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Consumer goods industry
M&A daily wrap: Del Frisco's, Barteca, Starbucks, Nestlé, Gulf Capital, Saudi Geidea, Carlyle, Advent
Del Frisco's buys Barteca; Starbucks and Nestlé team up; Gulf Capital snags Saudi Arabian e-payments provider; Carlyle expands in Asia.
Opinion
Nike makes digital M&A plays to figure out which sneakers you like
Demitri Diakantonis
Assistant Managing Editor
Mergers & Acquisitions
Nike is buying Invertex and Zodiac to bolster its digital capabilities and better understand customers through analytics and imaging technology.
P&G bets on vitamins and decongestants for growth, buys Merck's consumer health unit
The deal gives the maker of Crest toothpaste a stable of products with sales growth of 6 percent in the past two years.
M&A daily wrap: Huron Capital, Verifone, Nike, Clearlake, ParkerGale, Halifax
Huron Capital raises non-control fund to gain flexibility; Nike expands digital bench; Carl Icahn, Clearlake back car parts (in separate deals).
Smucker snags Rachael Ray-backed pet food maker Ainsworth Pet Nutrition
Smucker first pushed into the pet business in 2015 with a $5.8 billion acquisition of Big Heart Pet Brands.
Alibaba takes control of Ele.me to expand in Chinese food delivery market
Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang says "food delivery is the single most important entry point in the local services sector."
Newell, under pressure from Carl Icahn, expands divestiture plan
Newell is already considering selling the Rawlings, Goody, Rubbermaid Outdoor and U.S. Playing Cards brands.
Data
The weekly wrap: GTCR, Sycamore Partners team to buy CommerceHub in take-private deal
S&P Global grabs Kensho Technologies; Inovalon acquires Ability Network businesses.
Nordstrom's spurned bid sends family scrambling
The founding family began their efforts to take Nordstrom's private in 2017.
Cascadia Capital expands craft beer advisory services
Cascadia bought investment bank First Beverage Financial, which recently advised craft brewer Anchor Steam on its sale to Sapporo.
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