All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 93
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Analysis & FeaturesKraft Heinz moves on Unilever: a sign of desperate times for big food?
What happens now? How likely is Kraft Heinz to up its bid price? And will CEO Paul Polman allow the company to slip from his control?
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Analysis & FeaturesKraft Heinz makes play for Unilever: analyst reactions
Leading City analysts react to Kraft Heinz’s bid for Unilever
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NewsKraft Heinz makes £115bn mega-merger proposal to Unilever
Kraft Heinz has announced it has made a “comprehensive” proposal to Unilever to combine the two groups, which the UK-listed firm has firmly rejected
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NewsHain Daniels announces deal to buy Yorkshire Provender soup
The purchase is likely to face close scrutiny by the CMA given Hain’s ownership of New Covent Garden Soup Co
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NewsHeineken bid for Punch Tavern pubs faces CMA investigation
The CMA is looking into whether the £403m deal would reduce competition and choice for customers
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NewsHeineken continues acquisition hunt with £563m Kirin deal in Brazil
Heineken has acquired the Brazilian operation of Japanese brewer Kirin for €664m (£563.4m) as it battles to keep up with AB InBev in the wake of the AB InBev mega-merger with SAB Miller
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NewsThe Co-op puts Bank up for sale
Flatlining interest rates and high transformation costs put a spoke in bank’s plans for organic growth
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NewsTesco-Booker deal scrutiny by CMA ranges from 246-400 stores
The successful completion of Tesco’s merger with wholesale giant Booker hinges on around 400 stores
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NewsFyffes takeover deal gets go-ahead from the EC
Fyffes said the EC had determined it would “not oppose the acquisition”
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NewsFood packaging firm Excelsior Technologies acquired by Mondi in £33m deal
Food packaging producer Excelsior Technologies has been snapped up for £33m by global firm Mondi Group.
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NewsGlanbia makes two international nutrition acquisitions
Irish nutrition group Glanbia has announced two acquisitions this morning totalling €181m as it looks to grow its international footprint.
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NewsTayto grows popcorn with Portlebay rescue
Tayto hopes to tap booming appetite for popcorn after putting together a pre-pack rescue deal for premium brand Portlebay
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NewsEuro Garages snaps up Little Chef
But Little Chef brand is not part of deal, throwing future of 78 roadside premises into doubt…
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Comment & OpinionCatering, not indie retail, is the key to Tesco-Booker merger
It is great to hear that everyone will benefit from the Tesco ‘merger’ with Booker - but it’s also somewhat disingenuous
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco-Booker merger: all you need to know
What is the rationale, and who will the winners and losers be? What’s the view of the City?
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NewsReckitt Benckiser in £13.2bn takeover talks with Mead Johnson
Reckitt Benckiser is locked in talks over a multi-billion dollar deal to buy US child nutrition firm Mead Johnson
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Comment & OpinionTesco-Booker doesn't click
The proposed merger of Booker and Tesco is very big news for the smaller store end of British grocery retail
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Comment & OpinionCMA must block Tesco-Booker merger
Charles Wilson has in the past rightly asserted that the food retail market is one entity
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NewsGlanbia talks Dairy Farmers of America joint venture
Glanbia has its eyes on the US as it reaches advanced discussions over a joint venture with Dairy Farmers of America
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NewsCity snapshot: Reckitt Benckiser in £13.2bn takeover talks with Mead Johnson
Reckitt Benckiser has this morning confirmed media reports it is in talks to buy US child nutrition firm Mead Johnson