JOHANNESBURG, March 3 (Reuters) - The UK's development finance vehicle British International Investment is preparing to take a controlling stake in Zambian food producer Zambeef in its push to back companies that help strengthen food supply in the region, its Africa head Chris Chijiutomi told Reuters. Key details: * BII first invested in Zambeef in 2016 and is the food...

Transaction Underscores American Securities' Longstanding Strategy of Scaling Market-Leading U.S. Industrials Businesses NEW YORK, March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American Securities LLC (American Securities), a leading U.S. private equity firm, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell CPM Holdings Inc. (CPM) and ASP MWI Holdings Inc. (MW Components), two of its portfolio companies, to Rosebank...

05:30 AM EST, 03/03/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Blackstone's (BX) Blackstone Private Credit Fund, or BCRED, said in a Monday filing that its board has upsized the maximum amount of permitted shares repurchases to 7%, from its usual 5% threshold. The move comes as BCRED said it will fulfill all share repurchase requests in Q1 of nearly $2 billion, exceeding its...

Cal-Maine Foods Inc. ( CALM ) announced on Monday that it has acquired the shell egg and egg products assets of Creighton Brothers LLC, including Crystal Lake LLC, for approximately $128.5 million in cash. The assets include capacity for approximately 3.2 million laying hens, including 500,000 cage-free, 865,000 pullets, a feed mill, 1,007 acres of land, and an egg products...