Stock Analysts

Kroger’s (KR) President and COO Mike Ellis Steps Down

The Kroger Co. KR , one of the nation’s largest grocery retailers, announced the retirement of president & chief operating officer Mike Ellis. After joining Fred Meyer at the age of 16 as a parcel clerk, Ellis rose to the top management position through diligent service during his tenure of 40 years […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Paine & Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Spearhead International

Paine & Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Spearhead International Inaugural Investment Executed Through Paine & Partners Fund IV, A Leading Platform for Food and Agribusiness Investing John Atkin to Serve as New Chairman of Spearhead International PR Newswire NEW YORK, July 1, 2015 NEW YORK , July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Paine & Partners, LLC (“Paine & Partners”), a private equity investment firm focused on investing globally in food and agribusiness, today announced that investment funds managed by Paine & Partners have acquired Spearhead International Limited (“Spearhead” or “Spearhead International”), one of the largest agricultural producers in the European Union. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Cambridge, England , Spearhead has farming operations on approximately 85,000 hectares of high-quality agricultural land in Poland , the Czech Republic , the United Kingdom , Romania and Slovakia […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Delphi Thermal is now part of the MAHLE Group

Delphi Thermal is now part of the MAHLE Group PR Newswire STUTTGART, Germany, July 1, 2015 STUTTGART, Germany , July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The antitrust authorities have given their approval: MAHLE has acquired the thermal business of U.K. automotive supplier Delphi Automotive PLC as of July 1, 2015 . […]