Bloomberg Private equity firm Bain Capital is nearing an agreement to acquire a significant stake in e-commerce company Berlin Brands Group, people with knowledge of the matter said. Bain was expected to announce a deal as soon as Wednesday to buy Ardian’s holding of more than 40% in the business, the people said, asking not to be identified because the …

Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will keep pumping out stimulus regardless of any shift in the nation’s political leadership as a result of upcoming elections or any Federal Reserve tapering moves, according to a former senior executive at the central bank. “You want to keep letting sleeping dogs lie,” said Kazuo Momma in an interview, referring to the monetary …

Bloomberg Morgan Stanley boosted salaries for the second time in a month, raising the stakes again in a Wall Street bidding war for new talent. The firm bumped base pay for junior bankers to $110,000, a mark that will now also cover first-year staff in the trading division, a person familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified …