Monday, 13 August 2018, 2:17 pm
So, the idea that "nothing happens" in the London market during August has been scotched once again by a £1.2 billion takeover bid for insurer Esure from private equity firm Bain Capital.
And there were few hacks this morning claiming they "had" the scoop/story...last year, that is...
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Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 8:05 pm
So farewell Dan Dunkley, The Sunday Times deals reporter who Betaville has had the pleasure of working with at several different publications.
Some of Dan's memorable M&A scoops include revealing: the detail of Mediclinic's bid £1.3 billion bid for Spire Healthcare; Aveva's merger Schneider Electric; and unveiling Li Ka Shing's attempt to buy O2 from Telefonica for £9 billion.
I have pasted the links to Dan's scoops below:..
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