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EFL ramps up the pressure on administrators over delay in the sale of Derby

The English Football League has ramped up the pressure on Derby’s administrators to secure a sale of the club. A deadline for American businessman Chris Kirchner to demonstrate his readiness to take over the Rams passed by on Friday without progress ...

12 Jun 2022 at 14:47

City

Pendragon eyes up £400m takeover offer

UK car dealership Pendragon has received a £400 million takeover offer from its major shareholder, sending its shares soaring by more than a fifth on Monday morning. The bid would see Swedish motor company Hedin Group buy out the entirety of ...

26 Sept 2022 at 14:18

City

Frasers ditches £111m takeover plans for luxury firm Mulberry

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has dropped plans for a £111 million takeover offer for luxury handbag maker Mulberry. The group said it had decided not to make a firm offer ahead of Monday’s bid deadline in light of Mulberry’s rejection of its ...

23 Oct 2024 at 14:54

City

Investors to snap up ‘bargain’ British firms after dearth of deals in 2022

The number of big takeovers and mergers involving UK-listed companies nearly halved this year as investors were deterred by market volatility, political instability and recession fears. But the tide is set to turn in 2023, with buyers ...

27 Dec 2022 at 09:00

Football

Chris Kirchner misses deadline to provide proof he has means to buy Derby

Derby’s administrators have confirmed prospective buyer Chris Kirchner has not met a deadline to provide proof he has the means to purchase the club. Kirchner, who was named as the preferred bidder in April, was given until 5pm on ...

10 Jun 2022 at 20:42

World

Japan’s troubled Toshiba to delist after takeover by consortium succeeds

A 2 trillion yen (£11 billion) tender offer for troubled electronics and energy giant Toshiba by a Japanese consortium has been completed, clearing the way for it to be delisted, the company said on Thursday. In the tender offer, ...

21 Sept 2023 at 09:21

City

Foreign investors dominate private equity funding of UK firms, data shows

Foreign firms are buying the biggest stakes in UK businesses, despite there being more private equity deals struck on British soil, new data shows. Some £3.5 billion was invested in businesses across the UK through private ...

16 Sept 2024 at 00:01

City

Pastry merger could bump up prices for shoppers, UK watchdog finds

The merger of two pastry manufacturers could lead to higher prices for shoppers, the UK’s competitions watchdog has found. Cerelia – which makes ready-to-bake products like pastry, pizza and patisserie dough, and owns UK ...

04 Nov 2022 at 12:16

City

Dealmaking among UK firms drops to lowest level in four years, figures show

The level of dealmaking among firms across the UK dropped to the lowest level in four years in June amid a slow recovery of business confidence, according to new official data. Provisional figures from the Office for ...

03 Sept 2024 at 11:45

City

UK takeover activity declines at start of the year

Takeovers involving UK companies declined over the first three months of the year, amid tough economic conditions and political uncertainty, according to provisional official figures. Foreign companies spent £12.7 ...

06 Jun 2023 at 10:44

City

M&C Saatchi continues to shun ‘derisory’ offer from rival

Advertising and marketing giant M&C Saatchi has reiterated its rejection of the “derisory” £254 million takeover offer from its largest shareholder. M&C said it continues to urge shareholders to “take no action” ...

13 Sept 2022 at 10:25

City

Up to a third of Aim-listed firms ‘vulnerable to takeover’ in 2025

Up to a third of firms on London’s junior stock market are vulnerable to a takeover next year as the City is set for a “major and sustained” deluge of swoops on UK stocks, an investment bank has warned. A ...

19 Dec 2024 at 13:36

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