Publicly traded automotive service chain Pep Boys has engaged Joele Frank for PR support as it nixes a merger plan with Bridgestone Retail in favor of a larger cash offer from investor Carl Icahn.
Philadelphia-based Pep Boys said Wednesday that its board deemed Icahn's $15.50-per-share pitch a superior proposal to its October agreement and subsequent $15-per-share tender offer by Bridgestone. The board said it intends to terminate the Bridgestone deal.
Joele Frank founding partner Dan Katcher leads the Pep Boys work for the firm.
Proxy solicitation and financial comms. firm D.F. King & Co. is aiding Nashville-based Bridgestone.
Edelman handles Viking Holdings, the river and ocean luxury cruise line that plans to raise $1B via an IPO priced in the $21 to $25 per share range.
Teneo is handling the initial public offering of CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe’s largest private equity firms with nearly $200B in assets under management.
Brunswick Group represents Endeavor Group Holdings as it agrees to go private via its acquisition by Silver Lake technology investment firm, which is handled by Edelman Smithfield.
Tod Donhauser, a nine-year veteran of Edelman, has joined H/Advisors Abernathy as managing director and head of its San Francisco office.
Intelligent Group Ltd, a Hong Kong-based financial PR firm, has priced its initial public offering of 1.9M shares at $4, which is the low end of the $4 to $5 range.
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