Posts tagged: FTSE 250

Mediclinic said to weigh £1.8 billion plus takeover bid for Spire Healthcare

Friday, 16 September 2016, 11:03 am

Mediclinic is preparing to bid for Spire Healthcare, the FTSE 250 company that was formed from the sale of BUPA hospitals.

According to excellent sources, Mediclinic is working with bankers from Morgan Stanley on the potential purchase of the remainder of Spire that it doesn't own (remember last year Mediclinic bought 29.9pc of Spire Healthcare for 360p a share)...

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Green around the gills

Friday, 5 August 2016, 2:56 pm

Watching Newsnight last night left me feeling bemused.

The final interview was with Harriet Green, the controversial former boss of Thomas Cook. She has many admirers in the City for being a highly motivated self starter who led the turnaround of the FTSE 250 travel company when it ran into financial difficulty. Green now heads up IBM's 'internet of things' division in the US...

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