All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 2
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NewsPrinces Group sets IPO valuation at £1.2bn
The Liverpool-headquartered food company revealed this morning it had set the price range for the upcoming IPO at 475p to 590p per share
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Comment & OpinionWhy nostalgia isn’t enough to save Pizza Hut’s dine-in dream
It’s been a challenging year for the whole Pizza Hut brand, which has struggled having not ‘picked a lane’
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NewsCoca-Cola reverses volume decline in Q3, beats revenue expectations
The Coca-Cola Company beat market expectations to deliver 6% organic revenue growth in Q3, as volumes flipped back into positive growth
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NewsDawn Meats takeover of New Zealand’s Alliance gets green light from farmers
The result at a special general meeting means Dawn Meats will buy a 65% holding in Alliance, with the farmer owners retaining the remaining 35%
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NewsCoca-Cola HBC buys African bottler for $2.6bn
Coca-Cola HBC supplies 28 markets including Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
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NewsPizza Hut UK swoops for dine-in restaurants but 68 sites at risk
Sixty-eight Pizza Hut restaurants remain at risk of closing
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NewsSupreme buys Slimfast in £20m deal
Supreme has picked up dieting brand Slimfast for £20m in a bid to tap the boom in weight loss jabs
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Comment & OpinionYou can’t spreadsheet a sandwich: lessons from the Kraft Heinz split
Kraft Heinz’s split shows the limits of cost-cutting. In a market where private label is surging, emotion – not efficiency – keeps grocery brands valuable, says Aaron Shields, executive director of experience strategy at Landor
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NewsLab-grown meat pioneer Gourmey acquires Vital Meat in crucial step forward
Gourmey has taken on Vital Meat’s team and Nantes-based infrastructure
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NewsABF takes a bigger slice of Cook
ABF has increased its stake in posh ready meal manufacturer Cook, five years after first investing in the brand
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NewsJoe Delucci’s hits the buffers… again
Serial phoenix company Joe Delucci’s has gone belly-up again, owing an estimated £1.1m to creditors
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NewsUnilever slims prestige beauty further with Kate Somerville sale
Unilever has sold its prestige skincare brand Kate Somerville to Rare Beauty Brands, a US cosmetics business founded by singer and actress Selena Gomez, for an undisclosed sum
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Analysis & FeaturesPrinces: what’s the strategy and the risks of IPO move?
A £1.5bn Princes flotation would create a ‘wave of confidence’, believe experts, as the business lines up a major acquisition spree
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NewsPrinces Group confirms intention to float in London
Liverpool-headquartered Princes Group has this morning confirmed its intention to float on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
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NewsCoco Chocolatier snaps up Seed & Bean’s IP for undisclosed sum
Seed & Bean was founded by Stephen Rudkin in 2005
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NewsSoft Drinks Company in jobs u-turn to ex-SOS Wholesale staff
The Soft Drinks Company has informed former SOS Wholesale staff it can no longer offer them jobs
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NewsForest Road Brewery sold in pre-pack administration as investment collapses
The pre-pack sale was completed to the tune of £370k
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NewsNatara increases takeover offer for Treatt by 12%
Natara Global has increased its offer for the takeover of ingredients specialist Treatt
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NewsNew Princes unveils IPO plans for London Stock Exchange
New Princes Group has formally unveiled plans to float the tinned and dried food giant on the London Stock Exchange this morning
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NewsNew Deliveroo CEO named after Doordash acquisition
One of six founders of Wolt, which was taken over by Doordash in 2022 – will take up the Deliveroo CEO role, in addition to his existing role as head of international at DoorDash