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Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet
26Dec By adminNo Comments
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Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet

Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz resigned from his position at the Simon Wiesenthal Center after the Jewish organization urged people not to buy Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.Peltz, who is a board member at Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent company, stepped down from the center on Dec. 12, according to people familiar with the matter. His firm, Trian Fund Management, is a Unilever shareholder.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet

Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz resigned from his position at the Simon Wiesenthal Center after the Jewish organization urged people not to buy Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.Peltz, who is a board member at Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent company, stepped down from the center on Dec. 12, according to people familiar with the matter. His firm, Trian Fund Management, is a Unilever shareholder.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Sale of Silicon Valley Bank’s Old Venture Capital Arm Hits a Snag
15Dec By adminNo Comments
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Sale of Silicon Valley Bank’s Old Venture Capital Arm Hits a Snag

A process to sell the venture-capital arm of bankrupt SVB Financial, the former parent of Silicon Valley Bank, has fallen flat and creditors are now gearing up for a potential takeover of the business. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Oklahoma Finds It Hard to Break Up With JPMorgan and BlackRock
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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Oklahoma Finds It Hard to Break Up With JPMorgan and BlackRock

Cutting ties with the largest U.S. banks and asset managers is easier said than done. In Oklahoma, where a new law requires the state to stop doing business with financial companies that “boycott” the oil-and-gas industry, officials and pension employees are running into hurdles while trying to comply.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Commodities Carriers Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk Shipping Agree to $2.1 Billion Merger
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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Commodities Carriers Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk Shipping Agree to $2.1 Billion Merger

Star Bulk Carriers and Eagle Bulk Shipping said they agreed to merge in an all-stock deal that would create the world’s fourth-biggest commodities carrier and make it more attractive to large investors. Star Bulk, which is based in Athens, Greece, and Eagle Bulk shareholders will own 71% and 29% of the combined entity, respectively, the companies said Monday. The deal, which values the merged company at roughly $2.1 billion, is slated to close next year.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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FTC Investigates Exxon’s $60 Billion Deal for Pioneer
5Dec By adminNo Comments
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FTC Investigates Exxon’s $60 Billion Deal for Pioneer

Updated Dec. 5, 2023 12:49 pm ETU.S. antitrust enforcers are investigating Exxon Mobil’s plan to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources, which would be the largest oil-and-gas deal in two decades, according to securities filings. The Federal Trade Commission has sought additional information from the companies about the deal, a step it takes when reviewing whether a merger could be anticompetitive under U.S. law, Pioneer disclosed in a filing Tuesday. Merger investigations on average take about 10 months to complete, according to data compiled by law firm Dechert.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Brookfield-Led Consortium’s $11 Billion Bid for Origin Energy Fails
4Dec By adminNo Comments
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Brookfield-Led Consortium’s $11 Billion Bid for Origin Energy Fails

SYDNEY—An US$11 billion bid for Origin Energy, one of Australia’s largest power companies, was rejected by its shareholders on Monday in a stark illustration of how investors are adopting different strategies to bet on the energy transition.Origin said that shareholders owning about 69% of its stock voted for the takeover, meaning that the bid made by a consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management fell short of the 75% approval threshold needed to secure a deal.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Brookfield Targets ‘Deglobalization’ Opportunities With $30 Billion to Spend
1Dec By adminNo Comments
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Brookfield Targets ‘Deglobalization’ Opportunities With $30 Billion to Spend

Dec. 1, 2023 6:38 pm ET|WSJ ProBrookfield’s asset-management unit amassed $30 billion in fresh capital to invest in data centers, telecommunications towers, renewable-power plants and other infrastructure assets, wrapping up its largest fund ever and taking one more step toward its goal of collecting $150 billion in commitments this year.The Toronto-based firm closed its Brookfield Infrastructure Fund V with $28 billion, surpassing the amount raised for each of its other vehicles to date. The firm brought in 12% more than its $25 billion target for Fund V and 40% more than the $20 billion it collected for a predecessor vehicle in 2020.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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