M&A
DMGT to buy i newspaper from JPI Media for £49.6m
The Daily Mail and General Trust has agreed to buy the i newspaper from JPI Media - formerly Johnston Press - for £49. 6m in cash.
Northgate and Redde agree all-share merger
Vehicle hire company Northgate said on Friday that it has agreed an all-share merger with Redde.
Countrywide to sell commercial business, announces share consolidation
Countrywide has agreed to sell its commercial business, Lambert Smith Hampton, to John Bengt Moeller for £38m in cash.
Peacocks named as preferred bidder for stricken Bonmarché
Philip Day's fast-fashion chain Peacocks has been named preferred bidder for collapsed womenswear retailer Bonmarché, as the administrator flagged 30 stores that are to close before Christmas.
St Modwen sell 3 retail assets for £34m
St Modwen properties said it had sold three retail assets in Doncaster, Crosby and Kirkby for a combined £34m, representing just over half of the company's remaining non-core retail portfolio as at May 2019.
Rathbone Brothers to buy personal injury business from Barclays Wealth
Rathbone Brothers said on Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rathbone Investment Management Limited, has agreed to buy the personal injury and court of protection business of Barclays Wealth for an undisclosed sum.
Coats buys US industrial yarn maker for $37m
Industrial thread maker Coats Group said it was buying US-based Pharr High Performance Yarns for $37m (£28. 7m).
Ebay to sell StubHub to Viagogo for $4.05bn
Ebay has agreed to sell its ticketing business, StubHub, to rival Viagogo for $4. 05bn (£3. 15bn) in cash.
Mitsubishi agrees to buy Holland's Eneco in €4.1bn deal
A Mitsubishi-led consortium has beaten Royal Dutch Shell to secure renewable energy specialist Eneco in a €4. 1bn deal.
LVMH to buy Tiffany in $16.2bn deal
Luxury goods company LVMH, which owns brands such a Christian Dior and Givenchy, has agreed to buy US jeweller Tiffany in a $16. 2bn deal.
Sorrento Therapeutics surges as it rejects unsolicited all-cash offer
Shares of Sorrento Therapeutics surged on Monday after the company said it had rejected an unsolicited buyout offer from two biopharmaceutical companies.
Charles Schwab to buy TD Ameritrade in $26bn deal
US brokerage firm Charles Schwab has agreed to buy rival TD Ameritrade in an all-share deal valued at around $26bn.
HP rejects Xerox's $33.5bn buyout offer
Computer maker HP reiterated on Sunday its rejection of Xerox’s offer to buy out the company for $33. 5bn.
Euromoney buys Wealth-X for $20.4m
Euromoney Institutional Investor has announced the acquisition of data-driven intelligence provider Wealth-X for $20. 4m in cash.
Brooks Macdonald to buy Edinburgh-based Cornelian for up to £39m
Brooks Macdonald has agreed to buy Edinburgh-based wealth and asset manager, Cornelian, for up to £39m.
PayPal to acquire Honey Science Corporation for $4bn
PayPal announced late on Wednesday a deal to acquire Honey Science Corporation for $4. 0bn.
Charles Schwab said to be in talks to buy TD Ameritrade
Shares of TD Ameritrade surged in pre-market trade following a report that Charles Schwab is in talks to buy the online broker.
Hasbro's Entertainment One takeover could face phase 2 CMA probe
The Competition and Markets Authority said on Thursday that it was considering whether Hasbro’s £3. 3bn takeover of Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One would result in "a substantial lessening of competition".
Prosus calls on Just Eat shareholders to accept offer
Prosus has called on Just Eat shareholders to accept its unsolicited £4. 9bn takeover offer, cautioning that the offer from Dutch online food delivery firm Takeaway. com creates "signifciant risk".
Clipper Logistics confirms preliminary takeover approach
Clipper Logistics confirmed on Wednesday that it has received a preliminary takeover approach from private equity firm Sun European Partners.