M&A analysis – Page 5
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Analysis & FeaturesPret a Manger takeover: what the £1.5bn JAB deal means
MCA executive director and ex-Pret senior operations manager Simon Stenning explains how JAB’s acquisition will affect the UK food-to-go chain
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Analysis & FeaturesHas the CMA painted itself into a corner with methodology?
Some claim the Tesco-Booker precedent leaves the authority ‘toothless’ – but will Sainsbury’s-Asda be waved through?
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Analysis & FeaturesNestlé and Starbucks join to form 'global coffee alliance'
Nestlé will pay $7.15bn (£5.3bn) for a ‘perpetual licence’ to sell Starbucks products outside the coffee chain’s stores
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury’s & Asda mega merger: what we know and what it means
The market is still coming to terms with the Tesco-Booker deal and now this: a £51bn-sales combination play between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been confirmed. So what will it mean? And how on earth would it get competition clearance? Here’s an updated analysis from The Grocer following the announcement earlier this week
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury’s and Asda merger: the key facts and figures
Your at-a-glance guide to what you need to know about the mega merger that shocked the UK grocer market
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's Asda merger: Twitter reacts
Over the weekend, news broke of a “mega-merger” between Sainsbury’s and Asda. Here’s how Twitter reacted to the story
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Analysis & FeaturesProposed Sainsbury's-Asda merger: analysts' reaction
Shockwaves were sent through the industry this weekend after it emerged a merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda was on the cards. Here’s how leading analysts have reacted to the news
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Analysis & FeaturesMartin Race of Bestway on its £7.25m swoop for Conviviality
As Bestway appears to have landed its very own bargain booze deal with a £7.25m swoop for Conviviality Retail, MD Martin Race talks about the rationale for the deal and plans for the future
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Conviviality administration looms, who are the likely buyers?
Sources close to the situation claim numerous suitors have expressed an interest
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Sainsbury’s cut-price deal for Nectar tell us about loyalty cards?
Sainsbury’s $105m (£60m) swoop for full ownership of its loyalty card scheme will immediately add to its bottom line, according to the supermarket. But what does the willingness of Sainsbury’s former Nectar partner Aimia to sell off the loyalty scheme in a cut price deal say about Nectar’s value?
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Analysis & FeaturesGoodfella's sale plots new course for 2 Sisters
2 Sisters’ dastardly plot to corrupt MPs with a packet of biscuits may have caused some embarrassing headlines this week, but the sale of its Goodfella’s pizza brand to Nomad is a genuinely significant moment in the evolution of the UK’s second-largest food business.
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Casino mean Ocado's hi-tech gamble has paid off?
The investment at Andover now looks prescient rather than risky
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco-Booker targets Aldi and Amazon
Charles Wilson has claimed the CMA decision will allow the combined business to take the grocery war to Aldi and Amazon
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Analysis & FeaturesCMA approves Tesco-Booker takeover: timeline
Here’s how The Grocer reported the key milestones of this landmark mega-merger
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Analysis & FeaturesNisa agrees to £137m Co-op bid: Nisa members react
Paul Cheema, Roger Higgins and Kishor Patel share their thoughts on today’s historic vote
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Analysis & FeaturesWhole Foods price cuts just the beginning Amazon vows
How much should we read into early Whole Pay Check price cuts?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere now for the Nisa deal as Sainsbury's pushes pause?
Analysis of the latest twists and turns in the saga surrounding the potential sale of Nisa
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Analysis & FeaturesAll you need to know about the B&M takeover of Heron Foods
What is the rationale behind the latest convenience shake-up?
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Analysis & FeaturesOC&C Global 50: M&A lever yet to be pulled
Forecasts of 3G Capital’s rivals reacting to its deal-making with large-scale consolidations of their own have come to very little as Global 50 M&A slumped last year
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the Whole Foods tie-up will mean for Amazon
Amazon’s food armoury had lacked crucial weapons. Not any more