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Fastjet to begin Mozambique, S Africa units as losses shrink

Bloomberg Fastjet Plc will begin flying from Mozambique this year and expects to commence internal South African services in 2018 as it rekindles growth plans put on hold as losses mounted. With the operating loss down 57 percent in the first half and break even forecast for the fourth quarter, Fastjet is ready to revive its pan-African ambitions, aided by ...

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Lion Capital puts Dutch retailer Hema up for sale

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 ...

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P&G faces uphill fight against Peltz after proxy firms back him

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. ...

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