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News

Avis Ups Dollar Thrifty Bid

The bidder also dismissed Hertz's claims of antitrust concerns as a 'smoke screen' in a statement.

Burger King Back to PE?

Analysts see the company fetching as much as 8x Ebitda, which would represent a premium over recent sales.

Gores Goes High Fashion

Recap gives the LA firm a control stake in J.Mendel.

Stonebridge Exits Alpha Packaging

Sale to Irving Place represents just under a 4x cash on cash return for the seller.

Carlyle Invests in Brazilian Hosiery Biz

Investment in Scalina could support consolidation efforts.

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Articles

Benihana on the Block

Proposed proxy fight has family bickering, plus other companies in play.

Navigating GM's Four-Point Turn

AlixPartners' Albert Koch, who helped oversee the automaker's revival, identifies the takeaways from the turnaround.

Retail Landscape Gains Clarity

It's still the properties that 'need to sell' that are available, though the healthy retail names are expected to resume M&A activity once strong assets re-emerge.

Buying into Hipster Swill

Dean Metropoulos plans to capitalize on PBR's trust-funder cred, plus other news from July.

Sale of the Year: A Sadie Hawkins Sale

After fending off a hostile bidder for nearly two years, Charlotte Russe finds the ideal buyer in Advent.

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