All Mergers & acquisitions articles – Page 17
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NewsCurrys to sell Greek business for £175m
Currys has entered an agreement to sell its Greek business, Kotsovolos, to Greek electricity supplier Public Power Corporation (PPC) as it aims to strengthen its balance sheet and focus on the UK, Ireland and Nordic markets.
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NewsAsda acquires EG and pledges price cuts
Asda has completed its purchase of forecourt retail giant EG Group at an enterprise value of £2.07bn. It vowed the deal will mean lower fuel and grocery prices “for millions”.
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NewsBody Shop enters exclusive sale talks with Aurelius
Private equity house Aurelius is in exclusive talks to acquire health and beauty retailer The Body Shop, which is being sold by owner Natura &Co.
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NewsFrasers offloads Missguided to Shein and eyes Wiggle deal
Frasers Group has sold Missguided’s intellectual property to online fast fashion giant Shein and flagged the potential for future collaboration between the pair.
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NewsScS welcomes £99m takeover bid from Italian sofa retailer
ScS has agreed to a £99.4m approach from Italian sofa retailer Poltronesofà.
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AnalysisHow Frasers aims to be a European retail champion with German deal
As Frasers sets out to build its presence in Europe, it has struck a deal to acquire SportScheck, one of the leading sports retailers in Germany. Retail Week examines the significance of the move and finds out how Frasers’ overseas sports division compares to rival JD Sports
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NewsFrasers acquires German sportswear retailer
Frasers Group has entered a binding agreement to acquire German sports retailer SportScheck as it looks to “grow its presence in Germany, one of the biggest sports markets in Europe.”
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AnalysisFat Face: What sort of business is Next buying and where does it fit?
Although Next boss Lord Wolfson recently said he was determined not to see the fashion giant become a conglomerate-style “corporate blob”, it has snapped up another retailer.
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NewsExclusive: Orlando Capital joins race to buy Body Shop
German private equity firm Orlando Capital has emerged as the latest player in the running to buy The Body Shop, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsNext acquires Fat Face for £115m
Next has struck a deal to acquire fashion retailer Fat Face for the value of £115.2m.
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NewsWilko website resumes trading under new owner The Range
The website wilko.com has restarted its home delivery for online orders under its new owner The Range.
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NewsNext eyes Fat Face takeover in £100m deal
Fashion giant Next is closing in on a takeover of Fat Face in a deal worth more than £100m, according to reports.
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NewsJD Sports given go-ahead to complete ISRG acquisition
JD Sports shareholders have unanimously approved a proposal to buy out the minority shareholders in Iberian Sports Retail Group (ISRG) as the brand strengthens its foothold in western Europe.
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NewsExclusive: Body Shop owners set deadline for final bids
Retail Week understands that Natura & Co has set a final deadline for bids from interested parties for The Body Shop of October 23.
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NewsExclusive: Prospective bidders for The Body Shop balk at £500m valuation
Private equity bidders in the running to buy The Body Shop are being put off by its Brazilian owner Natura’s high valuation on any potential sale, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsVictoria Plum sold to Beds.co.uk owner
AHK Designs, the owner of Beds.co.uk and furniture retailer Cox & Cox, has purchased bathroom retailer Victoria Plum.
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NewsJD Sports CEO Régis Schultz: ‘If you do a good job, you get good results’
After JD Sports posted double-digit profit growth in the first half of the year, in line with expectations to hit the £1bn profit mark for the first time, Retail Week finds out what has made the business more successful than others in its space
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AnalysisMissguided: Would Shein be unwise to snap up Frasers’ fashion gamble?
As news emerged that retail tycoon Mike Ashley is in talks to sell Frasers-owned Missguided to fast-fashion giant Shein, Retail Week looks at what Missguided would add to Shein’s portfolio and why Frasers is letting go of the brand after only acquiring it two years ago
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NewsExclusive: Natura values Body Shop at £500m as it approaches new potential bidders
The owner of health and beauty specialist The Body Shop is holding out for between £400m and £500m for the retailer, despite the first deadline for bids passing without any concrete interest from prospective buyers.
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NewsFrasers Group to sell Missguided to Shein
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is in talks to sell Missguided to Chinese online giant Shein, Sky News reported.