All Mergers & acquisitions articles – Page 102
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OpinionRestructuring for tomorrow’s growth
The imminent rental quarter day on March 25th will no doubt be the trigger for more retail casualties, after 2012’s high profile Q1 administrations of Peacocks, Bonmarche, Blacks and most recently Fenn Wright and Manson, amongst others.
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NewsAmazon buys automated picking firm for $775m
Amazon has acquired Kiva Systems, a technology firm specialising in automated picking, for $775m.
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NewsDesigner Karen Millen fights to trade under own name
Designer Karen Millen is to begin the fight to trade under her own name.
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NewsClintons mulls Birthdays restructure
Clintons could kickstart a major restructure of its Birthdays business if a buyer is not found for the discount card specialist.
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NewsGame’s future hangs in the balance
Game’s future has been cast in doubt after a rescue deal put forward by Comet’s owner appears to have been rejected by the troubled retailer’s banks.
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NewsJD Sports and Sports Direct in tussle for Firetrap brand
Sportswear giants JD Sports and Sports Direct are squaring up for another battle as they compete to buy for-sale young fashion brand Firetrap.
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NewsGame offered lifeline by Comet owner OpCapita
Embattled entertainment retailer Game has been offered a lifeline by Comet owner OpCapita.
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NewsHMV confirms ongoing sale of live business
HMV has confirmed “a number of parties” are eyeing the entertainment retailer’s live venue arm.
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NewsTJ Hughes stores drive planned by new owner
TJ Hughes owner Lewis Retail is in talks to open 11 stores over the next two years following its acquisition of the department store retailer out of administration last year.
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NewsGame in talks with third party over new funding
Beleaguered entertainment retailer Game said a third party has shown interest in providing additional funding in the business.
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NewsHMV Live grabs attention of O2 owner
The owner of the O2 arena, AEG, is bidding to acquire HMV’s live music business for about £65m.
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NewsLandsbanki prepares to sell House of Fraser stake
Icelandic bank Landsbanki is poised to sell its stake in department store House of Fraser.
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NewsMalcolm Walker completes £1.45bn Iceland deal
Iceland Foods chief executive Malcolm Walker has completed the deal to buy back the retailer for £1.45bn.
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NewsJeweller Azendi falls into administration
Jewellery firm Azendi has fallen into administration.
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AnalysisPhilip Day: Breathing new life into Peacocks
Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner Philip Day talks exclusively to Tiffany Holland about his business and why he bought Peacocks.
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NewsBonmarché returns focus to over-50s
Bonmarché will sharpen price points and return to its roots as a womenswear retailer aimed at the over-50s under the ownership of private equity firm Sun European, which bought it out of administration six weeks ago.
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NewsClintons puts Birthdays chain up for sale
UPDATE: Greetings card specialist Clinton Cards has put its struggling Birthdays chain up for sale.
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NewsHobbs and Phase Eight vying to buy Fenn Wright Manson
Fashion retailers including Hobbs and Phase Eight are understood to be amongst the throng interested in buying Fenn Wright Manson out of administration.
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NewsMorrisons buys fish factory in acquisition drive
Morrisons has bought a seafood facility in Grimsby as it targets a more vertically integrated supply chain.
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NewsNew owner invests £50m to turn around Peacocks
The new owner of Peacocks, Edinburgh Woollen Mill, plans to restore the collapsed value fashion retailer to a 600-store business in the next four years as it pumps in £50m of investment.