bank has collapsed after they failed to agree on terms.
Mississippi's Renasant to acquire Georgia's Heritage in $258 million merger of regional banks
Mississippi-based regional bank Renasant Corp. said Wednesday that it will acquire Georgia-based Heritage Financial Group, the parent of HeritageBank of the South for $258 million in stock.
Blackstone selling IndCor Properties to GIC for $8.1 billion
The Blackstone Group has cancelled an initial public offering for IndCor Properties and will instead sell the industrial real estate company to Singapore's sovereign wealth fund for $8.1 billion.
As drugmakers and hospitals cut costs and sharpen focus, health care deals lead global surge
In a big year for deal making, the health care industry is a standout.