All Mergers & acquisitions articles
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News
Majestic in advanced talks to buy Vagabond Wines
Majestic Wine is in advanced talks to buy London-based wine chain Vagabond, which has filed a notice of its intention to appoint administrators.
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Analysis
Where does the collapse of bid interest leave Currys?
Currys today banished any disappointment at the collapse of bid interest by raising profit forecasts for the second time this year. As talk of a potential sale cools, what next for the electricals giant?
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Currys ups profit guidance after potential bidders walk away
Currys has upped its full-year profit guidance after it confirmed reports that both JD.com and Elliott Advisors had walked away from making potential bids to buy the retailer.
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JD.com walks away from Currys takeover bid
Chinese ecommerce retailer JD.com has abandoned its plans to put in a formal bid to takeover Currys.
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Opinion
‘Recent retail volatility has created M&A bargains’
The stock market’s lacklustre interest in retail is beginning to reflect in bid activity from investors attracted by some extremely low valuations, observes Matt Truman
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News
Elliott Advisors abandons Currys takeover plans
US investment firm Elliott Advisors has confirmed it is abandoning takeover plans for electricals retailer Currys.
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HMV boss Doug Putman considers rescue bid for The Body Shop
HMV owner Doug Putman is reportedly mulling a bid to buy The Body Shop out of administration after its collapse in February just weeks after being taken over by Aurelius.
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Currys completes sale of its Greek business Kotsovolos
Currys has completed the sale of its Greek business Kotsovolos after first entering a deal with Greek electricity supplier Public Power Corporation (PPC) in November last year.
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Frasers buys Wiggle out of administration
Frasers Group has snapped up cycling retailer Wiggle, acquiring the brand and intellectual property after the business fell into administration in October last year.
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Superdry buyout deadline extended for Dunkerton
The deadline for Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton to make an offer for the retailer has been extended till the end of March.
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TDR snaps up Jollyes and Andy Bond comes in as chair
Private equity group TDR Capital has acquired a majority stake in specialist pet retailer Jollyes and former Asda boss Andy Bond has been appointed chair.
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Currys rejects second takeover proposal from Elliott Advisors
Currys has rejected a second takeover proposal from US investment firm Elliott Advisors because its increased offer still undervalues the company.
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Homebase owner sounds out The Range and B&M over potential sale
Homebase could soon be sold since its owner has held talks with a number of potential buyers.
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Next approaches administrator in potential deal for Body Shop assets
Next has contacted the administrator in charge of The Body Shop, FRP Advisory, about a potential deal to acquire certain assets of the embattled retailer.
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Largest Currys shareholder warns of ‘problem’ in UK equity market
Currys’ largest shareholder Redwheel has supported the board’s decision to reject an initial offer from Elliott Advisors and said the offer “highlighted a wider problem with the UK equity market”.
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Superdry founder Dunkerton courts US investor to take brand private
Superdry founder Julian Dunkerton is understood to be assembling an offer for a US private investor to take the struggling brand private.
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Exclusive: Over 2,000 jobs at risk as The Body Shop’s European businesses left in limbo
The Body Shop’s businesses across continental Europe are in danger of collapsing, leaving the fate of thousands of jobs and hundreds of stores in multiple countries in the balance.
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Analysis
As JD.com and Elliott eye a potential takeover, what does the future hold for Currys?
The starting gun has well and truly been fired in the race for a takeover of UK electricals retailer Currys, with reports emerging that US investment firm Elliott and Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com are both mulling bids
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Farfetch to cut up to 30% of workforce as Coupang takes over
Farfetch is set to cut up to 30% of its total workforce as global ecommerce retailer Coupang takes ownership, Drapers has reported.
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Currys rejects ‘significantly undervalued’ takeover proposal
Currys has rejected a takeover proposal by US investment firm and owner of Waterstones Elliott Advisors as it “significantly undervalued” the company.