M&A – Page 55
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda has 'little chance' despite price cuts
The supermarkets are also claiming the CMA has made a litany of mistakes in its handling of the probe so far
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Tesco's Carrefour tie-up suggest it's reverting to type?
Tesco’s European buying alliance looks set to be tougher on suppliers than the data-driven stance it has employed in the UK
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NewsAsda and Sainsbury's pledge £1bn of lower prices in merger
Retailers have outlined supermarket and petrol forecourt divestments across both brands
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NewsWessanen in discussions with consortium over takeover bid
The Whole Earth and Clipper tea owner has received an offer from a consortium led by French private equity giant PAI Partners
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NewsM&S ends delivery trial as focus shifts to Ocado venture
M&S had been testing the in-store picking model at its Colliers Wood and Camden stores
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NewsDeal activity in 2018 unaffected by Brexit but value sinks
Food and drink deal activity remained buoyant in 2018 despite concerns over the impact of Brexit uncertainty, though the value of UK deals last year fell markedly.
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NewsTesco and Carrefour call in suppliers for Geneva crunch talks
The two supermarket chains set up a strategic alliance last summer to achieve cost savings
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Comment & OpinionWill Tesco & Carrefour suppliers get the deal they're after?
Much talk in the industry this week focused on the seismic events taking place in Europe
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NewsCity Snapshot: Deal activity in 2018 unaffected by Brexit but value sinks
The number of food and drink deals in 2018 stayed in line with previous years despite Brexit concerns, profits slide at Wetherspoons on the back of labour costs and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsLondon chocolatier Prestat bought by coffee giant Illy Group
The luxury chocolate manufacturer has been taken over by the Italian family firm for an undisclosed sum
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NewsFlorette owner Agrial snaps up Essex grower Angflor
The buyout became the latest step in the Agrial’s strategy to establish its own growing operations in the UK
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NewsOff-Piste Wines appoints advisers to explore growth options
The distributor, whose brands include The Signal Post and Most Wanted, is mulling options including debt or a sale
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NewsPremier activist investors could put Batchelors sale back on the menu
A sell-off of Premier Foods’ Batchelors brand could be back on the table after an activist investor calling for a sale of the brand was appointed to its board.
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NewsExponent in talks to buy Asian foods wholesaler TRS Group
The Grocer understands the PE firm is in exclusive talks to buy the business
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Analysis & FeaturesM&S and Ocado forge a transformational deal - at what cost?
With M&S paying £750m for the privilege, will this be the push it needs to become a ‘digital-first’ retailer?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Dairy Crest's sale mean for the future of UK dairy?
With Dairy Crest moving to Canadian hands, is this the ‘death of big British dairy’?
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NewsHalewood Wines & Spirits abandons plan to sell business
After posting stellar results for the latest financial year, owner Judy Halewood has decided the business is best kept in the family.
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NewsCity snapshot: TRS Group in talks with PE firm Exponent over sale
Private equity investor Exponent is understood to be closing on a deal to buy Asian foods wholesale specialist TRS Group
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NewsValeo Foods to merge Tangerine and Big Bear
The proposed changes include closure of Big Bear’s historic Leicester manufacturing site by the end of 2019