UNCOOKED ALERT: Treasury Wine Estates said to ... ..
Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 12:11 am
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UNCOOKED ALERT: BioMarin said to .....
Monday, 1 March 2021, 7:23 pm
Bankers are more popular than politicians and journalists, says Osborne
Friday, 26 February 2021, 7:24 pm
George Osborne says he is becoming a banker because he wants to do something "a bit more popular". Well, that was what he claims in his column in the excellent The Spectator magazine/website. Below is the link:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/george-osborne-why-Im-going-into-banking..
UNCOOKED ALERT: DS Smith said to ... - Part 3
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 6:40 pm
I see rivals at Bloomberg, decided to follow up yesterday's UNCOOKED alert with their own take on the DS Smith bid rumours. Below is a link to the Bloomberg "scoop".
STAB... - Part 2 (or BRATS - part 1)
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 5:04 pm
Never mind STAB; other investors are using BRATS as the investment acronym to describe the current (crazy?) market phenomenon driving the likes of Tesla etc to record highs.
BRATS stands for Bitcoin, Russell ETF, Cathy Wood's ARK ETF, Tesla and SPACS (special purpose acquisition vehicles).
If anybody else has got a better acronym, do get in touch via the usual channels.....
STAB...
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 3:21 pm
Many of Betaville's readers will know what a FAANG is. But in case you don't, it's the acronym used to describe a basket of shares have been some of the best performing stocks of the last decade - Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google.
Anyway, apparently there is a new investment acronym being circulated finance types across the world: STAB...
UNCOOKED ALERT: DS Smith said to ... - Part 2..
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 3:04 pm
RARE ALERT: KPN said to ... - Part 6..
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 11:18 am
REVEALED: Lloyds-backed VC prepares to sell CitySprint for up to £200 million - sources - Part 2
Monday, 22 February 2021, 12:19 pm
Tucked away in the back of yesterday's Mail on Sunday's business section was a rather interesting nugget from Alex Lawson, a senior City hack on the paper.
Lawson's Stockwatch column reports Menzies Distribution could be about to pursue more acquistions after hiring Andy Clarke, the former Asda chief executive as chairman of the business...
ERM Group said to have appointed advisers for $2.5 billion float - sources
Friday, 19 February 2021, 5:46 pm
Omers, the Canadian investment giant, is said to have picked banks to carry out a bumper $2.5 billion flotation of ERM Group, the sustainability consultancy.
Last Autumn Bloomberg reported Omers Private Equity was weighing "strategic options" for ERM Group Inc, including a potential sale that could value the sustainability consultancy at as much as US$2.5 billion...
RARE ALERT: Natixis said to ... - Part 11
Thursday, 18 February 2021, 8:30 pm
There could be a dust up brewing between Groupe BPCE and investors in French bank Natixis.
According to Betaville's moles, some of the long only investors that have owned Natixis stock for quite some time are rather peeved at the price Groupe BPCE is paying to buy out the 29.3pc owned by public market investors...
Tags: Natixis, Groupe BPCE
UNCOOKED ALERT: Signature Aviation said to ... - Part 9
Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 1:38 pm
Rivals are Bloomberg are claiming Carlyle is giving up on buying Signature Aviation after its subsidiary, Standard Aero, bought the London-listed company's engine, repair and overhaul unit for $230 million. Below is the link to Bloomie story:..
Tags: Signature Aviation
RARE ALERT: G4S said to .....
Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 2:35 pm
UNCOOKED ALERT: DS Smith said to .....
Monday, 15 February 2021, 3:54 pm
RARE ALERT: Telit Communications said to ... - Part 24
Saturday, 13 February 2021, 12:51 pm
After last week's excitement it might have passed you by that Dbay, the activist investor led by Colin Kingsnorth, has now accumulated just over 26pc of Telit Communications, the Aim-listed 'internet of things' provider.
Below is the link to the announcement:..
Tags: Telit Communications, Dbay
G4S, the bid battle and the potential auction... - Part 3
Friday, 12 February 2021, 11:38 am
Quelle surprise: the Takeover Panel has just announced an auction as a solution to solve the G4S bid battle stalement was on the money.
Below is a link to the announcement of the auction and also my previous article:
UNCOOKED ALERT: easyJet said to ...
Friday, 12 February 2021, 8:32 am
Easyjet, the London-listed budget airline company, is at the centre of speculation it is set to launch another equity fundraising.
People following the situation have heard rumours easyJet is actively working with its advisers on a potential fundraising via a placing or rights issue.
However, it's not clear how much easyJet is looking to raise from investors. One person following the situation suggested easyJet could look to tap shareholders for up to £500 million...
Tags: easyJet
UNCOOKED ALERT: Treasury Wine Estates said to ... ..
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 11:11 pm
Microsoft makes $50 billion approach for Pinterest, reveals FT
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 11:43 am
Dealmaking seems to have gone into overdrive, with Microsoft making a $50 billion takeover approach for Pinterest, online-pinboard platform.
Well, that's according to rivals at the Financial Times. Below is a link to their execellent scoop:
https://www.ft.com/content/f88b8474-e791-4efb-a9f6-54c8222680fe..
Cash calls, AGAIN - who is next? - Part 2
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 5:48 pm
It would appear analysts at Morgan Stanley were bang on the money with their prediction that Upper Crust owner SSP would have to carry out a second equity issue.
Indeed, Alice Hancock and Gill Plimmer of the Financial Times have just dug out a rather good scoop suggesting SSP is looking to raise £500 million by way of a rights issue. That is more than double than what the company raised last year on the equity market. Below is a link to their piece:..
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