The Latest Breaking News from Sycamore Partners

Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to an $11.45 per share buyout by Sycamore Partners, but shareholders can reject the deal and holdout for a better offer.

Walgreens stock opened about 8% up on Friday following news it has agreed to go private in a $23.7 billion deal with Sycamore Partners.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is in talks to sell itself to Sycamore Partners, a private-equity firm, in a strategic move of going private after years of declining stock performance.

Kohl’s Corp (NYSE:KSS) has received takeover bids form from private-equity firm Sycamore Partners and retail holding company Franchise Group, Inc (NASDAQ:FRG), the Wall Street Journal reported. Sycamore proposed $50 a share, and Franchise Group offered $60 per share, the report noted, valuing the company between $7 billion - $8 billion. The bidders had previously said…

Bidders seeking to acquire Kohl's Corp (NYSE:KSS) are likely to make offers lower than their initial ones to reflect the market downturn, Reuters reported. The potential purchasers, including private equity firm Sycamore Partners, brand holding firm Franchise Group, J.C. Penney investors Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE:SPG), and Brookfield Asset Management Inc (NYSE:BAM), intend to lower their offers…

Kohl's Corp (NYSE:KSS) shareholders have voted to re-elect all thirteen of the company's director nominees at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. "We would like to thank our shareholders for their support throughout this proxy contest," said Peter Boneparth, Chairman of the Board.  The preliminary result means that shareholders have voted down Macellum Advisors' director…

Kohl’s Corp (NYSE:KSS) has received a $9 billion buyout offer from Franchise Group Inc (NASDAQ:FRG), Reuters reported. The report specified that the franchise Group plans to pay $69 per share of Kohl’s. Kohl’s, under pressure from activist hedge funds regarding a sale, will now have more options with Franchise’s entry. The report also noted Hudson's Bay…

The New York investor has previously owned brands including Kurt Geiger and Nine West

Sycamore Partners is in the early stage of making a possible cash offer for fashion retailer Ted Baker (TED.L), the private equity firm said on Friday, in the latest sign of strong US interest in taking over British entities. New York-based Sycamore, which specializes in deals in the struggling retail…