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The big M&A news of today is the merger of French Essilor and Italian Luxottica into a $50Bn Eyewear leader. This transaction makes a lot of sense, Luxottica and Essilor are essentially two behemoths in two segments of an otherwise fragmented industry. Being…
More often than not, disruptors on the verge of being successful are welcomed with snarky, down-putting comments from the sector’s leaders. Airbnb, for example, could probably write a book about this very topic… and, if they waited another 5 years or so,…
As a kid, I remember considering unfair that my aunt would give a fresh ground beef patty to her dachshund but only a slice of ham to me. And I was her favorite nephew… Believe it or not, from that time, I’ve been paying…
Now that we’ve talked about alcohol, let’s talk about the other French teens favorite (and US teens too), marijuana. As you most certainly know, certain States in the US have legalized marijuana for medical use, allowing users to move from their street dealers to…
The Times published today a piece saying that they believe AB InBev would have presented London competitor SABMiller an offer for as much as GBP70Bn (USD100Bn+). For those not that into beer, we’re talking about a merger between 2 absolute giants ranking…
The rumor has been going on for a while now but, this time, rumor has it that PetSmart and Petco are, once again, officially discussing a possible merger at the parent’s level – Private Equity funds BC Partners on PetSmart’s side and TPG…