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...In particular, Kelso has argued that THG’s nutrition business, which includes the Myprotein brand, could alone be worth more than the company’s entire market capitalisation.Sparta Capital, founded in 2021...
...“We are concerned that the current significant undervaluation makes the company vulnerable to take over,” Sparta wrote to Wood Group in a letter from December....
...Fund manager Sparta Capital had called on the company to buy back its stock to boost its valuation....
...The scheme will treat founders akin to high-performance athletes, tapping clinicians to treat their nutrition, fitness, sleep and mental health....
...The company, which sells nutrition and beauty products online through websites including Lookfantastic and Myprotein, said on Friday that, following a short period of talks, there was “no longer any merit...
...Healthy nutrition, with brands such as Myprotein and Myvegan, could be worth another £1.8bn....
...The takeover attempts come as the Aberdeen-based company faces pressure from an activist shareholder to boost its share price.Sparta Capital, founded in 2021 by former Elliott Management portfolio manager...
...It could be enticed by the same thesis as activist investors such as Kelso, which have argued that THG’s nutrition business could be a particularly valuable asset....
...But getting rid of them is heartbreaking (Washington Post) — Direct Uptake of Nutrition and Caffeine Study (DUNCS): biscuit based comparative study (BMJ) — Nothingburger (Twitter)...
...One of Europe’s most feared activist investors and former Elliott Management executive Franck Tuil is planning to launch a new activist hedge fund, Sparta Capital Management, later this year....
...There is a fundamental growing demand for future energy sources and nutrition ‒ this can only be met by the resources sector....
...The fund is pushing the company to focus on its mantra of “nutrition, health and wellness”....
...(FT) Naspers boosts offer for Just Eat to £5bn as it seeks to clinch deal (FT) Former Guggenheim Partners president made bid for Premier League’s Chelsea (WSJ) IFF vies with Kerry in deal for DuPont nutrition...
...Cristina Valencia is chief executive of Health Pioneers LLC. William R Rhodes is president and chief executive of William R. Rhodes Global Advisors and author of “Banker to the World”....
...Back in 2013, McCabe sold a 50 per cent stake in the club for £1 to UTB LLC — a company controlled by Prince Abdullah, a member of the Saudi royal family....
...“Today, it is simply unclear how owning a minority stake in a beauty business makes Nestlé a stronger ‘nutrition, health and wellness’ company,” Third Point said....
...Paul Bulcke, Nestlé chairman, said: “As Nestlé advances its Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy for accelerated growth in targeted consumer products categories and for sustainable shareholder value creation...
...The company wants its products to retail at the same price as salads trucked across the country from California, but with a claimed extra week’s shelf-life, better flavour and nutrition, less spoilage and...
...Mark Schneider, who took over as chief executive in January, last month promised shareholders he would boost growth by focusing on fast expanding markets for coffee, pet care, infant nutrition and bottled...
...Nestlé’s management is already focusing on the right things, investing in the faster-growing parts of the business — nutrition, beverage and petcare — where nearly two-thirds of trading operating profit...
...As a result of its review on its capital spending review, Nestlé said it would focus future investment on high-growth food and drinks categories such as coffee, pet care, infant nutrition and bottled water...
...Under its alternative proposal, the specialty products company would have four separate business divisions — electronic specialities; nutrition and biosciences; specialty materials; and silicones — each...
...Another investment company, Orele Properties LLC, owns a $7m two-bed midtown Manhattan apartment, bought in 2013....
...The Sparta’s arrest also highlights the critical role of private equity firms....
...“We saw performance gains in key global businesses, including animal nutrition, grain and oilseed processing, most of our poultry operations, and several food ingredients categories,” he said....
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