All Mergers & acquisitions articles – Page 5
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News
Frasers 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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Analysis
Fat 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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Exclusive: 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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Next 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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Wilko 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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Next 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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JD 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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Exclusive: 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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Exclusive: 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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Victoria 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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News
JD 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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Analysis
Missguided: 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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News
Exclusive: 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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Frasers 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.
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The Range makes £5m deal to acquire Wilko brand and website
Value retailer The Range has made a deal to buy the Wilko brand from administrators PwC for around £5m, saving 36 jobs in the process.
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Pepco Group to snap up 71 former Wilko stores
Pepco Group has reached an agreement with administrator PwC to acquire up to 71 former Wilko sites.
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Opinion
‘Wilko’s rescue deal fiasco is a distraction from the real problem’
A new week brings fresh headlines about Wilko’s struggle to find a rescue deal that would save most of its 400 stores and keep its 12,500 staff employed but, as of the time of writing, the hunt for a buyer rumbles on.
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News
Wilko administrators confirm locations of 51 store closures
Administrator PwC has confirmed the locations where Wilko stores will be closing on September 12 and September 14.
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B&M acquires 51 Wilko stores
Discount retailer B&M will take over 51 Wilko stores, but a wider rescue deal from HMV owner Doug Putman remains uncertain.
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Wilko rescue deal ‘in limbo’ over supplier issues
A rescue deal by HMV owner Doug Putman to save collapsed retailer Wilko is reportedly “in limbo” following issues with some of its big suppliers.