All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 147
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NewsEcover forms green cleaning global player with Method
Ecover has acquired San Francisco-based eco-friendly cleaning brand Method.
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NewsPremier Foods offloads Hartley’s and Robertson’s
Premier Foods has sold its sweet, spreads and jellies business to Hain Celestial for £200m.
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NewsGraze eyes £50m sale to Carlyle Group
Graze, the mail order snack group, has been linked with a sale to private equity giant Carlyle Group.
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NewsDairystix rescued by turnaround specialist Brightborough
Dairystix, the brand of single-portion milk packs, has been rescued by two venture capital-backed companies.
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NewsThe Co-op bags landmark banking bargain
The Co-operative Group has agreed the “transformational” purchase of more than 600 high street branches from Lloyds Banking Group.
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Analysis & FeaturesHave the giants grown too big for their boots?
Global fmcg giants are losing out to smart smaller operators in emerging markets, according to the 10th Global 50 ranking.
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NewsABF in for Elephant Atta as Premier offloads another
Associated British Foods has snapped up ethnic flour brand Elephant Atta for £34m from Premier Foods, marking the latest sale by Premier as it battles to reduce its debt.
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NewsCranswick completes Kingston cooked meat capture
Cranswick has snapped up Kingston Food to bolster its expertise in cooked meat.
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NewsBlackstone and BC buddy up for joint Birds Eye bid
Private equity giants Blackstone and BC Partners will today put in a joint bid for Birds Eye maker Iglo Group.
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NewsDeal-hungry Symington’s snaps up Victoria Foods
Leeds based Symington’s has acquired family-owned baking business Victoria Foods.
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NewsMorrisons 'looking at' Costcutter acquisition
Morrisons has held exploratory talks with Costcutter as it seeks to gain a proper foothold in the convenience market…
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NewsGreencore offloads Cadbury desserts factory to Müller
Greencore has offloaded its chilled desserts facility in Minsterley to Müller Dairy UK in a £4.3m deal worth plus stock.
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NewsTesco tunes into web radio service WE7
Tesco has acquired a 91% stake in internet radio service WE7.
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NewsSymington’s gets new private equity backer in ICG
Intermediate Capital Group has taken a minority stake in Leeds-based manufacturer Symington’s.
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NewsBooker swoops to buy up beleaguered Makro
Booker has acquired Makro Cash & Carrry – the UK operations of Metro Group.
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NewsMilk Link and Arla to form UK’s biggest dairy
Milk Link is set to be merged into Arla Foods in a deal that will create the UK’s biggest dairy player, with an annual turnover of more than £2bn.
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NewsFaccenda: no job cuts after Cranberry swoop
Fresh poultry giant Faccenda has reassured staff there will not be any job losses or site closures as a result of its acquisition of turkey supplier Cranberry Foods.
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NewsBright Food takes control of £1.2bn Weetabix
China’s Bright Food has snapped up a 60% stake in Weetabix, in a deal valuing the cereal business at £1.2bn.
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Analysis & FeaturesFlaky? Bright's Weetabix bid is 'very credible'
Weetabix seems an odd fit for China. And Bright Food’s record in securing deals is flaky. But it should not be dismissed too quickly.