(Reuters) -KinderCare Learning Companies, a provider of early childhood education, set a target of up to $3.09 billion valuation on Monday for its long-sought U.S. initial public offering. The 55-year-old company, backed by Swiss private equity firm Partners Group, is moving towards a listing after previously pursuing it in 2021. KinderCare is aiming to raise up to $648 million by...

Sept 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions, and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Monday: ** Verizon Communications ( VZ ) is in advanced talks to sell thousands of mobile phone towers to digital infrastructure firm Vertical Bridge, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. ** British real estate portal Rightmove ( RTMVF ) rejected...

06:47 AM EDT, 09/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Nomura Holdings ( NMR ) was excluded as bond manager for multiple Japanese yen bond deals after authorities found market rule breaches, Bloomberg reported late Sunday, citing underwriter announcements. The report added that at least four Japanese companies, including Toyota Finance Corp., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, and Okinawa Development Finance, removed Nomura as bond...

HELSINKI, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Investors in Finland's largest power distributor Caruna are taking the Nordic country to arbitration, the Finnish foreign ministry said, due to the Finnish Energy Authority's attempt to curb rising power transmission prices for ordinary consumers. Investors including U.S. investment firm KKR, Swedish pension fund AMF and Canadian Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTTP) have filed two...