Paramount Global ( PARAA ) shares are trading higher following reports that suggest Sony Group Corporation ( SONY ) is in talks with Apollo Global Management, Inc. ( APO )  to enter a bid for the company. The companies haven’t yet approached Paramount, which is currently in exclusive deal negotiations with Skydance Media, led by David Ellison, Reuters reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.  However, the report indicates that...

NEW YORK, April 19 (Reuters) - Adam Taetle, a senior managing director at Evercore ( EVR ) who advised on several transactions in the consumer & retail industry, will be leaving the investment bank, according to people familiar with the matter. Taetle, who joined Evercore ( EVR ) in 2018, recently advised on notable deals including Campbell Soup's ( CPB...

Redwoods Acquisition Corp. ( RWOD ) shares traded higher on Friday after the company announced that shareholders had approved its merger agreement with Anew Medical. Following the consummation of the transactions, Redwoods will change its name to Anew Medical, the company said in an exchange filing (April 18). On May 30, 2023, Redwoods Acquisition ( RWOD ) entered into a business combination agreement with Anew Medical...

LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is likely to issue a wider warning about contaminated Johnson and Johnson ( JNJ )-made children's cough syrup found in Nigeria last week, it said in an email. Nigeria's regulator recalled a batch of Benylin paediatric syrup last Wednesday, having found a high level of diethylene glycol in the product during...