Wall Street Journal

SEB Shares Soar on WMF Deal

FRANKFURT—French appliance company SEB SASK0.12%increase; green up pointing triangle has agreed to buy WMF, a maker of coffee machines and premium kitchenware, from private equity group KKR & Co. in a ...
Reuters

Capvis starts sale of German kitchenware maker WMF

Flotation or sale of 52 pct stake as options Macquarie, Commerzbank and Lilja picked as advisors Maker of high-end cutlery and cooking pots has 509 mln market cap (Adds advisor banks, details) ...
Wall Street Journal

SEB Shares Soar on Acquisition of WMF

French appliance company SEB SA agreed to buy WMF, a maker of coffee machines and premium kitchenware, from & Co. in a deal valued at around €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion), SEB said late Monday. The deal ...
Reuters

Capvis starts sale of German kitchenware maker WMF

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Swiss buyout group Capvis has started a sale of its majority stake in WMF , the chief executive of the German table and kitchenware supplier said, confirming what people close to ...