Posts tagged: Advent International
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 8:30 am
Little old Betaville would like to clarify a point of confusion that arose last week as the two big beasts of the American financial media industry got stuck into the McAfee $10 billion take private scoop.
Betaville understands Bloomberg "broke" the story at 7:23pm (UK time) and then the Wall Street Journal came out with its piece just under 15 minutes later at 7:35pm.
So, it was in fact Bloomie that won that tussle...
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Betaville IntelligenceFriday, 23 July 2021, 9:49 am
Loyal readers of little old Betaville won't be too surprised to read this morning that Ultra Electronics is in talks to be bought by Advent International-backed Cobham for over £2 billion.
That's because this website consistently highlighted the prospect of a deal through a series of UNCOOKED Alerts published over the last few weeks before the release of any announcements of news reports. Below are the links in case you have forgotten:..
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Betaville IntelligenceFriday, 25 June 2021, 6:40 pm
Bizarre goings on following little old Betaville's scoop about Advent International's potential £2 billion plus takeover bid of Ultra Electronics earlier today.
First Cobham, the defence company owned by Advent, confirms this website's UNCOOKED Alert, suggesting it's looking at a cash offer for Ultra Electronics or a reverse merger...
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Betaville IntelligenceMonday, 15 June 2020, 10:25 pm
It would appear former colleagues at The Sunday Times got wind of the Clinigen takeover tale, too.
Yesterday, the business section of the The Sunday Times ran a rather similar tale to Betaville's UNCOOKED Alert from a ten days ago. Below is the link:..
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Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 8:27 am
Thank goodness the venerable Financial Times has temporarily lifted its paywall.
It's meant little old Betaville has been able to access a rather interesting piece about the sale of Thyssenkrup's lifts unit, which I have been following with great interest as there have been mutterings about another European lift business being "in play" over the last few weeks...
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Saturday, 27 July 2019, 11:49 pm
If you have a spare moment over the weekend and are interested in the Cobham / Advent bid situation then do click on the link below for a follow up piece in the Mail on Sunday's business section by yours truly and Jamie "Nimmers" Nimmo...
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Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 8:19 pm
Spire Healthcare has been on Betaville's radar since 2016. That's because the FTSE 250 hospitals group is often talked about as a potential takeover target for a variety of potential suitors, including Mediclinic...
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