M&A
William Hill swoops for Mr Green to boost digital sales overseas
Spreading its international and digital sources of revenue, bookmaker William Hill has swooped to buy online gaming specialist Mr Green & Co for 2. 8bn Swedish krone (£240m).
Intu grants Peel-led consortium more time to bid
Shopping centre owner Intu Properties on Wednesday said it had given a consortium led by its deputy chairman John Whittaker until November 15 to make an offer.
Sports Direct acquires Evans Cycles from administrators
Sports Direct will close half the branches bike retailer Evans Cycles after acquiring the chain for an undisclosed sum on Tuesday.
Chesapeake Energy to buy WildHorse in $3.98bn deal
Chesapeake Energy has agreed to buy oil and gas company WildHorse - which has operations in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations in southeast Texas - in a deal valued at around $3. 98bn.
Restaurant Group to buy Wagamama for £357m
Frankie & Benny's and Chiquito's owner Restaurant Group has agreed to buy the Wagamama restaurant chain for £357m in cash, giving an enterprise value of £559m.
WH Smith buys US airport retailer InMotion for $198m
WH Smith said it was buying US airport retailer InMotion for $198m (£155m).
Takeda proposes selling off Shire drug to gain merger clearance
Takeda Pharmaceuticals may need to sell off one of Shire's pipeline drugs in order to gain European regulatory clearance for the agreed $62bn takeover.
Gordon Dadds to buy Ince & Co for £34m
AIM-listed Gordon Dadds has agreed to buy international network of law firms Ince & Co for £34m in a deal that will create the UK's largest-listed law firm by revenue.
Faurecia to buy Hitachi's Clarion for EUR1.1bn
French automotive parts manufacturer Faurecia has agreed to buy Hitachi's car navigation business, Clarion, for €1. 1bn.
INPP invests up to £9.9m in fibre infra company
Infrastructure investment company International Public Partnerships (INPP) on Friday said it would invest up to £9. 9m in Nextgenaccess (NGA), a developer of ultrafast wholesale and custom fibre internet infrastructure.
Polypipe buys Manthorpe Building Products for £52m
Polypipe said it was buying Manthorpe Building Products, which makes moulded and extruded plastic and metal products for the UK and Irish markets for £52m on a cash and debt free basis.
Bunzl Q3 revenues up in line; buys Brazilian peer
International distribution and services group Bunzl said third quarter revenue increased by 7% at constant exchange rates due to organic growth of around 4% and an impact from acquisitions, net of disposals, of 3%.
QinetiQ buys training group Inzpire for £23.5m
Defence company QinetiQ said it had agreed buy 85% of Inzpire Group, with an agreement to acquire the rest after two years, for a total of £23. 5m.
Zegona eyes increased stake in Spanish telco Euskaltel
AIM-listed telecommunications and media investor Zegona Communications intend to make a partial tender offer in cash to acquire as much as 14. 9% of the outstanding shares in Spanish quadplay provider Euskaltel.
Ebay to buy Motors.co.uk; Auto Trader slumps
Ebay has agreed to buy UK-based classifieds site Motors. co. uk from Cox Automotive.
Intu confirms £2.8bn offer from Peel-led consortium
Shopping centre owner Intu on Friday confirmed it had received an approach from a consortium led by one of its senior directors to buy the company at 210p a share, valuing it at £2. 8bn.
Halma buys Belgium's Limotec for €9.3m
Safety, health and environmental technology group Halma on Friday said it had bought Belgian fire systems company Limotec for €9. 3m (£8. 2m) on a cash and debt free basis.
Novartis to buy US-based Endocyte for $2.1bn
Swiss drug maker Novartis has agreed to buy US-based biopharmaceutical group Endocyte for $2. 1bn in cash.
CMA probes impact of Sainsbury-Asda tie-up on grocery prices, suppliers
The Competition and Markets Authority has outlined which areas it will probe as part of an investigation into J Sainsbury’s £15bn merger with rival supermarket chain Asda.
IG Design expects 'record' first-half revenues
Greetings card outfit IG Design expects to report "record" first-half revenues, driven by a solid showing from recently acquired business Impact Innovations.