VanMoof, the Dutch e-bike maker that gained a zealous following but declared bankruptcy last month, has been acquired by Lavoie, an upscale electric scooter company, the firms announced on Thursday.Riders […]
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Back to news homeShein and Forever 21 Team Up in Fast-Fashion Deal
Shein, the e-commerce retailer founded in China, is partnering with the parent of Forever 21 to expand its reach into Americans’ closets. The tie-up will bring together two of the […]
How Short Seller Nathan Anderson Beat Carl Icahn “at His Own Game”
Francis deSouza, the chief executive of the biotechnology giant Illumina, didn’t know what he was in for when he resisted Carl Icahn’s demand in March for three seats on the […]
Paramount Agrees to Sell Simon & Schuster to KKR, a Private Equity Firm
Paramount said on Monday it had reached a deal to sell Simon & Schuster, one of the biggest and most prestigious publishing houses in the United States, to the private-equity […]
An American Energy Giant Sees Israel as a Springboard to Europe
Six miles off the coast of Israel, beyond the brightly colored sails of wind surfers, an ungainly steel structure looms above the blue Mediterranean.This 200-foot-tall stack of living quarters, tanks […]
PacWest Bank, Thrashed by Deposit Crisis, Will Be Taken Over
PacWest Bank, which never fully recovered from its hammering during this year’s banking crisis, will be absorbed by a smaller lender, Banc of California, the banks announced on Tuesday.The development […]
Biden Administration Unveils Tougher Guidelines on Mergers
The Biden administration’s top antitrust officials unveiled tougher guidelines against tech mergers on Wednesday, signaling their deepening scrutiny of the industry despite recent court losses in their attempts to block […]
Court Ruling Clears Path for Microsoft to Buy Activision
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to delay Microsoft’s $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, setting the stage for the tech giant and the […]
Two Charged With Illegally Trading Ahead of Trump Media Merger
Federal authorities charged three men on Thursday with taking part in a scheme to make $22 million in illegal profits by trading ahead of the proposed merger of former President […]
Alibaba’s Daniel Zhang Will Leave Top Post, Replaced by Joseph Tsai
In late March, Daniel Zhang unveiled what was called the “most significant” overhaul in the 24-year history of Alibaba, one of China’s original technology conglomerates, splitting the company into six […]