All Mergers & acquisitions articles – Page 26
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AnalysisAnalysis: Back to full health – what would Boots need from a new owner?
While Boots’ strategy has led to the growth of certain categories over the pandemic, some areas of the business are suffering due to underinvestment. Retail Week examines what a potential new owner of the retailer would need to focus on in order to bring Boots back to full health.
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Opinion‘If Boots is on the block, Tesco and Murphy look primed to swoop’
Walgreens Boots Alliance is thought to be seeking a buyer for its UK business – and Tesco could provide the perfect suitor, writes Retail Week editor Luke Tugby
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AnalysisAnalysis: What the Central Group deal means for Selfridges
Following months of speculation, it was revealed that Thailand’s Central Group has agreed on terms to snap up famous department store business Selfridges.
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NewsHalfords acquires automotive service business National in £62m deal
Halfords has snapped up automotive service and repair chain National in a deal that boss Graham Stapleton says “cements” the chain as the UK’s largest vehicle repair business.
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NewsSelfridges set to be sold to Thailand’s Central Group
Selfridges owners the Weston family have reportedly agreed to sell the department store chain to Thailand’s Central Group, with hopes for the deal to be completed by the end of this year.
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NewsUS private equity firm eyes M&S with Rowe’s exit on the cards
US private equity firm Apollo Global Management has been mulling making a move on Marks & Spencer.
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NewsJD Sports lambasts CMA as regulator orders sale of Footasylum
JD Sports has hit out at the competition watchdog after a final ruling ordered the retailer to sell the Footasylum business it acquired back in 2019.
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NewsFrench Connection takeover approved by shareholders
French Connection shareholders have backed a £29m takeover deal to save the struggling fashion brand.
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OpinionReturn of the kings: Leahy and Rose to join Norman in some of retail’s biggest roles
The Keynote: Return of the kings – Leahy and Rose to join Norman in some of retail’s biggest roles
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Opinion‘Morrisons: New dawn and new owners must bring renewed strategic focus’
The sun has set on a long and fruitful chapter in the history of one of Britain’s biggest retailers. Morrisons’ shares have been delisted from the London Stock Exchange, 54 years after it became a plc.
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NewsJD Sports snaps up Greek retailer Cosmos
JD Sports has acquired a controlling stake in Greek retailer Cosmos as it presses ahead with its international expansion drive.
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NewsPayPal bid for Pinterest could create new ecommerce powerhouse
PayPal has made a bid for social media giant Pinterest, sparking rumours of a new force in ecommerce.
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NewsMorrisons shareholders rubber-stamp £7bn CD&R takeover
Morrisons shareholders have rubber-stamped the £7bn takeover of the grocer by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) nearly four months after private equity interest in the retailer first emerged.
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NewsAsda’s £750m deal to sell forecourts business to EG Group terminated
The Issa brothers have pulled EG Group’s planned acquisition of Asda’s petrol forecourts business.
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NewsSelfridges’ owners in talks with Qatar about potential £4bn sale
Selfridges’ owners the Weston family are reportedly in talks with Qatar about a potential takeover of the iconic department store chain.
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NewsLeahy returns to grocery as Morrisons board gives green light to CD&R deal
Morrisons’ board has recommended acceptance of private equity group CD&R’s takeover offer, marking a likely return to grocery for former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy.
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NewsMorrisons bidders to battle for the retailer in auction this Saturday
The ownership of Morrisons will be decided this Saturday when an auction between rival bidders will be held.
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InterviewInterview: How direct to consumer business Paws plans to kick on after Fetch acquisition
New ecommerce business Paws launches this week to cater to the wellbeing needs of dogs and cats. Retail Week meets founder Graham Coxell to find out how the business plans to kick on after purchasing Fetch from Ocado earlier this year
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NewsMorrisons moves into food service for first time with new wholesale partnership
Grocery giant Morrisons is set to sell to pubs, restaurants and hotels as it bids to rapidly ramp up its wholesale business.
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NewsGap joins Next’s Total Platform to reboot UK operations
Next and Gap have announced a joint venture to manage the latter’s UK and Ireland operations.