Posts tagged: Bloomberg

The former Chancellor of the Exchequer, the boutique investment bank firm and, er, insert anything they are both involved with here... - the series returns - Part 7

Friday, 15 March 2024, 7:02 am

Reports emerged overnight in the Financial Times and Bloomberg that Redbird IMI may now be looking to offload The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator after British parliamentarians moved to block the sale of the titles to the Redbird IMI investment vehicle backed by the United Arab Emirates. Below is a link to the FT piece:..

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Vimeo said to draw takeover interest from Bending Spoons, reveals Bloomberg

Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 7:10 pm

Arch rivals at Bloomberg decided to run the Vimeo takeover rumour that has been circulating the European markets over the last couple of weeks.

According to Bloomie, Italian mobile app developer Bending Spoons is consdering a takeover of US-listed video hosting company Vimeo and has been talking to banks about doing the deal. Below is a link to the scoop:..

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Blackstone said to be considering takeover bid for L'Occitane, reveals Bloomberg

Monday, 5 February 2024, 6:36 pm

Hacks at Bloomberg have dug another decent scoop about Hong Kong-listed skin care group L'Occitane.

According to Bloomberg, the private equity giant has been considering preliminary due diligence as it evaluates a potential offer while also considering the possibility of teaming up with L'Occitane’s billionaire chairman Reinold Geiger on a buyout...

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LondonMetric in £4 billion merger talks with LXI REIT, reveals Bloomberg - Part 2

Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 5:28 pm

So, it turns out it wasn't Bloomberg that broke the story about LXI REIT's £4 billion merger talks with LondonMetric.

It was, in fact, React News that broke the story 15 minutes before Bloomie pumped out their own version.

Hat tip, then, to React News for landing the scoop and apologies for attributing it to our arch rivals at Bloomberg...

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UNCOOKED ALERT: Adevinta ASA said to ... - Part 3

Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 9:34 am

So, Norwegian media group Adevinta ASA has finally confirmed the details of the EURO 14 billion takeover offer from a consortium led by American private equity house Blackstone. Below is a link to the details of the deal:

https://adevinta.com/stories/articles/statement-regarding-voluntary-tender-offer-for-all-class-a-shares-in-adevinta-asa..

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Deals, Deals, Deals ... in a bear market - Part 55

Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 7:46 am

Companies and private equity firms are still trying to do deals.

The latest potential takeover to hit the the tape is CVC Capital's interest in buying Nexi SpA. Arch rivals at Bloomberg reported overnight that the private equity house is in the early stages of weighing a takeover bid for the Italian payments giant. Below is a link to that piece:..

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