All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 98
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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
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NewsTayto expands popcorn reach with Portlebay rescue deal
Irish crisps maker Tayto has rescued popcorn brand Portlebay from administration for an undisclosed sum, The Grocer can reveal.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe shock megadeal that I just can’t see happening
One is big in the north, the other big in the south … but even so, specualtion of a Sainsbury’s-Morrisons merger would really push the envelope
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NewsFledgling discount grocery chain GHM subsumed into Poundland
“There will be opportunities for suppliers in the coming months as we integrate the businesses”
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NewsTesco and Booker antitrust teams talk merger with CMA
Any decision by the CMA on whether to launch a formal investigation is looking unlikely until at least next week
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NewsMorrisons buys Scots potato packing facility from Farmcare
Farmcare will supply a range of produce to Morrisons, including potatoes, in wider supply agreement
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NewsTesco and Booker confident of merger approval but CMA may have other ideas
One of the major unknowns thrown up by the surprise Tesco takeover of Booker is how the CMA will react and what remedies will be required to appease the monopoly watchdog. We look at the deal’s chances.
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Comment & OpinionTesco's Booker deal is further evidence of supermarket future-proofing
For Sainsbury’s and Argos and Morrisons and Amazon, you can now read Tesco and Booker
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NewsTesco 'skinny' offer premium leaves Booker deal open to rival bids
Tesco’s £3.7bn takeover of Booker could spark a bidding war as rivals attempt to muscle in on the deal, according to analysts in the City.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Bakkavor complete its turnaround and seal an IPO?
The battling Viking spirit of the Gudmundsson brothers revealed itself again last week
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NewsMystery approach for Fox's Biscuits sparks bidder speculation
Boparan has not named the potential buyer
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NewsM&A deals appetite high despite Brexit uncertainty
Overseas buyers for UK and Irish targets accounted for 32% of the 198 deals in the sector last year