All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 93
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado finally signs first international deal
Ocado has signed its first long-awaited international partnership to provide its technology to an unnamed European retailer. Plus Iceland’s annual sales rise 4.4% and EBITDA jumps 6.3%, FRC drops probe into PwC over Tesco profits overstatement and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsColdpress scores £2.3m in growth investment
The drinks maker plans to use the money to rapidly build its distribution capability beyond grocery
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Analysis & FeaturesDawn Meats-Dunbia deal: the big questions answered
What does the alliance mean for rivals, for the meat industry and for consumers? And what Brexit factors are at play?
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Comment & OpinionTesco and Booker cultures must align
We have all heard Stealers Wheel’s song Stuck In The Middle With You…
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NewsArjun Infrastructure Partners buys 45% Welcome Break stake
Welcome Break secures £440m funding package from a banking syndicate, jointly-led by Lloyds Bank, to enable further investment in its hotel and retail offering.
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NewsBeechdean buys 50% of fellow ice cream brand Lovingtons
Ice cream brand Beechdean has acquired 50% of West Country dairy ice cream producer Lovingtons.
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Comment & OpinionJudgment day now looms for Tesco-Booker
Now it is time for the industry to respond with its observations and objections
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NewsTesco-Booker merger investigation opened by CMA
The phase I investigation was launched today (30 May), with comments to be submitted by 13 June. A decision will follow on 25 July
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NewsDunbia-Dawn Meats merger 'secures strategic Brexit hedge'
Dunbia CEO Jim Dobson will run the jv, with Dawn Meats CEO Niall Browne acting as executive chairman
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NewsPalmer & Harvey management shakeup sees several senior directors leave
A number of senior directors including executive deputy chairman Chris Etherington have left the wholesaler, The Grocer understands
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NewsMcColl's Jonathan Miller 'open to supply deal with Booker'
McColl’s CEO Jonathan Miller said he would be open to a supply deal with Booker
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NewsDawn Meats and Dunbia form meat giant in UK with joint venture deal
Irish meat processors Dawn Meats and Dunbia have agreed a strategic partnership to establish a majority-owned joint venture comprising of the UK operations of both organisations.
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NewsSSP Group shares hit all-time high as BlackRock ups its stake
US asset management giant BlackRock has almost doubled its stake in SSP Group to close to 9%, sending shares in the travel food-to-go specialist to record highs.
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NewsCafédirect targets fruit and herbal tea market with London Tea Co acquisition
Ethical hot beverages producer Cafédirect has expanded its tea portfolio with the acquisition of The London Tea Company from Finlay Beverages for an undisclosed sum
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NewsBuoyant Booker defies Tesco deal distraction talk
Tesco’s proposed £3.7bn takeover of Booker has not distracted the wholesale giant as it delivered a 15% growth in pre-tax
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NewsWhitworths bailed out in £15m takeover by Turkish supplier
New Turkish owner Anatolia is “well aware of the challenges facing Whitworths”
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NewsCAMRA concern over Marston’s takeover of Charles Wells
The consumer group said it was wary of one company increasingly controlling a larger share of the market
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NewsMarston’s buys Charles Wells’ Bedford brewery in £55m deal
The sale sees ownership of Bombadier, Young’s and McEwan’s go to Marston’s
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NewsWhitworths snapped up by Turkish wholesaler Anatolia
The merger between Anatolia and Whitworths, which creates one of Europe’s largest dried fruit, nut and seeds businesses, is the final step in a trading relationship dating back 38 years.
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NewsTayto paid £35k for Portlebay popcorn, administrator reveals
Northern Irish crisps maker Tayto picked up premium popcorn brand Portlebay for just £35,000 in a pre-pack deal