Apologies for tardy update Betavillers but I didn't notice that Believe had finally confirmed little old Betaville's UNCOOKED Alert from late last year.
In case you don't recall, little old Betaville published an UNCOOKED Alert about the takeover rumours surrounding the France-listed music services company Believe in early December 2023. Below is a link to that story:..
Hat tip to Amy-Jo Crowley of Reuters for digging out a new line on the Believe takeover tale that little old Betaville discovered last month.
Loyal readers might recall that late last year little old Betaville published an UNCOOKED Alert about the France-listed music services company. Below is the link:
https://www.betaville.co.uk/betaville-intelligence/u2bcsp4o/..
Another day, another confirmation for little old Betaville.
In case you missed it this morning Alfa Financial Software Holdings, the London-listed asset finance software company, confirmed little old Betaville's earlier UNCOOKED alert. Below is the link:
https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/alfa_financial_soft/news/json_news/story/x8mmv9w..
Sometimes the confirmations come within a few days; sometimes it takes a few months.
Take, for example, the Suse takeover story.
Back in May this year little old Betaville revealed in part 4 of an UNCOOKED Alert series that Suse, the German software firm, was being looked at by an acquirer following interest in a deal last year. Below is the link to that alert: ..
Nordic private equity firm EQT appears to be one of the few private equity houses willing to do big deals in the London market at the moment.
Last Friday Alfa Financial Software Holdings, a London listed asset finance software business, confirmed little old Betaville's UNCOOKED alert, saying it reveived a takeover approach from EQT at 208p a share. Below is a link to the confirmation:..
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)...
Nordic private equity house EQT has set up a company called Freya Holdco Limited and registered it on Companies House a few days ago.
The directors of Freya include Peter Balslev and Sara Huda, both managing directors at EQT, and Thomas Spicer, a finance manager of EQT.
A quick glance at the respective ages of all these high powered buy-out executives made little old Betaville feel very old. Below is the link the filing on Companies House:..
Hacks at Bloomberg have dug out a tale about how Temenos is attempting to rekindle talks with private equity firms about a leveraged buy-out. Below is a link to the piece:
Norwegian technology company Mercell has finally agreed to sell itself to American private equity firm Thoma Bravo, thereby confirming Betaville's sole RARE ALERT of 2022!..
Deal hacks at Bloomberg are back on it, pumping out M&A scoops galore over the last few weeks.
The latest tale from the arch rivals at the financial behemoth is about longstanding takeover target Temenos, the Switzerland-listed banking software company.
According to Bloomie, Thoma Bravo has rekindled its interest in Temenos and "expressed an interest" in buying the company via talks...