CD&R announces agreement to buy HD Supply’s Waterworks business for $2.5 Billion
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – June 6, 2017 – Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) today announced an agreement with HD Supply Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ:HDS) to acquire its Waterworks business unit (“Waterworks”), the nation’s largest distributor of water, sewer, storm and…
US Politico: Freedom Caucus had secret pact, led to plan’s failure
From Newsmax Members of the House Freedom Caucus pledged to stick together on opposing the GOP healthcare replacement bill, leading to the legislation’s implosion, Politico reports. The American Healthcare Act was pulled from a floor vote Friday because it didn’t…
Fed Nominee Stanley Fischer’s Cayman Islands problem
By Pam Martens From Wall Street On Parade Senator Elizabeth Warren Questioning Fed Nominee Stanley Fischer on March 13, 2014 Stanley Fischer did not get a proper vetting at his Senate Banking confirmation hearing last Thursday to serve as Vice…