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Avon Products Spikes 20% On Take-Out Rumors
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 4:31pm | 118Shares of Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) soared approximately 20 percent Thursday afternoon amid rumors of a takeover by TPG Capital, L.P. According to dealReporter, three industry sources have indicated that Avon is in talks with TPG about a potential transaction. B. Riley & Co. analyst...
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RadioShack Lower as Buyout Looks Less Likely (RSH, BX)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 12:41pm | 185Shares of RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) are lower on the session by 6.30%, currently trading at $20.10. The stock hit a low of $19.11 earlier in the day, right at the opening bell. Dow Jones is reporting that private-equity firms Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) and TPG Capital LP are likely to drop...
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Helmerich & Payne (HP) To Be Added To S&P 500 Index
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 7:25pm | 74Standard & Poor's announced on Monday that Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP) would replace IMS Health, Inc. (NYSE: RX) in the S&P 500 index. Standard & Poor's is making the move because IMS Health is being purchased by affiliates of TPG Capital LP and the Canada Pension Plan...