#buyout

Walgreens was just purchased by Sycamore. I just read a news article that says Target is also being looked at by private equity firms as well! Are all retail stores pretty much doomed at this point. Wow.

Factors influencing the buyout speculation:

Potential for an attractive acquisition price: Target's stock has been trading near a six-year low, which could make it an attractive and affordable target for a private equity firm.

Change in CEO: The recent announcement that CEO Brian Cornell would be replaced by company insider Michael Fiddelke is thought to have added to the speculation.

Mixed financial results: Despite reporting "better-than-feared" second-quarter earnings, the company's recent results failed to produce a sufficient recovery in its share price.

Previous buyout rumors: News outlets reported on buyout speculation back in late 2024, following disappointing earnings results.

Mini-tender offer: In September 2025, Target received an unsolicited mini-tender offer from TRC Capital Corp., though this offer was for a small portion of the company and not a full buyout.

Lots of rumors about a big Imperial announcement next week on Sep 29, including potential divestment to Suncor, sale of Quarry Park, etc.

Anyone hear anything?

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/office-depot-parent-be-acquired-by-atlas-holdings-1-billion-2025-09-22/

HUMC to potentially buy out Optum in NJ!!! Has anyone else heard this??? New leadership has been a mess they have no idea what they’re doing! It’s ridiculous and straight up embarrassing that this is what Optum has become!!! What a failure!

• The last time P&G did a major restructuring, most of the jobs reductions were buyouts. Likely targets: Generation X, those born between 1965 and 1980.
• So far, P&G has indicated it wants to make trims. Its last round of cuts started small but then got deeper after earlier rounds failed to achieve a turnaround.
• Further change will likely occur at the top with a new incoming CEO and other management shifts.
• The company said some brands might go, but it's not clear how many or which ones.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/procter-gamble-restructuring-plans-buyouts-161338050.html

Any info? Anywhere? has anyone gotten an offer or a surplus notice?
bargained for or management please share if you have any real info thanks

Looking to summarize the rumors over multiple threads surrounding potential Sept 30 announcements. Note that some rumors are of course contradictory.

• sale/closure of Fife
• sale/closure of Fawley
• sale/closure of Chem plants on European Continent
• upstream layoffs in Germany
• sale of Imperial Oil
• XOM buyout of remaining IOL shares with removal of redundancies
• sale of Kearl
• merger of Upstream Operations with EMPS
• sale of Quarry Park with employees moved downtown Calgary
• sale of Quarry Park with employees moved to Edmonton
• sale of Quarry Park with Employees moved to Edmonton/Sarnia (US/DS)

So what happened to the rumor of a union contract and what’s up with contract extension.Come on someone has to have info

Any news for Sept 15th buyout offer for business service representative in d9 Fresno CA?

Rumor has it that IOL LT went to Houston to receive new set of instructions on what to do with their company. Quarry Park HQ is most likely being closed down and staff being moved to downtown (and hundreds of job layoffs in calgary).

Some people saying Exxon will take a full stake in IOL to enable this cut.

So the opinion is that with contract coming in next summer the company would never offer a buy out .I believe the whispers I hear of the opposite. What better time scare the guys who been on the fence with the possibility of a strike .Then you lower the already low numbers right before a strike with a package they can’t refuse.The real bargaining issues are already retiree issues !!!So the company knows this retiree issue is now the biggest issue to deal with!!I would be on the look out for a union associate package in oct.Along with tons of management buyouts.The Verizon motto Less headcount is already well on its way

I was worried that if not enough people accepted the buyout offer, we'd have an involuntary round after. But if the rumors are true, there are more than enough already, even more than required, which should mean those of us who'd like to stay are safe. Or so I hope.

Comments are welcome folks.

Been radio silent for awhile now - any news on a new VBO

https://www.sdxcentral.com/analysis/the-5-firms-who-could-buy-intels-network-business/