ITV valued at £5.2bn amid speculation it is a target for predators 

ITV valued at £5.2bn amid fresh speculation it has become a prized target for predators By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 18 May 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 18 May 2021 Takeover fever in the entertainment industry has sparked fresh speculation that UK broadcaster ITV could be snapped up. The FTSE … Read more

Nature: Female putty-nosed monkeys use males as hired guns to defend against predators like leopards

Female putty-nosed monkeys use males as ‘hired guns’ to defend against vicious predators such as leopards Researchers studied groups of putty-nosed monkeys in the north of the Congo They exposed the monkeys to a ‘leopard model’ — a man in a leopard-print sheet The team found that the sexes responded differently to the simulated threat Females … Read more

Zara Larsson says she was ‘well protected’ against ‘predators’ in the industry

‘Not a lot of people are trying to make a move on a 16-year-old’: Zara Larsson says she was ‘well protected’ against ‘predators’ during the early stages of her career as she poses for chic shoot By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 15:53 GMT, 1 March 2021 | Updated: 15:53 GMT, 1 March 2021 Zara … Read more

Private equity predators set to snap up swathes of UK firms

Private equity predators expected to snap up swathes of British companies this year after deal volumes hit their lowest level in seven years in 2020 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 1 February 2021 Private equity predators are expected to snap up swathes of … Read more

Spot the bird! Camouflaged creature stumps predators by blending in with a wooden fence post

Spot the bird! Camouflaged creature stumps predators by blending in with a wooden fence post The potoo bird stands on a wooden post in Brazil and is perfectly camouflaged When it flies away it leaves an egg behind that it has been sitting on to protect  In more footage, the egg hatches and stands on … Read more

Takeover frenzy grips City as predators go bargain hunting

Pandemic plundering: Takeover frenzy grips City as predators go bargain hunting on Britain’s bombed out stock market By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 7 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 7 December 2020 The City was gripped by a fresh frenzy of takeover activity yesterday as cash-rich suitors hunted for bargains … Read more

MAGGIE PAGANO: Why do UK firms look so tasty to foreign predators?

The hawks at the Bank of England predict economic output will shrink by 11 per cent this year, the worst annual collapse in growth for 300 years, beating the fall during the First World War. The Old Lady also warns another one million jobs will be lost, taking unemployment to around 2.6m over the next … Read more

BT shares bounce as predators prepare to swoop

BT shares bounce as predators prepare to swoop: So will these men REALLY defend titan? Investors piled into the telecoms group after weekend reports that its flagging value had left it vulnerable to potential takeovers  BT’s value has fallen steadily in recent years and now sits at just £10.7billion  By Matt Oliver For The Daily … Read more

Hundreds of bugs form a slithering ‘snake’ to scare off predators in skin-crawling close-up footage

Hundreds of bugs form a slithering ‘snake’ to scare off predators in skin-crawling close-up footage The larvae were seen crawling on temple ground in Ciang Mai, northern Thailand In the clip, the bugs can be seen crawling over each other in a ‘snake’ formation It is a process which can maximise the speed of the … Read more

New rules to protect vital firms from foreign predators

Ministers set to introduce new rules to protect firms that are critical to public health from foreign takeovers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 21 June 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 21 June 2020 Ministers are set to introduce new rules to protect firms that are critical to public health from … Read more