M&A
EG Group eyes up Caffe Nero - report
The British billionaire brothers behind the £6. 8bn takeover of supermarket chain Asda are poised to swoop on coffee chain Caffe Nero, it was reported on Monday.
S&P Global to buy IHS Markit in $44bn deal
S&P Global has agreed to buy London-based IHS Markit in a deal that values the company at $44bn.
GardaWorld extends 'full and fair' offer for G4S
GardaWorld has extended its hostile £2. 9bn offer for G4S to mid-December and indicated it would not be pressured into raising its bid.
JD Sports rises as Cowgill cools on Debenhams
JD Sports shares rose after the company was reported to be considering scrapping plans to buy Debenhams.
Pets at Home buys The Vet Connection for £15m
Pet care business Pets at Home said on Monday that it has bought The Vet Connection (TVC), the UK's largest independent veterinary telehealth provider, for £15m in cash.
Banco Sabadell gives Goldman mandate to sell TSB
Goldman Sachs has been given the mandate to sell Spanish lender Banco Sabadell's UK unit, TSB.
Sabadell shares slide as merger talks with BBVA end
Shares of Banco de Sabadell tumbled on Friday after it said merger talks with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) have ended due to a disagreement over price.
G4S discloses information to GardaWorld in bid battle
G4S has agreed to provide its hostile suitor GardaWorld with details about the company after revealing the information to another unidentified potential bidder.
ViacomCBS to sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House owner for $2.2bn
ViacomCBS confirmed on Wednesday that it has agreed to sell publishing business Simon & Schuster to Bertelsmann, the owner of Penguin Random House, for $2. 18bn in cash.
Future to buy GoCo; FY results beat expectations
Media platform Future said on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy GoCo in a deal that values the GoCompare owner at 136p a share, as it reported a jump in full-year profit and revenue.
G4S to resume divi payments in 2021; Rejects GardaWorld bid again
Private security firm G4S, currently fending off a £3bn takeover bid from smaller rival GardaWorld, said it planned to resume dividend payments next year and urged shareholders once again to reject overtures from its unwanted suitor.
Elementis rejects second takeover approach from Minerals Technologies
Speciality chemicals company Elementis has rejected a second, sweetened possible takeover offer from US-based Minerals Technologies.
AA agrees £219m sale to private equity firms
AA has agreed to be bought for £219m by two private equity firms in an ignominious end to the breakdown service's six years as a public company.
Kingfisher buys online platform Needhelp for €10m
B&Q owner Kingfisher said it had bought online European home improvement services platform NeedHelp for €10m (£9m).
AA extends deadline for £218m takeover offer
The AA has extended the deadline for its private equity suitors to make a firm takeover offer, the motoring and insurance group said on Tuesday.
JD Sports eyes Debenhams takeover - report
Shares in JD Sports were on the back foot on Tuesday after it was reported that the sportswear retailer was mulling a possible takeover of stricken department store chain Debenhams.
Phoenix Group confirms expressions of interest for European business
Phoenix Group Holdings confirmed press speculation regarding the possible sale of its European businesses.
Merck to buy Oncolmmune for $425m
Merck has agreed to buy privately-held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company OncoImmune for an upfront payment of $425m in cash.
EU extends decision date on LSE/Refinitiv deal
The European Commission said it had extended its deadline for a ruling on the London Stock Exchange’s $27bn takeover of financial data business Refinitiv by four days to January 21.
AA close to agreeing £218m takeover by private equity
AA said it was close to recommending a proposed cash offer of 35p a share from private equity groups TowerBrook Capital and Warburg Pincus working together.