UNCOOKED ALERT: Audioboom Group said to .....
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 11:30 am
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Deals, Deals, Deals ... in a bear market - Part 20
Thursday, 23 December 2021, 8:05 pm
It's December 23rd but yet the deals keep on coming.
Indeed, this morning London-listed Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of Paddy Power and Sky Bet, announced the £1.6 billion purchase of Italian gambling company Sisal and this afternoon it emerged Quidel Corporation, the US-listed testing group, is paying $6 billion in cash and stock offer for Ortho Clinical Diagnostics...
Small cap corner - Pensana - Part 2
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 11:39 am
Shares in Pensana, the London-listed rare earth minerals supplier, are up almost 10pc stoday after the company issued shares via placing at a premium to a blue chip investment house.
M&G Investment Management is paying 81p a share, or £10 million, for just over 12.3 million shares (around 5pc of the company) in Pensana. Below is a link to the company's press release:..
UNCOOKED ALERT: THG said to ... - Part 2
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 9:15 am
It would appear rivals at Bloomberg have finally decided to follow up little old Betaville's uncooked alert about THG from a week ago.
Today, Bloomie published a long piece on Matt Moulding's THG, formerly known as The Hut Group. I have pasted the key paragraphs below if you can't be bothered to read the long introduction and also a link to the whole piece:..
UNCOOKED ALERT: Cerner Corporation said to ... - Part 5
Monday, 20 December 2021, 5:41 pm
So, Oracle finanlly announced its $28.3 billion acquisition of Cerner Corporation, the US-listed medical information company. Below is a link to the deal announcement:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oracle-buys-cerner-301448252.html..
Tags: Oracle, Cerner Corporation
The former Chancellor of the Exchequer, the boutique investment bank firm and, er, insert anything they are both involved with here... - Part 4
Monday, 20 December 2021, 4:59 pm
George Osborne's new (ish) corporate finance firm received some generous press with reports suggesting Robey Warshaw partners shared £30 million over the last year.
Well, that's what the latest set of accounts show, according to Jim "Armo" Armitage piece in yesterday's The Sunday Times. Below is the link to his piece in yesterday's newspaper:..
UNCOOKED ALERT: Cerner Corporation said to ... - Part 4
Friday, 17 December 2021, 10:01 am
I see rivals at The Wall Street Journal are claiming to have an "exclusive" about Oracle's $30 billion takeover of Cerner Corporation, the health information technology company. Below is the link:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/oracle-in-talks-to-buy-cerner-11639697730..
UNCOOKED ALERT: BT Group said to ... - Part 4..
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 3:15 pm
UNCOOKED ALERT: Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies sa..
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 2:35 pm
UNCOOKED ALERT: Qiagen said to ... - Part 3..
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 4:01 pm
UNCOOKED ALERT: Alimentation Couche-Tard said to ... - Part 5
Monday, 13 December 2021, 7:39 pm
It would appear France's BFM news channel has decided to follow up on little old Betaville's UNCOOKED Alert from last week about the Carrefour SA.
BFM is suggesting that Auchan and the Mulliez family, who control Auchan, are still keen to do a deal that could involve of a takeover of / or merger with Carrefour. Below is a link to the piece if you missed it:..
UNCOOKED ALERT: THG PLC said to ...
Friday, 10 December 2021, 4:15 pm
THG PLC, the UK-listed e-commerce company, is at the centre of speculation the company could soon be involved in a major corporate event.
People following the situation said the precise details of the transaction are unclear but suggested the "event" might include a takeover of the London-listed business led by the company's founder, Matt Moulding, or a spin off of a large division...
Tags: THG PLC
UNCOOKED ALERT: Alimentation Couche-Tard said to ... - Part 4
Friday, 10 December 2021, 1:50 pm
Carrefour SA, the France-listed supermarket group, has come back under the spotlight amid a fresh round of talk it could soon be involved in a significant transaction, including a merger or takeover of the France-listed supermarket group.
Some people following the situation have heard to talk that Carrefour is "still in play", suggesting a bidder is still circling the company.
However, the identity of the acquirer remains unclear, said these people following the situation...
Tags: Alimentation Couche-Tard
RARE ALERT: GlaxoSmithKline said to ... - Part 3..
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 6:06 pm
UNCOOKED ALERT: C3.Ai said to .....
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 3:54 pm
UNCOOKED ALERT: Vodafone said to ... - Part 4..
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 3:36 pm
RARE ALERT: SSE said to ... - Part 6
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 7:55 am
Splashed across the pages of most of today's British newspapers business sections is the latest twist on the battle between FTSE 100-listed energy giant SSE and Elliott, the activist investor led by Paul Singer.
This time Elliott has officially broken cover by going "on the record" about its position and what it wants (for the moment). Below are the links to all the relevant articles:..
UNCOOKED ALERT: Ageas said to ... - Part 6
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 3:01 pm
I see arch rivals at Bloomberg have finally decided to follow up on little old Betaville's alert from a couple of week's ago about the recent Ageas takeover rumours.
The financial media giant is claiming BE Group, which is led by ex Lazard financier Mark Pensaert, has rekindled its interest in buying Ageas. I would post the link but Bloomie hasn't made the story publicly available...
Confirmations, confirmations and more confirmations - Part 2
Monday, 6 December 2021, 6:26 pm
Ahoy there Betavillers!
As you may have noticed its been a rather busy week - or year, rather - so I haven't had time to write to you with the usual self congratulatory missive about my recent scoops. But I have a bit of time now, so I will list below the confirmations over the last week.
First up, there was Betaville's UNCOOKED ALERT about dealer Marshall Motor Holdings, which was subsequently confirmed over the following days. Below are the links:..
Vodafone said to have held merger talks with Orange to create £50 billion telecoms giant, reports BFM
Monday, 6 December 2021, 9:10 am
French publication BFM is today reporting that FTSE 100-listed telecoms giant Vodafone has held merger talks with France's Orange.
Betaville's French is a bit rusty but according to BFM Vodafone held talks with Orange about a combination from the summer of 2020 to the beginning of 2021. Below is the link:..
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