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Crime writer Ian Rankin recalls how guests cheered Fred Goodwin and RBS chiefs as they walked in ‘like Reservoir Dogs’ at 2007 party celebrating the disastrous takeover of ABN Amro Author Ian Rankin told how he partied with disgraced RBS boss Fred Goodwin Crime writer was invited to a bash at the bank’s headquarters in … Read more
‘I prefer people to be happy in Dubai than suffering at home’: Holly Hagan DEFENDS her reality star pals’ UAE pandemic takeover and insists it’s ‘hard for them to know what to do’ By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 16:30 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 16:33 GMT, 13 January 2021 Geordie Shore’s Holly Hagan … Read more
Tiffany shareholders back US jewellers £11.7bn takeover by Louis Vuitton-owner LVMH By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 21:57 GMT, 30 December 2020 Tiffany shareholders have overwhelmingly backed an £11.7billion takeover by France’s LVMH. More than 99 per cent of votes cast at a one-off meeting were … Read more
TalkTalk Founder Sir Charles Dunstone backs broadband provider’s £1.1bn private takeover By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 21:59 GMT, 17 December 2020 Talk Talk founder Sir Charles Dunstone has backed a £1.1billion takeover of the budget broadband provider that will see it go private. The deal … Read more
Asda paid £1.1 billion dividend to US owners Walmart before Issa brothers’ takeover By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 11 December 2020 Walmart completed the sale of a majority stake in the business to the Blackburn-based Issa brothers and their private equity backers, TDR … Read more
McCarthy & Stone shareholders say yes to £647m takeover bid for the retirement home builder from private equity firm Lone Star McCarthy & Stone was also bought by a consortium in 2006 for more than £1bn The group was forced to close its building sites in the early parts of lockdown Compared to its pre-lockdown … Read more
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
Countrywide spurns rival’s £82m takeover bid: Struggling estate agent moves a step closer to private equity ownership By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 Struggling estate agent Countrywide has moved a step closer to handing control to private equity after rejecting a … Read more
London Stock Exchange soars 9.6% amid rising hopes £20bn Refinitiv takeover will be approved By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 LSE jumped 9.6 per cent amid reports it is set to win approval for its takeover of Refinitiv Shares in the … Read more
GardaWorld ups its offer for G4S by £680m to £3.68bn as tense takeover tussle comes to a head GardaWorld has reached a deal on a £770m package with G4S pension trustees G4S has advised shareholders to not take action in relation to the revised offer The preceding bid was called ‘unattractive and highly opportunistic’ by … Read more