QVC Group Just Erased Over $5 Billion in Debt and Is Days From Exiting Bankruptcy
QVC Group has cleared the last major hurdle to walking out of bankruptcy, after a federal judge signed off on a plan that erases more …
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Who Owns Pizza Hut Now? Yum Brands Sold the Chain for $2.7 Billion
Pizza Hut has been sold. In June 2026, Yum! Brands agreed to hand off the pizza chain in two separate deals worth a combined $2.7 …
Why another scaled delivery player is likely to exit independence before year-end: 3 consolidation signals
Uber’s move on Delivery Hero, DoorDash folding Wolt and Deliveroo into one ad engine, and Zepto’s imminent IPO all point the same way. The pattern suggests another scaled delivery or quick-commerce independent exits, by sale or listing, before year-end 2026.
Seven & i targets a Zabka stake: 7-Eleven owner bets on Europe
Seven & i Holdings, the 7-Eleven owner, is in talks to buy a double-digit stake in Poland’s Zabka, sending the convenience chain to a record high in Warsaw. Here is what the reported deal means for Europe’s biggest convenience network and for Seven & i’s life after Couche-Tard.
Stripe and Advent bid $53bn for PayPal: payments megamerger looms
Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have offered more than $53 billion, or $60.50 a share, to buy PayPal. The unsolicited bid marks one of the largest deals in payments history and faces steep antitrust hurdles.
Le Slip Français debuts on Euronext: a made-in-France bet against Shein
French underwear brand Le Slip Français listed on Euronext Growth Paris on Bastille Day at 14.80 euros a share. The micro-cap listing is a bet that made-in-France apparel can win as Shein and Temu face tougher EU rules.
Moneybox hits £800m in Pisces share sale: London tests its private market
Moneybox is running a secondary share sale of up to 45 million pounds that values the fintech at about 800 million pounds. The deal uses London’s new Pisces private-securities market to give long-serving employees liquidity without an IPO.
Why another $1bn+ cross-border payments deal is likely before year-end 2026: 3 signals
The June cluster of Nuvei-Payoneer and Deluxe-Celero deals signals that another $1bn+ cross-border payments acquisition is likely before the end of 2026. Here are the three signals and what could still delay it.
EasyJet backs Apollo’s £5.7bn takeover: Castlelake deal is dropped
EasyJet’s board has thrown its weight behind a £5.7 billion ($7.7 billion) take-private led by Apollo Global Management, dropping its earlier support for a rival bid from Castlelake. The switch sets an August 7 deadline for Apollo to firm up its offer for Europe’s second-largest low-cost carrier.
Why Shein’s Hong Kong IPO likely prices near $40bn in H2 2026: 3 signals
Shein’s Hong Kong listing likely prices at or below roughly $40bn, a discount of about 60% to its 2022 peak, most plausibly in H2 2026. Three signals from June and July, across capital markets, trade policy and consumer regulation, point the same way.