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Friday, 9 June 2023, 2:03 pm
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UNCOOKED ALERT: SolGold said to .....
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 3:00 pm
UNCOOKED ALERT: EFG International said to .....
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 2:02 pm
RARE ALERT: ASOS said to ... - Part 7
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 1:25 pm
Wily Mike Ashley has just increased his stake in Asos, the London-listed online fashion retailer, for the second time in a week. Below is the link:
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/ASC/holding-s-in-company/15991488
Now, this shouldn't be to much of a suprise to regular readers of little old Betaville.....
RARE ALERT: ASOS said to ... - Part 6
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 7:46 am
Yesterday Mike Ashley increased his stake in Asos, the UK-listed online fashion retailer, to just over 8pc. Below is a link to a Bloomberg story on the news:
RARE ALERT: Paratek Pharmaceuticals said to ... - Part 3
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 7:39 am
So, it would appear little old Betaville's RARE alert from last week about Gurnet Point Capital's interest in purchasing US-listed Paratek Pharmaceuticals was spot on.
In case you don't recall, Betaville published a RARE Alert in March about the takeover rumours circulating around Paratek Pharmaceuticals. Below is the link:..
Tags: Paratek Pharmaceuticals
RARE ALERT: ASOS said to ... - Part 5
Monday, 5 June 2023, 4:40 pm
Loyal readers might have noticed little old Betaville teamed up with chums at The Sunday Times this weekend to deliver the latest twist on the Asos takeover tale. Below is the link to yesterday's piece:
UNCOOKED ALERT: Saras S.p.A said to ... - Part 2
Friday, 2 June 2023, 3:16 pm
Banca Intesa and Linklaters are said to be two of the firms working on the potential Saras S.p.A takeover deal.
Earlier this year, Betaville Intelligence reported that Saras S.p.A, an Italy-listed oil refining company, may have attracted takeover interest from a suitor based in the Gulf region...
Tags: Saras S.p.E
UNCOOKED ALERT: Dechra Pharmaceuticals said to ... - Part 4
Friday, 2 June 2023, 9:01 am
It's good to see an attempted takeover of a large London-listed company get a board a recomendation amid a lacklustre merger & acquisition market (see today's business splash in The Times)...
RARE ALERT: Paratek Pharmaceuticals said to ... - Part 2
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 7:56 pm
Gurnet Point Capital is said to be one of the private equity firms that has been circling Paratek Pharmaceuticals, the US-listed biopharmaceutical company.
Earlier this year Betaville Intelligence reported that Paratek Pharmaceuticals may have attracted takeover interest from a private equity suitor.
People following the situation said Gurnet Point Capital has been studying the purchase of Paratek Pharmaceuticals...
Tags: Paratek Pharmaceuticals
UNCOOKED ALERT: Sartorius AG said to ... - Part 5
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 10:18 pm
Another day, another follow up of one of little old Betaville's UNCOOKED alerts.
This time rivals at StreetInsider have published their own takeover story about Maravai Life Sciences Holdings, the US-listed healthcare technology company.
According to StreetInsider Thomas Lee, the US private equity firm, has submitted a fresh offer of $17 a share for Maravai Life Sciences Holdings and is now conducting due diligence...
Sunday review on a Monday: J Sainsbury, Royal Mail and the Czech Sphinx...
Monday, 29 May 2023, 12:24 pm
Hat tip to Olly "Shahsy" Shah for landing the first ever on the record interview in a British newspaper with Daniel Kretinsky, the energy tycoon dubbed the Czech Sphinx.
Kretinsky has been building large stakes in some of Britain's biggest companies, such as J Sainsbury and Royal Mail...
UNCOOKED ALERT: Suse said to - Part 5
Saturday, 27 May 2023, 10:00 am
Little old Betaville notes rivals at Dealreporter have finally cottoned on to the Suse takeover story that has resurfaced in the last couple of weeks.
Yesterday, Dealreporter - one of little old Betaville's former employers - published a story reportedly claiming EQT, Suse's largest shareholder, may be considering purchasing the remainder of the company it doesn't already own...
Tags: Suse, Dealreporter
Bunge in merger talks with Glencore's Viterra, reveals Bloomberg
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 11:19 pm
Trying to attempt one multi-billion dollar deal is hard enough.
But trying to pull two off at the same time might be considered impossible.
Well, apparently not for Glencore, the FTSE 100-listed mining group that has been pursuing an $23 billion hostile takeover of metals and coal mining company Teck Resources...
UNCOOKED ALERT: Metro Bank Holdings PLC said to ...
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 3:37 pm
Metro Bank Holdings PLC, the London-listed "challenger" bank, has come under the spotlight amid takeover talk.
People following the situation have heard rumours Metro has attracted takeover interest.
In late 2021 Metro - set up in 2010 as alternative to the large UK high street banks - received takeover approach from US private equity firm Carlyle.
A deal, though, failed to materialise...
Tags: Metro Bank Holdings PLC
UNCOOKED ALERT: Rapid7 Inc said to ... - Part 3..
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 6:22 pm
Choice Hotels International in talks to buy Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, reveals the Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 11:24 pm
The Wall Street Journal has just delivered another stateside takeover scoop.
Choice Hotels is in talks to buy rival Wyndham Hotels & Resorts as part of a deal to create a budget hotel giant, according to the WSJ.
Talks are said to be early stage, reports suggest. Below is a link to the WSJ tale:..
The hack, the newspaper and the financial media behemoth ...
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 11:02 am
Bloomborg is to assimilate another one of Betaville's colleagues and chums.
Jamie "Nimmers" Nimmo, a top quality hack currently working as Associate Business Editor at The Sunday Times, is the latest in a long line of Betaville's former colleagues to be recruited from a newspaper by Bloomborg (also known as Bloomberg)...
RARE ALERT: ASOS said to ... - Part 4
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 8:15 am
Rivals at The Times have finally picked up a line about the Asos takeover story currently doing the rounds at the moment.
Dominic Walsh, a veteran business hack on The Times business section, reports today that Trendyol - a Turkish company that is majority owned by Chinese internet giant Alibaba - is weighing a takeover offer for Asos. Below is a link Dom's piece:..
Merger Monday returns ... - Part 3
Monday, 22 May 2023, 1:29 pm
It might feel like dealmaking is slowing down as the summer begins but there are still plenty of deals being done, especially for the firms that actually advise on takeovers and mergers.
Indeed, Greenhill is the latest advisory firm to sell out to a larger foreign rival, with Japanese firm Mizuho paying $15 a share (around $550 million) for the boutique investment bank. Below is a link to the press release:..
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