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Report: Bank of Montreal Leads $2.55 Billion Loan in Nuvei Deal
Loans // July 08, 2024

Bank of Montreal is reportedly leading a group of underwriters launching a $2.55 billion loan to back the previously announced acquisition of Canadian payments processor Nuvei. The loan will have a seven-year term and will help fund the $6.3 billion leveraged buyout led by Advent International, management, Novacap...

Nuvei Shareholders Approve Previously Announced Go-Private Deal
Business // June 18, 2024

Nuvei has obtained shareholder approval for its previously announced plan for a going private transaction with Advent International. Shareholders approved the special resolution at a meeting held Tuesday (June 18), the Canadian FinTech company said in a Tuesday press release. Shares that are not held...

Nordstrom CEO, President Aim to Take Company Private
Retail // April 18, 2024

Nordstrom CEO Erik Nordstrom and President Pete Nordstrom have told the retailer’s board that they’re interested in taking the company private. As a result, the board has formed a special committee of independent and disinterested directors that will evaluate any proposals from those executives and from other parties, the company...

Panera Bought By JAB, Parent Of Caribou, Peet’s And Keurig Green Mountain
ResTech // July 19, 2017

How about some coffee with that bagel? Panera Bread has gone from publicly-traded to private, bought out by JAB Holding Company, the parent company of Caribou Coffee, Peet’s Coffee & Tea and Keurig Green Mountain. Quick-service restaurant (QSR) Panera’s new parent, a Luxembourg-based private equity...

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Nordstrom Receives Go-Private Proposal From Nordstrom Family and Mexico’s Liverpool

September 04, 2024
Nordstrom has received a proposal from its CEO Erik Nordstrom, President and Chief Brand Officer Pete Nordstrom, other members of the Nordstrom family and Mexican omnichannel company El Puerto de Liverpoolto acquire all the outstanding shares of the company and take the company private. The proposal offers $23 per share in cash, the special committee […]

Report: Bank of Montreal Leads $2.55 Billion Loan in Nuvei Deal

July 08, 2024
Bank of Montreal is reportedly leading a group of underwriters launching a $2.55 billion loan to back the previously announced acquisition of Canadian payments processor Nuvei. The loan will have a...

Nuvei Shareholders Approve Previously Announced Go-Private Deal

June 18, 2024
Nuvei has obtained shareholder approval for its previously announced plan for a going private transaction with Advent International. Shareholders approved the special resolution at a meeting held Tuesday (June 18),...

Nordstrom CEO, President Aim to Take Company Private

April 18, 2024
Nordstrom CEO Erik Nordstrom and President Pete Nordstrom have told the retailer’s board that they’re interested in taking the company private. As a result, the board has formed a special committee of independent and disinterested...