Netherlands-based firm offloads unit to fast casual restaurant chain Wonder for $650m four years after buying it for $7.3bn The food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway is selling Grubhub to the delivery-focused restaurant chain Wonder...
CMA’s new pragmatism over having three UK mobile operators will provide more genuine competition than the current setup Vodafone and Three merger could get go-ahead, says watchdog What could UK merger mean for customers? Compare and...
As competition watchdog looks poised to approve tie-up, questions raised over what it could mean for prices, competition and investment Vodafone and Three merger could get go-ahead, says watchdog Nils Pratley: Regulator’s backing for...
Chair suggests company will not make fourth takeover offer and will instead focus on other growth opportunities The global mining company BHP has “moved on” from its three unsuccessful attempts to take over the rival Anglo American...
Mike Ashley’s retail group says it ‘remains concerned about governance’ at luxury brand after final bid rejected Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has criticised the management of Mulberry as it walked away from its attempts to take over the...
CMA sets 18 December deadline for initial review as it considers whether deal could reduce competition The UK’s competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the £3.3bn takeover of the UK soft drinks maker Britvic by the...
Private equity firm CD&R revealed to be in exclusive talks to buy 50% stake in consumer healthcare arm Opella The French government has warned a US private equity firm buying the consumer healthcare arm of the drugmaker Sanofi that...
Joshua Alliance to take company private, paying 40p in cash for each share not already owned by himself and family Business live – latest updates The Simply Be and JD Williams fashion retailer N Brown has agreed a £191m takeover by a...
Shares in food company jump 13% after reports Advent is in early stages of preparing an offer Tate & Lyle could become the next UK company to fall to an overseas takeover offer, after reports that the US private equity firm Advent...
Hedge fund D.E. Shaw has amassed a $1 billion stake in the industrial gas giant and is looking to make big changes to the company's board and operating model.
The about face comes as the board grapples with the activist's efforts, and just days before Starboard's Jeff Smith was slated to meet with the CEO, sources said.
Starboard's stake comes amid a time of struggle at the drugmaker, which has begun to cut costs aggressively as demand for its Covid-19 medicines recedes.
CMA accepts undertakings by both housebuilders to address concerns over a potential local competition issue The £2.5bn acquisition by the UK’s biggest housebuilder, Barratt, of its smaller rival Redrow has been given the green light by...
British retail investing app Freetrade has entered into an agreement with Australian rival Stake to take on all of the company's U.K. clients and their assets.
Decision comes after UK real estate portal turned down fourth offer from Australian property company Nils Pratley: The Murdochs just couldn’t afford Rightmove The Rupert Murdoch-backed real estate company REA Group has abandoned its...
Sports Direct owner looks to up 37% stake to 100% amid concerns for future of cash-strapped fashion firm • Business live – latest updates Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has filed a possible £83m offer to buy the luxury brand Mulberry as it...
Suitors such as Dovid Efune and new Spectator owner Paul Marshall have until end of Friday to submit offers Potential suitors to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph have until the end of Friday to submit second-round offers, with the US...
Australian group calls on Rightmove board to ‘engage now’ after fourth offer for UK online property portal Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group has made a fourth attempt to buy Rightmove, increasing its offer to £6.2bn as it steps up its pursuit...
Australian company says it is frustrated that UK property website has refused to engage over £6.1bn offer Rightmove has rejected a third bid from Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group and said the offer was “unattractive” and undervalues the UK’s...
Rick Heitzmann, FirstMark Capital founder & partner, joins 'Fast Money' to talk tech investing after the Fed's rate cut announcement, the state of the IPO market and more.
CMA fears customers least able to afford mobile services would be most affected by deal A proposed merger between the telecoms companies Vodafone and Three in the UK could lead to higher mobile bills for tens of millions of mobile...
Hedge fund tycoon is also in talks with RedBird IMI to acquire Daily and Sunday Telegraph Business live – latest updates Sir Paul Marshall has sealed a £100m takeover of the Spectator magazine as the backer of GB News completes the next...
Co-founder of British cybersecurity company says ‘now is the right time to hand over the reins’, to Jill Popelka Poppy Gustafsson, the co-founder and chief executive of the British cybersecurity firm Darktrace, is to leave the company...
Japanese group says Couche-Tard plan undervalues firm, but leaves door open to higher offer Business live – latest updates The parent company of the global convenience store chain 7-Eleven has rejected a near $39bn (£29.6bn) takeover...
Selling a key economic component at a so-so price always felt bizarre, but with transformative cost savings on the horizon it would be pathetic When the board of Royal Mail’s parent company rolled over in May and recommended a £3.6bn...