Bloomberg Hema, a 91-year-old Dutch retailer known for design housewares, is for sale. Private equity firm Lion Capital LLP, which bought the chain a decade ago, is considering strategic options for Hema and appointed Credit Suisse Group as an adviser to a possible sale, the Amsterdam-based retailer said. Hema, which opened its first store in 1926 in Amsterdam, owns more …

Bloomberg Procter & Gamble Co. is facing longer odds in its standoff with Nelson Peltz, the billionaire investor who is vying for a board seat in one of the most contentious proxy fights in years. Peltz won the approval of prominent shareholder-advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc , following a similar endorsement from Glass Lewis & Co. the previous week. …

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Aldar Properties PJSC (‘Aldar’), Abu Dhabi’s leading listed property development, investment and management company, appointed Construction Group Contracting House (CGCH) as the main contractor and early works package provider for an AED 745 million contract at The Bridges, its mid-market residential development on Reem Island. The contract, which commences with immediate effect, comprises the construction …