All Mergers & acquisitions articles
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NewsCastore acquires 160-year-old shoemaker
Castore has snapped up one of Britain’s oldest footwear manufacturers, Grenson.
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NewsFrasers Group launches takeover bid for Australian retail group
Frasers Group has offered A$316m (£166m) for the remaining available shares of Accent Group, operators of brands including Hype and Platypus.
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NewsSigma Healthcare pulls out of Boots talks
The Australian pharmacy group said the deal would “not currently meet its strategic and capital investment objectives”.
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NewsHobbycraft pays out to creditors as it makes early exit from CVA
Specialist retailer Hobbycraft has exited its CVA two years earlier than envisaged and distributed a pot of cash to creditors, Retail Week can reveal
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NewsBoots in talks with potential buyers at $10bn valuation
Health and beauty giant Boots has held talks with potential suitors over a sale which could value the retailer at as much as $10bn.
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NewsModella Capital agrees deal with former Poundland owner for Dealz
Modella Capital has continued its retail buying spree with a bid to snap up Polish discounter Dealz.
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NewsBrandAlley sold in pre-pack deal
Members-only platform BrandAlley has been rescued from administration in a pre-pack deal.
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NewsHome Bargains eyes up heritage brand acquisition
Value retailer Home Bargains is pondering the purchase of famous pottery brand Denby out of administration.
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NewsModella snaps up Flying Tiger Copenhagen
Investor Modella Capital has acquired homewares business Flying Tiger Copenhagen and all 1,100 of its stores across 44 countries.
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NewsNew Radley owner unveils plans for British handbag maker
The new owners of Radley have unveiled plans to grow the British handbag maker’s global footprint and branch into new product categories.
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NewsMorrisons ready to sell to rivals in bid to slash debt pile
Supermarket Morrisons is reportedly in talks with rival supermarkets over deals to sell food to them in a bid to boost its manufacturing business and slash its growing debt pile.
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NewsJD.com eyes up The Very Group
Chinese retailer JD.com is considering a potential £2bn bid for The Very Group as it looks to grow its foothold in the UK.
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NewsPoundland owner snaps up Radley in pre-pack deal
Poundland owner Gordon Brothers has bought the brand and other assets of British handbag-maker Radley in a pre-pack administration deal.
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NewsTGJones’ owner lines up purchase of Flying Tiger Copenhagen
Investor Modella, owner of troubled TGJones, is preparing to buy homewares business Flying Tiger Copenhagen.
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AnalysisWhat does Shein really want with US ethical fashion label Everlane?
Shein made headlines this week when it emerged that the fast fashion giant had scooped up US fashion label Everlane.
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NewsShein snaps up US fashion brand Everlane - reports
Shein has agreed to purchase US apparel retailer Everlane from its majority owner L Catterton, according to media reports over the weekend.
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NewseBay board rejects surprise GameStop offer
Online marketplace giant eBay has rejected a $55.5bn (£40.9bn) takeover bid from video game retailer GameStop, calling it “unsolicited” and “neither credible nor attractive”.
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NewsBrandAlley explores potential sale of the business
Members-only ecommerce platform BrandAlley is exploring its strategic options, which could result in a sale of the business.
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AnalysisTGJones’ restructuring plan reveals a business’ desperate fight for survival
Retail Week has seen the restructuring plan put forward to creditors and landlords by TGJones owner Modella Capital. The details make for grim reading.
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NewsTGJones owner details restructuring proposals putting stores and jobs at risk
Modella, the owner of TGJones, has launched a restructuring plan involving the shuttering of up to 150 branches and hundreds of job losses.