The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media:* Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is in talks to purchase apparel retailer Chico's FAS Inc and is trying to secure debt financing for a deal that could reach $3 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Chico?s FAS, Inc. is a specialty retailer of private branded, casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, complementary accessories, and other non-clothing gift items under the Chico?s, White House / Black Market (WH/BM) and Soma Intimates (Soma) brand names. Shares of CHS fell by 0.58% or $-0.1/share to $17.25. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.39 and as high as $18.20. On average, 1946990 shares of CHS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3171447.
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