All Mergers & acquisitions articles – Page 21
-
AnalysisAnalysis: What happened to the retail lab? Walmart, Tesco and Farfetch on the evolution of innovation
Retail labs and accelerators were everywhere a few short years ago. What happened – and are retailers still innovating?
-
NewsMorrisons faces CMA probe into McColl’s rescue bid
The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the takeover bid for convenience specialist McColl’s by supermarket giant Morrisons.
-
Opinion‘Boots needs more TLC to create value, whoever owns it’
After failing to find a buyer for Boots, Walgreens insists “it is an exciting time” for the health and beauty stalwart, but without innovation and investment it risks falling behind, writes George MacDonald
-
NewsMorrisons blames ‘very challenging’ trading environment for sales drop
Supermarket giant Morrisons has blamed surging inflation and subdued customer sentiment for a drop in second-quarter sales.
-
NewsWalgreens pulls plug on Boots sale as suitors fail to secure financing
Walgreens Boots Alliance has canned the planned sale of its Boots business after suitors failed to meet its asking price.
-
NewsBoots deal in the balance as banks stop lending
The long running auction for Boots is in danger of imploding as the ongoing cost-of-living crisis spooks prospective buyers and debt markets freeze up.
-
NewsWest End retail property giants press button on merger
Property companies Shaftesbury and Capco are to merge, bringing the control of some of central London’s best-known shopping districts under single ownership.
-
NewsZalando amps up content creation with Highsnobiety acquisition
Fashion platform Zalando is aiming to boost its content skills with the acquisition of media group Highsnobiety.
-
NewsReliance and Apollo team up to lodge £5bn binding bid for Boots
Reliance Retail and Apollo are understood to have made a formal offer for Boots, which would allow current owner Walgreens to retain a significant minority stake.
-
NewsCD&R clears final hurdle for £7bn Morrisons acquisition
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has been given the all-clear to complete its £7bn acquisition of Morrisons after the competition watchdog agreed to its offer to sell some petrol forecourts.
-
NewsTed Baker sale in doubt as preferred bidder pulls plug on deal
The proposed sale of Ted Baker has been thrown into doubt after the board’s preferred bidder dramatically backed away from a deal.
-
AnalysisMissguided acquisition: Is Murray’s first Frasers move a misstep or masterful?
After months of twists and turns, Frasers Group and its chief executive Michael Murray swooped in to snap up Missguided out of administration. With his first move to reappoint founder and chief executive Nitin Passi, can this new dream team turn things around?
-
NewsAuthentic Brands Group moves into pole position to buy Ted Baker
The US-based Authentic Brands Group has emerged as the frontrunner to win the battle for Ted Baker and is being advised by Bank of America on a £300m deal.
-
NewsMissguided close to collapse after winding-up petition issued
Fashion etailer Missguided is on the edge of collapse after creditors filed a winding-up petition.
-
NewsMike Ashley’s Frasers Group takes $30m hit on sale of US businesses
Frasers Group has sold its two businesses in the US in a $70m (£55.7m) deal.
-
NewsTed Baker moves forward with sale as Fat Face recruits bankers
Both Ted Baker and Fat Face have made advances in their searches for a buyer.
-
NewsMoonpig expands range with Buyagift acquisition
Moonpig has made moves to grow its gifting offer with the proposed acquisition of Buyagift.
-
NewsMorrisons rescue deal for McColl’s cost £182m
Morrisons shelled out the equivalent of £182m to rescue the collapsed convenience chain McColl’s, administrators’ documents have revealed.
-
NewsWalgreens takes £4bn dividend from UK arm as Boots sale deadline looms
Boots’ US owner Walgreens has extracted $5.3bn (£4.3bn) in dividends from its UK arm.
-
Opinion‘As CD&R rescues McColl’s, it’s time to change the narrative on private equity’
After a wretched few days, today finally brought some much-needed certainty for McColl’s 16,000 employees and the 2,000 members of its two pension schemes.