New York Times (February 14)
“The mega-merger is back.” Big deals were out for five years. “Wall Street deal makers and chief executives, brought low by the global financial crisis, lacked the confidence to strike the audacious multibillion-dollar acquisitions that had defined previous market booms.” In 2013, the cycle changed with the announced takeover of Heinz and the proposed merger of US Airways and American Airlines. “Merger activity has suddenly roared back to life.”
Tags: American Airlines, Heinz, M&A, Market cycle, US Airways, Wall Street
The Independent (November 1)
Nestlé, Heinz, General Mills and other companies are receiving praise for being ahead of the regulators. They have voluntarily committed to eliminating the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in their products. BPA is used to strengthen packaging, ranging from bottles and cans to computers and medical equipment. Many scientists suspect BPA is an endocrine disrupter linked to cancer, heart disease and other ailments. BPA remains unregulated. The U.S. views BPA as a “concern,” especially to children, but the linkage has not been proven. The official position of the European Food Safety Agency remains that BPA poses no risk to humans.
Nestlé, Heinz, General Mills and other companies are receiving praise for being ahead of the regulators. They have voluntarily committed to eliminating the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in their products. BPA is used to strengthen packaging, ranging from bottles and cans to computers and medical equipment. Many scientists suspect BPA is an endocrine disrupter linked to cancer, heart disease and other ailments. The U.S. views BPA as a “concern,” especially to children, but the linkage has not been proven and BPA remains unregulated. The official position of the European Food Safety Agency remains that BPA poses no risk to humans.
Tags: BPA, General Mills, Heinz, Nestle, Regulators
