- U.S. judge bans Martin Shkreli from running public companies, article with gallery
February 23, 2022 A U.S. judge on Wednesday permanently barred former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli from serving as an officer or director of publicly traded companies, and ordered him to pay a $1.39 million fine for violating securities law between 2009 and 2014.
- Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsBoots in store for $10-billion sale as bid deadline looms, article with gallery
- BusinessBrazilian shoemaker Alpargatas raises $492 mln in share sale
Brazilian shoemaker Alpargatas has raised 2.49 billion reais ($492 million) in a planned follow-on share offering, a securities filing showed.
- DealsDeals of the day Mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1500 GMT on Wednesday:
- Autos & TransportationLocaliza, Unidas close to assets sale to win merger approval -report
Brazilian rental car firms Localiza and Unidas, formally known as Companhia de Locacao das Americas , are close to selling assets to win approval from antitrust watchdog Cade for their merger, newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo reported on Wednesday.