All Mergers & acquisitions articles – Page 45
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Interview
Retail Week Live: John Rogers on how to beat Amazon
Sainsbury’s pulled off the biggest retail acquisition of the year in 2016 when it snapped up Argos owner Home Retail Group in a £1.4bn deal.
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News
Tesco-Booker deal wins CMA approval following probe
Tesco’s proposed merger with wholesale supplier Booker has edged closer as the £3.7bn deal was provisionally cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority.
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Opinion
Opinion: As M&A activity slows, don’t forget the float
Despite the rush for retail consolidation sparked by Tesco’s move for wholesale titan Booker, 2017 has been a relatively slow year for mergers and acquisitions.
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News
Nisa members give green light to £137.5m Co-op deal
Nisa members have voted in favour of the Co-op’s £137.5m takeover bid following a crunch ballot today.
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News
Go Outdoors profits and sales rise as it eyes expansion
Go Outdoors, which was acquired by JD Sports this year, posted a healthy boost in full-year sales bolstered by new stores.
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News
Hobbs bought by Phase Eight and Whistles owner Foschini
Phase Eight and Whistles owner The Foschini Group (TFG) has acquired upmarket womenswear retailer Hobbs for an undisclosed sum.
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News
Nisa rebels aim to block Co-op’s takeover
A group of Nisa shopkeepers hope to block the Co-op’s £143m takeover of the convenience retailer.
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News
BrightHouse bondholders close in on takeover deal
A consortium of BrightHouse’s bondholders is reportedly working towards a debt-for-equity deal for the struggling business.
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News
Planet Organic hires advisers to consider sale
Planet Organic’s owners are considering a sale of the healthy eating specialist.
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News
Waterstones’ owner Mamut considers £250m sale
Waterstones may be sold by its Russian owner, who has drafted in advisers to explore options.
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News
Sports Direct gears up for cycling store roll out
Sports Direct has snapped up triathlon specialist brand Tri UK and plans to roll out six new stores next year, including a Nottingham flagship.
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News
WiggleCRC boosts European presence with Bike24 deal
WiggleCRC has snapped up German cycling etailer Bike24 to ramp up its European reach in a reported £100m acquisition.
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News
Tesco target Booker’s profits surge as sales rise
Tesco’s intended acquisition Booker has reported a jump in profits in its first half, although its sales rise was dampened by plummeting demand for tobacco.
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News
Today in retail: Co-op closes in on Nisa deal
The Co-op’s swoop for Nisa took a giant step forward today when the symbol group and wholesaler’s board recommended the £137.5m offer to shareholders.
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News
Nisa board recommends Co-op’s £137.5m offer
Nisa’s board has “unanimously” recommended the Co-op’s offer worth up to £137.5m to its shareholders.
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News
BrightHouse circled by consortium of US hedge funds
BrightHouse is being circled by a consortium of bondholders as pressure mounts on the rent-to-own retailer to strike a refinancing deal.
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News
Oasis, Coast, Warehouse sale abandoned by Kaupthing
Icelandic bank Kaupthing has abandoned plans to sell Oasis, Coast and Warehouse after insisting the market “does not currently recognise the value” of the businesses.
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News
Wholesalers call on CMA to block Tesco-Booker merger
The bosses of the UK’s seven biggest wholesale businesses have called on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to block the deal.
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News
Today in retail: DFS profits dive as big ticket divides
DFS unveiled an understuffed set of results today, demonstrating growing disparity in the big ticket market.
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News
The Hut grows beauty empire with Illamasqua acquisition
The acquisitive Hut Group has added cult cosmetics brand Illamasqua to its fast-growing beauty empire.