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Men's Wearhouse parent sees shares tumble as office attire becomes more casual
Yes, it’s OK to ditch the tie at the office now — and no, that’s not good news for Men’s Wearhouse. Shares of Tailored Brands, which owns both the suit...
Men's Wearhouse buys Jos. A. Bank for $1.8B
Jos. A. Bank is staging its biggest sale ever — and it’s a 2-for-1 deal. The men’s suit retailer, which has sparred with Men’s Wearhouse for the past six months...
Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank have non-disclosure pact
Men’s Wearhouse received a draft merger agreement from Jos. A. Bank and the two companies entered into a non-disclosure pact on Saturday, agreeing to exchange confidential information as they explore...
Men’s Wearhouse ups Jos. A. Bank offer to $1.87B
Men’s Wearhouse has had enough of this playing-hard-to-get routine. The men’s-suit retailer raised its buyout offer for arch rival Jos. A. Bank to upward of $1.87 billion, and meanwhile filed...
Shareholder calls Jos. A. Bank/Eddie Bauer deal a ploy
You want to buy Eddie Bauer? Go take a hike! A Jos. A. Bank shareholder on Tuesday blasted the men’s suit retailer’s plan to acquire outdoor clothier Eddie Bauer for...
Jos. A. Bank chairman defends Eddie Bauer deal
Jos. A. Bank’s chairman is looking to mix suits with fleece hoodies, thermal socks and long underwear — and it’s not because of the snowstorms. In a deal that could...
Jos. A. Bank buying Eddie Bauer brand
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers is buying the 94-year-old Eddie Bauer brand for $825 million in cash and stock. The men’s clothing company, which is trying to fend off a takeover...
Jos. A. Bank rebuffs Men's Wearhouse takeover offer
The plot has taken yet another twist in the men’s suit saga. Jos. A. Bank rebuffed an offer for a potentially sweetened takeover bid from rival Men’s Wearhouse on Sunday,...
Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank continue merger dance
The stiff suits still haven’t finished their night on the dance floor. Men’s Wearhouse said Thursday it would consider sweetening its $1.61 billion takeover bid for Jos. A. Bank, urging...
Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank mired in lawsuits
The mudslinging has gotten worse between Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank — and the suits at an activist investment firm just got dirty. Jos. A. Bank on Friday rejected...
Activist suits up for Jos. A. Bank
Jos. A. Bank is being fitted for a new suit — a lawsuit, that is. Activist investment firm Eminence Capital said Monday it is suing Jos. A. Bank to force...
Men’s Wearhouse makes beefed-up bid for Jos. A. Bank
Men’s Wearhouse is going to love the way Jos. A. Bank Clothiers looks as part of its line-up — its bankers have nearly guaranteed it. The 1,133-store men’s apparel chain...
Jos. A. Bank cuts poison pill trigger to 10 pct
Jos. A. Bank is cutting the ownership threshold of its "poison pill" to a 10 percent stake from 20 percent as it gears up for a possible proxy fight with...
Jos. A. Bank rebuffs Men's Wearhouse takeover bid
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers has rebuffed a $1.5 billion takeover bid by Men’s Wearhouse, prompting its larger rival to explore other ways to satisfy investors’ hunger for a merger of...
Jos. A. Bank rejects Men's Wearhouse acquisition bid
Jos. A. Bank said Monday it has rejected Men’s Wearhouse’s acquisition bid. Jos. A. Bank said its Board of Directors unanimously voted to reject the offer for $55 a share,...
Men’s Wearhouse makes $1.5B bid for Jos. A. Bank
Gordon Gekko would have been proud. Men’s Wearhouse — in a slick salvo worthy of Hollywood’s sartorially savvy Wall Street shark — bid $1.5 billion in cash Tuesday to acquire...
Bank drops 'Wearhouse' bid but another may be coming
Jos. A. Bank is dropping its takeover bid for Men’s Wearhouse — sort of. The men’s suit retailer said Friday it has withdrawn its $2.3 billion offer for its Houston-based...
Men’s Wearhouse to consider Jos. A. Bank buyout offer
Men’s Wearhouse has finally agreed to consider a takeover offer from Jos. A. Bank — at least, that’s what a Men’s Wearhouse shareholder says. Hedge-fund manager Ricky Sandler of Eminence...
Jos. A Bank hints it won’t go hostile with Men’s Wearhouse bid
Jos. A. Bank says Wall Street is gonna like this deal, but it doesn’t guarantee it will happen. The suit retailer signaled on Thursday that it won’t go hostile with...