All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 79
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News100 potential bidders ran the rule over Patisserie Valerie
Around 100 potential bidders expressed an interest in rescuing stricken cake retailer Patisserie Valerie ahead of crunch talks this week, though reports warn the chain could be broken up.
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NewsYoung's Seafood co-owner eyes total control after sale stalls
The Grocer understands HPS Investments is now considering taking total control from co-owners Lion Capital and Bain Capital
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NewsGraze purchase set to be first big Unilever deal under Jope
Unilever is reportedly set to win the auction for the healthy snack brand
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NewsSushi Gourmet owner Hana Group acquired by Permira
The global fresh sushi retailer, which is partnered with Sainsbury’s in the UK, has been acquired after four years under the ownership of TA Associates
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NewsMFG rejects 'serious' allegations by former MRH operators
MFG did ‘accept there have been genuine challenges that are part of bringing together two very large businesses’
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NewsPatisserie Valerie rescue talks planned for next week
Administrators for Patisserie Valerie and the chain’s management team are expected to meet potential bidders next week in a bid to strike a rescue deal for the collapsed cake retailer.
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Comment & Opinion'Business as usual' as buyer sought for Patisserie Valerie
An “avalanche of names” have expressed an interest in collapsed cake specialist Patisserie Valerie
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Asahi's Fuller's deal tell us about British brewing?
Why is one of the UK’s oldest brewers so keen to exit the beer business?
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NewsFuller's sells beer business to Asahi in £250m deal
Fuller’s will continue to operate as a pub company, with its chief executive Simon Emeny calling its pubs “the core of Fuller’s and the driver of our future growth”
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NewsCity snapshot: Asahi buys Fuller’s beer business for £250m
Japanese drinks giant Asahi has acquired British brewer Fuller’s entire beer business, Irn-Bru maker AG Barr predicts a rise in profits despite “uncertainty” and the rest of the City news
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NewsJust Eat acquires software platform Flyt in £22m deal
The listed food delivery operator has purchased the startup which offers software for restaurants and their suppliers
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda faced 'unfair' CMA timeframe, judges rule
The CMA is expected to announce its provisional findings later this month or in early February
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NewsSkinny Coffee Club acquires fellow ‘detox’ brand Bootea
Two controversial weight loss brands have merged, with Skinny Coffee Club acquiring Bootea.
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NewsSimplyCook sells minority stake to Octopus in £4.5m deal
The direct-to-consumer recipe kit business secured the funding to expand online and in retail
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Comment & OpinionIs the CMA easing up on food and drink mergers?
There have been more reviews, but not more regulatory interventions, says Andrew Taylor, partner at Aldwych Partners
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Analysis & FeaturesBombshell mergers, sensational shortages and environmental triumphs: 2018 in review
There were mergers so seismic in scale they could change grocery for good, and new arrivals that went out with a whimper
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NewsArt & Terroir acquires Glenturret whisky brand from Edrington
The deal, for an undisclosed sum, marks Art & Terroir’s first move into the world of Scotch whisky.
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NewsCrafty Brewing Co acquires Little Beer Corporation
All Little Beer Corporation staff have retained their jobs with the deal
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NewsCity Snapshot: GlaxoSmithKline agrees £10bn consumer health venture with Pfizer
GlaxoSmithKline has announced plans to merge its consumer health unit with that of rival drugs giant Pfizer, supermarket chains have surged in early trading, and the rest of the news from the city
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NewsSainsbury’s and Asda win court hearing against the CMA
Sainsbury’s and Asda won a competition appeal tribunal against the Competition & Markets Authority to be granted extra time to respond to the merger enquiry.