All Mergers & acquisitions articles
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NewsSpace NK owner starts formal sale process
The owner of beauty chain Space NK has begun a formal sale process expected to be worth £300- £400m.
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NewsFrasers Group gears up for members-only Matches Fashion return
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is understood to be gearing up to relaunch collapsed luxury retailer Matches Fashion as an “exclusive members’ club”.
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NewsTapi confirms opening dates for raft of former Carpetright stores
Tapi has confirmed the opening dates of seven new stores since its takeover of Carpetright.
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NewsPoundland receives new takeover bid from Lakeland owner
Value giant Poundland has received two new takeover offers, according to reports.
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NewsTHG rejects ‘undervalued’ takeover proposal for Myprotein
THG has rejected a takeover proposal from Selkirk to acquire its Myprotein brand as it “fundamentally undervalued” the brand and its future prospects.
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NewsBensons for Beds owner mulls bid for Poundland
Alteri, the owner of Bensons for Beds, has emerged as one of several potential contenders to take over discounter Poundland.
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NewsBravissimo boss steps down after Wacoal acquisition
The chief executive of lingerie specialist Bravissimo is stepping down from her role.
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NewsMajestic Wine completes Enotria & Coe acquisition
Wine specialist Majestic Wine has completed the acquisition of premium wines and spirits supplier Entoria&Coe.
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GalleryInside the first of B&Q’s Homebase store conversions
The first of the former Homebase stores bought by B&Q has now opened in Greater Manchester.
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Innovation of the WeekUnder Armour and Unless Collective launch sportswear designed to decompose
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team. Every week, we bring you new ideas and case studies across consumer, technology, sustainability, economy, policy and industry.
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NewsArc’teryx owner acquires outerwear brand Jack Wolfskin
The owner of outdoors brand Arc’teryx, Anta Sports, has snapped up Jack Wolfskin in a £222m deal to acquire it from sports equipment company Topgolf Callaway.
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FeatureAsda: What went wrong and how can it be fixed?
How did the Issa brothers’ ownership of Asda go so wrong? And what do new chairman Allan Leighton and his team need to do to get the beloved supermarket chain back on track?
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AnalysisWHSmith: Can its new owners make the high street business actually work?
After 233 years on the high street, news broke last week that WHSmith’s high street business has been sold to Modella Capital for £76m
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NewsMajestic buys wine supplier to ‘turbocharge’ business
Specialist retailer Majestic Wine is to acquire a leading wine and spirits supplier as it prepares for a new business phase.
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NewsModella Capital lays out plans for WHSmith after acquiring its high street arm
Private equity firm Modella Capital has laid out its plans for the WHSmith high street business, which was acquired in a £76m deal.
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NewsWHSmith sells UK high street business to private equity firm and rebrands to TGJones
WHSmith has made the decision to sell its UK high street business to a private equity firm in a £76m deal as it focuses on becoming a pureplay global travel retailer.
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NewsAsda invests £80m in raising frontline staff pay
The supermarket said this brings its total investment in staff pay to half a billion pounds since 2021.
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NewsLakeland becomes latest acquisition target for Modella Capital
Lakeland has emerged as a takeover target for several investment groups, including Modella Capital, which owns Hobbycraft and The Original Factory Shop.
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InterviewInterview: Majestic Wine CEO John Colley on creating a ‘Screwfix of wine’
Last year’s acquisition of wine bar chain Vagabond provides an opportunity to draw upon the power of data and take Majestic into a new phase, chief executive John Colley reveals as he explains the thinking behind the deal.
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AnalysisDoes the Walgreens Boots Alliance have a future following $10bn mega sale?
Last week, Boots’ parent company Walgreens was acquired in a $10bn mega deal by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Who are the brand’s new owners and where does the UK institution fit into its plans?
