Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) is one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies. Its offerings include sauces, cheese, meals, meat, refreshment beverages, coffee, and more. With a market cap of $31.8 billion, Kraft Heinz’s operations span the Americas, Europe, Indo-Pacific, and internationally. The company has lagged behind the broader market in 2025 and over the past year. KHC stock prices have dropped nearly 20% in 2025 and 27.1% over the past 52 weeks, notably und ...

BERLIN – Organic sales at Puma fell 10.4 percent in the third quarter to 1.96 billion euros. The German activewear firm blamed a strategic “reset” as it navigates “several company-specific challenges, including muted brand momentum, elevated inventory levels across the trade and low quality of distribution,” it said in a statement. More from WWD Measures taken so far included reducing undesired wholesale business and excess inventory at retail, as well as curbing promotional activity. All of these impacte ...

On October 27, MAXIMA GRUPĖ, UAB (hereinafter – MAXIMA GRUPĖ) exercised its early redemption right and redeemed all bonds with a nominal value of EUR 240 million from bondholders. On July 12, 2022, a five-year bond issue with a nominal value of EUR 240 million and a fixed annual interest rate of 6.25% (6.50% annual yield) was distributed. Following the decision to redeem the bonds early, the actual annual yield on the bonds amounted to 8.40%. As previously announced, MAXIMA GRUPĖ has decided to redeem the b ...

公司裁员与重组计划 - 应用材料公司正在全球范围内实施裁员 计划裁减超过1400名员工 包括其在以色列的研发和制造中心[1] - 此次裁员预计将影响以色列雷霍沃特约100名员工 占公司全球员工总数约4% 公司全球员工总数为361,000人 其中约2,400名在以色列[1] - 公司表示此举旨在使其结构更具竞争力和效率 裁员计划预计将产生1.6亿至1.8亿美元的员工补偿费用[1][2] 公司运营与财务表现 - 应用材料公司自1990年代末收购Opal和Orbot公司以来一直在以色列运营 在当地开发和制造芯片生产设备、生产质量测试设备以及先进显示器[2] - 尽管面临对华出口检查设备更严格的管制 公司股价自2025年初以来已上涨超过40% 在宣布裁员计划的当天股价小幅上涨[2] 业务背景与时间点 - 裁员决定是在公司财年结束时做出 并且是在对其出口到中国的检查设备实施更严格管制之后[1]

公司战略评估 - 华纳兄弟探索公司董事会已启动一项战略评估，旨在最大化股东价值，评估的触发因素是公司收到了多方对整体公司或华纳兄弟部门的未经邀约的收购兴趣 [1][2][7] - 公司正在考虑的战略选项包括：按原计划在2026年中期完成公司拆分、进行整体公司出售交易、或对华纳兄弟和/或Discovery Global业务进行单独交易 [4] - 公司亦考虑另一种拆分方案，涉及处理华纳兄弟业务并分拆Discovery Global，但评估过程尚未公布具体时间框架 [5] 市场反应与股价表现 - 在此消息宣布后，华纳兄弟探索公司股价在周二交易中飙升超过10%，成为纳斯达克指数的领涨股之一 [1] - 公司股价今年迄今已累计上涨90%，这很大程度上得益于9月中旬有关派拉蒙天空舞蹈计划收购的消息 [3][7] 行业并购背景 - 此次战略评估是媒体行业一波交易和重组浪潮中的最新动向，反映了传统娱乐巨头面临来自科技驱动的流媒体竞争对手的压力 [2] - 据报道，由埃里森家族支持的派拉蒙天空舞蹈在9月份正准备对华纳兄弟探索公司发起全现金收购要约 [3][11]

MAXIMA GRUPĖ Borrows EUR 260 Million from SEB and ING Banks to Redeem Bonds MAXIMA GRUPĖ, UAB (hereinafter – MAXIMA GRUPĖ) announces that it has signed a short-term 2-year financing agreement for a total amount of EUR 260 million with Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, AB SEB bankas (together EUR 130 million) and ING Belgium SA/NV (EUR 130 million). The funds received from the banks will be used for the early redemption of the MAXIMA GRUPĖ issued long-term bonds and for its related expenses. The credit agree ...

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This story was originally published on BioPharma Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily BioPharma Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Galapagos on Wednesday announced that a “limited number” of potential buyers for its cell therapy business have come forward, and the company plans to announce the fate of the unit in coming weeks. The interested parties are consortia, mainly made up of financial investors, Galapagos said. The company’s board and executives are working with the p ...

Most Innovative Companies Final Deadline: October 3 LOGIN SUBSCRIBE | FastCo Works advertisement BYÂ Jennifer Mattson Listen to this ArticleMore info 0:00 / 0:00 On the heels of Starbucks's recent announcement that it will be cutting 900 corporate roles and closing 1% of its North American stores by the end of 2025 (after accounting for both new openings and closures), Starbucks Workers United said Tuesday that 59 of those locations marked for closure are unionized. Starbucks Workers United, the worker-led ...

重组计划概述 - 公司启动一项总额10亿美元的重组计划以重塑北美业务 [2] - 该计划旨在通过关闭表现不佳的门店和削减企业职位来重振增长 [2] - 此次重组是更广泛的“回归星巴克”改革的一部分，旨在应对连续六个季度的同店销售额下滑 [8] 门店网络调整 - 计划在2025财年将美国和加拿大由公司运营的门店组合净减少约1%，相当于关闭约500家门店 [3] - 预计到2025财年末，该地区门店总数（包括授权店）将约为18,300家，并计划于2026年恢复扩张 [3] - 关闭目标为业绩不佳或改造不符合经济效益的门店，并优先为受影响员工提供内部调动或遣散费 [4] - 公司已放缓新店开业速度，转向改造现有门店，以恢复其作为家庭与工作之外“第三空间”的声誉 [5] 财务影响与成本 - 重组总成本预计约为10亿美元，其中约90%与北美业务相关 [6] - 约1.5亿美元用于员工离职补偿，约8.5亿美元用于门店关闭及相关重组成本，大部分费用预计计入2025财年 [6] 组织架构与人员变动 - 计划裁员约900名非零售员工，这是自2024年CEO上任以来的第二轮裁员，此前已削减约1,100个企业职位 [7] - 公司同时推行运营变革，包括要求企业员工每周返回办公室工作四天，并新增关键高管 [10] 相关举措与市场反应 - 公司此前承诺在“绿围裙服务”计划下追加投资超过5亿美元，用于增加直营店工时以提升服务质量 [11] - 消息公布后公司股价小幅波动约1%，但年初至今累计下跌超过8% [12]