Hints and tips:
...People close to the talks said EssilorLuxottica would be the best fit for Marcolin....
...That led to a delay in the transaction’s process and could force EssilorLuxottica to pay a late fee....
...A legal fight has broken out between EssilorLuxottica and its €7bn Dutch takeover target, GrandVision....
...EssilorLuxottica declined to comment. A commission spokesperson also declined to comment....
...Brussels has competition concerns on a number of large transactions, including the proposed acquisition by EssilorLuxottica of Dutch company GrandVision, Google’s intended purchase of Fitbit and PSA’s merger...
...Citi advised EssilorLuxottica on the deal, according to people familiar with the matter....
...Media group Lagardère and waste and disposal utility Suez have been under attack from London-based hedge fund Amber Capital, while Franco-Italian eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica is being targeted by Third...
...Over the summer, it emerged that Third Point, the Wall Street fund led by Dan Loeb, had taken a position in EssilorLuxottica, the recently-merged eyewear company beset by management infighting....
...EssilorLuxottica, riven by a governance struggle between its French and Italian partners, is also being targeted by Dan Loeb’s Third Point, which has built up a small position in the newly-merged eyewear...
...(New Yorker) News round-up EssilorLuxottica agrees €7bn deal for rival GrandVision (FT) Nordstrom family prepares new proposal to increase stake in retailer (WSJ) Private equity group Carlyle to abandon...
...(WSJ) News round-up Portugal’s EDP looks to raise more than €6bn from asset sales (FT) Splits open at EssilorLuxottica over choice of new chief (FT) Carlyle buys stake in Spanish denim equipment manufacturer...
...EssilorLuxottica, as the new Paris-listed company with a combined market value of €50bn will be known, has been a test case for regulators, politicians and executives keen on creating so-called European...
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