(Reuters) – Electric car maker Fisker will publish a merger with a blank checking company backed by private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc to a valuation of $ 2.9 billion, the companies said Monday. FILE PHOTO: The Fisker logo is seen on a Fisker Karma car at the “Auto …
Read More »Record debt overdue for Canadian oil patch after five years of crisis
WINNIPEG, Manitoba / TORONTO (Reuters) – Six years ago, Canadian oil services firm Calfrac Well Services (CFW.TO) had a market value of C $ 2.1 billion ($ 1.55 billion) and was ready for expansion in the US. FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas pump jack is seen near Granum, Alberta, …
Read More »Lucky Brand files for bankruptcy as the latest retail victim of coronavirus
(Reuters) – Clothing company Lucky Brand Dungarees files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it said Friday, becoming the latest retailer to fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic. The firm said it had entered into a “horse stalking asset purchase agreement” with SPARC Group LLC, which owns brands like Aeropostale and Nautica, …
Read More »BP sells petchems arm for $ 5 billion in energy transition renovation
LONDON (Reuters) – BP (BP.L) agreed to sell its global petrochemicals business to billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos for $ 5 billion, leaving a sector widely seen as a key driver of growth in oil demand in the coming decades. FILE PHOTO: A BP logo at a service station in London, …
Read More »Albertsons shares fall on NYSE debut after lackluster IPO
(Reuters) – Albertsons Cos Inc ACI.N saw its shares drop in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, a day after the US supermarket operator cut its initial public offering to $ 800 million. FILE PHOTO: Customers walk out of an Albertsons grocery store with their purchases …
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