Posts tagged: Jefferies
Betaville IntelligenceWednesday, 2 June 2021, 10:07 pm
Apparently scribblers at Jefferies said they "see little in yesterday's noise" [in reference's to Betaville's UNCOOKED Alert] around IMI but would be surprised if private equity, which is "awash with cash", weren't looking at the engineer.
What sort of a ridiculous comment is that.....
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Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 10:11 am
I see S4 Capital has just appointed heavyweight American investment banks Morgan Stanley and Jefferies alongside Dowgate Capital as corporate broker to the company. Below is the link to this morning's announcement:
https://www.investegate.co.uk/s4-capital-plc--sfor-/rns/appointment-of-joint-corporate-brokers/202103170700104776S/..
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Friday, 26 April 2019, 6:24 pm
Mark Kleinman's piece about the private equity firms that looked and then ditched a counterbid for London-listed Inmarsat caught Betaville's eye today.
Loyal readers might be wondering why given the central premise of the story is that, er, nothing is happening.
Well, for a start pieces about old deals that never got off the ground can show future intentions, so for M&A watchers these stories can provide vital clues for the mosaic theory...
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Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 3:37 pm
This deal announcement in the Vet Times (see below) seemed to slip under the radar somewhat but I'm noting it as little old Betaville was the first to break the story a few weeks ago about Independent Vetcare being put up for sale.
https://www.vettimes.co.uk/news/independent-vetcare-announces-new-investor/..
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Friday, 4 November 2016, 8:12 am
One of Britain’s largest chain of vets could be about to change hands for around £350 million.
[insert picture of a cuddly dog or cat here]
City sources said Summit Partners, the US-based private equity owner of Independent Vetcare (IVC), has been talking to corporate finance types about a sale of the business...
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Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 12:00 am
This isn't exactly earth shattering news but I did pick up over a sumptuous lunch yesterday that FTSE 250-listed Bodycote is looking to appoint new advisers.
Word is the 'thermal processing specialist' is carrying out a beauty parade for new corporate brokers, one of the few remnants of "gentlemany capitalism" from a bygone era of the City of London...
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