| HD Supply to sell Waterworks unit for $2.5 billion |  | | (Reuters) - Industrial retailer HD Supply Holdings said on Tuesday it would sell its waterworks unit to private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for $2.5 billion in cash to reduce debt and streamline its operations. | |  |  |  | | Germany's Delivery Hero lines up latest online takeaway IPO |  | | BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Online food takeaway firm Delivery Hero is preparing a flotation that could value one of Europe's largest internet startups at up to 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion), raising funds to help it fend off new competitors such as Uber [UBER.UL] and Amazon . | |  |  |  | | Blackstone offers $2 billion for Finnish real estate firm Sponda |  | | HELSINKI (Reuters) - U.S. private equity group Blackstone Group said on Monday it had offered to buy all shares in Finnish real estate investment company Sponda for about 1.8 billion euros ($2.0 billion) as it seeks to expand its real estate business in the Nordic region. | |  |  |  | | Factbox: Elliott Advisors' top five holdings |  | | LONDON (Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott Advisors suffered a setback when U.S. paint maker PPG walked away from bid target Akzo Nobel , but the New York-based hedge fund has plenty of other investments where it is seeking to exert its influence. | |  | |  |  | | |  |  | Related Video | |  | | |  | | |  |  |  | Related News | |  | | |  | | |  |  |  |  |  | | Make sense of the market with highlights of valuable financial information and reports along with compelling investment insights. Register Today |  | |  |  |  | | Get a jump on the day with our early morning summary of key news developments for the US markets, as well as global market news. Register Today |  | |  | | » » MORE NEWSLETTERS |  | |