Stagecoach mulls a takeover of the UK’s largest bus operator Arriva after it goes up for sale City sources said Stagecoach is interested in buying Arriva’s bus business Arriva has been put up for sale by German Transport giant Deutsche Bahn It operates more than 5,000 buses in Britain and has divisions across Europe By … Read more
Competition watchdog launches formal probe into proposed takeover of ticket resale website Stubhub by rival Viagogo By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:29 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 16 April 2020 The competition watchdog has launched a formal probe into the proposed takeover of ticket resale website Stubhub by rival … Read more
£1bn takeover of razor brand Harry’s by Wilkinson Sword-owner is ditched due to US competition concerns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 09:39 BST, 11 February 2020 Edgewell Personal Care, the owner of Wilkinson Sword, was set to buy rival Harry’s The £1.1billion takeover of razor … Read more
Investment trust Pollen Street Secured Lending reveals US takeover approach and sacks fund manager By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:36 GMT, 25 February 2020 | Updated: 00:31 GMT, 26 February 2020 US firm Waterfall Asset Management wants to buy Pollen Street Secured Lending for 900p per share in a £675m bid Investment … Read more
Fears are mounting that thousands of ordinary shareholders will be denied any say on the Sirius Minerals takeover because of complicated City rules. Investors in Yorkshire potash miner Sirius will vote on a £405million offer from FTSE 100-listed Anglo American on March 3. Some shareholders are angry with Anglo’s 5.5p per share bid because they … Read more
Amazon held talks on bid to takeover the National Lottery By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 14 March 2020 Amazon held talks about bidding to run the National Lottery, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The discussions fizzled out, but the US tech … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Redx Pharma surges as bidder unexpectedly returns with second takeover offer By Calum Muirhead At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney Published: 12:03 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 12:03 GMT, 13 March 2020 Redx Pharma was one of the few winners on AIM amid the week’s market rout after it confirmed a second … Read more
Moss Bros surges 50% after it agrees £22.6m takeover deal would be a good fit By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:26 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:32 GMT, 13 March 2020 Moss Bros shares surged almost 50 per cent after it agreed to go private in a £22.6million deal. The suit … Read more
Sirius faces do-or-die investor vote over controversial £405m Anglo American takeover By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 2 March 2020 Crunch time: Sirius chief executive Chris Fraser Shares in Sirius Minerals plunged ahead of a crunch vote on a controversial takeover that will determine … Read more