All Shares, investment & IPOs articles
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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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NewsHomewares retailer Dusk eyes London float
Homewares retailer Dusk is reportedly appointing advisers ahead of a potential £300m float on the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsWaterstones owner shows interest in takeover of The Very Group
Waterstones owner Elliott Advisors is reportedly among several parties eyeing up a potential takeover of The Very Group.
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NewsWHSmith launches capital raise as global turmoil takes toll
WHSmith is to raise money through a new share placing after cutting profit expectations and warning on its outlook as conflict continues in the Middle East.
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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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NewsCo-op prices £350m sustainability bond
The Co-operative Group has priced a bond offering of £350m of 8.25% sustainability senior notes due in 2031.
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NewsBirkenstock launches $250m share buyback as CEO says company is worth more
Birkenstock is buying back $250m (£186m) of its shares after its chief executive said there was a disconnect between the footwear brand’s price in the public markets and its value.
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AnalysisWhat’s next for Boots under new CEO Alex Baldock?
The owner of Boots confirmed this morning that outgoing Currys boss Alex Baldock would be joining the health and beauty chain in the autumn as its new chief executive.
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NewsBoots confirms appointment of outgoing Currys boss Baldock as new CEO
Boots has confirmed that it has tapped outgoing Currys boss Alex Baldock to be its next CEO.
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Opinion‘Primark will need to face down short-termists when it goes public’
If ever there were businesses that took a long-term view, they’re Primark and parent ABF. As they prepare to demerge, it will be vital that mindset is not jeopardised by the often short-term attitudes of the public market, says George MacDonald
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NewsWaterstones owner taps banks ahead of potential London float
Waterstones is close to appointing several investment banks to help oversee a float on the London stock exchange that would value the retailer at approximately £2bn.
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NewsFrasers increases exposure to Asos
Frasers Group has increased its exposure in Asos to 29.26%, after adding potential voting rights through financial instruments.
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NewsMatalan secures further £25m in funding to power transformation
Matalan has secured a commitment for a further £25m in additional funding from its core investor group to help power its ongoing turnaround.
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NewsJD Sports unveils £200m share buyback scheme
JD Sports has launched a share buyback scheme in a “commitment to continue delivering significant cash returns to shareholders”.
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NewsAldi invests £300m in store upgrades across the UK
Discounter giant Aldi has announced it has earmarked £300m to upgrade and extend its existing UK store network in 2026.
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NewsOcado shares dive as Canadian partner closes warehouse
Ocado Solutions has suffered another setback after it announced that Canadian partner Sobeys would be closing one of its automated fulfilment sites.
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NewsWaterstones close to appointing IPO adviser
Waterstones owner Elliott Management is close to hiring bankers to work on a multi-billion-pound listing of the bookseller.
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NewsTesco joins New York OTC trading platform
Tesco has joined the growing list of UK firms to begin trading on the OTC market in the US.
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NewsAmazon in talks to invest $10bn in OpenAI
The world’s largest online retailer would reportedly sell the ChatGPT developer chips and computing power as part of the proposed deal
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NewsNext in talks to strike a deal with Russell & Bromley
High street chain Next is in talks with advisers at Russell & Bromley about striking a potential deal.