Little-known hotelier Unizo Holdings Co Ltd has found itself the centre of private equity attention, with global names vying for the opportunity to buy into Japan's property market on the cheap.
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Balkan telecoms and media company United Group B.V. is in discussions to acquire Bulgaria's leading telecoms operator Vivacom, which went up for sale in July this year, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
German classifieds group Scout24 has picked three private equity firms for the second round of bidding for its autos unit AutoScout24, people close to the matter said on Thursday.
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German classifieds group Scout24 Scout24 has picked three private equity firms for the second round of bidding for its autos unit AutoScout24, people close to the matter said on Thursday.
Little-known hotelier Unizo Holdings Co Ltd has found itself the centre of private equity attention, with global names vying for the opportunity to buy into Japan's property market on the cheap.
Unizo Holdings' top shareholder Elliott Management pushed the Japan hotel operator to accept a $1.6 billion tender offer from Blackstone Group , warning it would take "all available measures" if it fails to do its "fiduciary duty".
SoftBank Group's Fortress Group said on Thursday it would extend its tender-offer period for Japanese hotel operator Unizo Holdings, which is also an acquisition target of Blackstone Group but at a higher price, until Nov. 1.
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday.
President Donald Trump's withholding of $391 million in military aid to Ukraine was linked to his request that the Ukrainians look into a claim - debunked as a conspiracy theory - about the 2016 U.S. election, a senior presidential aide said on Thursday, the first time the White House acknowledged such a connection.