All Mergers and acquisitions articles
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NewsWalgreens Boots shares soar as new life is breathed into possible PE takeover
Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance received a shot in the arm this week as speculation circulated that a potential private equity takeover of the US pharmacy giant was alive and kicking. It means a carve out of the UK high street Boots chain is once again a possibility
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NewsGXO purchase of Wincanton could raise costs for supermarkets, says CMA
GXO agreed to acquire Wincanton in April 2024 but the takeover was subject to checks
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NewsChallenger brand ’one-stop shop’ created in multimillion-pound merger
Media agency MNC said it will create a ‘new paradigm that fuses media, advisory and venture funding’
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NewsBoparan feed mill deal given provisional go-ahead by CMA
Boparan Private Office is seeking to acquire feed mills owned by ForFarmers
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NewsOSI boosts UK presence with buyout of Karnova Food Group
Karnova Food Group was created last year with the merger of Yorkshire Premier Meat and Smithfield Murray
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NewsTreasury Wine Estates abandons sale of Blossom Hill and Wolf Blass brands
The wines have been up for sale since last August
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Comment & OpinionWhy Unilever has gone Wild for a deodorant challenger brand
The fmcg behemoth Unilever has reportedly made a £230m bid for the fast-growing refillable deodorant challenger Wild
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NewsGusbourne calls off sale talks as it considers stock market delisting
English winemaker Gusbourne has called off a search for a buyer and will instead weigh up abandoning its listing on the London Stock Exchange’s junior market
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NewsPernod Ricard mulls sale of Mumm champagne
The Paris-headquartered group is shifting away from wine toward spirits
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NewsKeystone continues acquisition spree with deal for North Brewing
Keystone has now acquired three beer brands in the space of a week
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NewsPooch & Mutt acquires pet gut health firm Biome9
Natural petcare brand Pooch & Mutt has expanded its offering with the acquisition of gut health testing tech firm Biome9, which is backed by Warburtons boss Jonathan Warburton and former Pets at Home CEO Peter Pritchard
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NewsWH Smith shares surge as investors welcome potential high street sell-off
The share price rose 8% following the results on Wednesday, bringing its total gain for the week to more than 12% as investors welcomed news of the potential for a more focused travel group
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NewsKeystone Brewing Group swoops for ailing craft beer brands Fourpure and Magic Rock
Owner In Good Company had ‘fallen into financial difficulties’ said Keystone
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NewsDiageo sells Cacique rum to La Martiniquaise
It’s the second brand sold by Diageo in six months
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NewsCMA launches investigation into sale of The Famous Grouse
The blended whisky is the fourth-biggest spirits brand in the UK off-trade
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NewsDiageo sells Guinness Ghana shareholding in ‘efficiency and profitability’ drive
Diageo is pursuing an ‘asset-light’ production model for Guinness in Africa
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NewsIsla Délice picks up German-halal brand Gurkan
Isla Délice also own Takul, one of the UK’s fastest-growing halal brands
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Comment & OpinionWas ruling out an £8bn Guinness sale genius or insanity?
There are compelling reasons for a Guinness offload, but such a move would have been a huge gamble for Diageo
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith confirms high street sell-off talks, while Diageo rules out Guinness sale
WH Smith is exploring a potential sale of its high street stores in a bid to become a pure-play travel business, and Diageo rules out a sale of Guinness
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NewsWH Smith explores sale of high street division
WH Smith is in talks to sell off its high street retail operation to focus exclusively on the growing travel division of stores in airports and railway stations