Posts tagged: Mail on Sunday

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UNCOOKED ALERT: Natura & Co Holding SA said to ... - Part 4

Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 9:20 am

French cosmetics giant L'Oreal has won the auction for Aesop, the upmarket soap brand being sold off by Brazilian group Natura & Co.

L'Oreal is reportedly paying $2.5 billion for Aesop. Below is a link to announcement from L'Oreal:

https://www.loreal.com/en/press-release/group/l-oreal-signs-an-agreement-with-natura-and-co-to-acquire-aesop/..

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Bestway builds stake in J Sainsbury - Part 4

Monday, 13 February 2023, 9:00 am

If you are still wondering what Bestway and its owners are up to with their stakebuilding efforts in J Sainsbury then I suggest reading Neil "Neily" Craven's piece in yesterday's Mail on Sunday business section.

Neily has a go at figuring out what is actually going on with Bestway's move on Sainsbury's and arrives at a rather interesting suggestion: that perhaps Bestway are trying to engineer a reverse takeover...

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NatWest weighing up £2 billion plus takeover offer for Quilter, reveals the Mail on Sunday

Sunday, 31 July 2022, 10:22 am

The Mail on Sunday's hardworking business section dug out this weekend's biggest deal scoop.

According to Amy-Jo Crowley's report, NatWest - the bank that was formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland - is in the early stages weighing a takeover bid for FTSE 250-listed Quilter. Below is the link:..

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Bears paw Astin Martin Lagonda... - Part 2

Thursday, 14 July 2022, 6:45 pm

Quelle surprise: Aston Martin Lagonda, the London-listed maker of the luxury car marque, is ploughing ahead with another equity fundraising after all.

Well, that's according to Peter Campbell of the Financial Times, whohas just landed a cracking tale about Aston Marin tapping shareholders up for about to £500 million with much of that coming from another rights issue. Below is a link to Campbell's scoop:..

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Private equity firms weigh £1.6 billion swoop for Euromoney, reveals the Mail on Sunday

Sunday, 19 June 2022, 9:24 am

Most this weekend's Sunday newspaper business sections were dominated by stories about interest rates, stock market falls and cryptocurrency wipe outs.

But there was one deal story that caught Betaville's eye: a piece in the Mail on Sunday about how FTSE 250-listed Euromoney has drawn takeover interest from buy-out firms...

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Neily on the money ...

Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 7:40 am

Hat tip to Neil "Neily" Craven, the Mail on Sunday's extremely hard working deputy city editor, who reported just over a week ago that Authentic Brands may "pull its bid" for Ted Baker, the London-listed fashion label.

Below are the links to Neily's piece and also the announcement from Ted Baker today...

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Sunday review on a Monday: THG, er, and that's it ...

Monday, 23 May 2022, 7:56 am

Neil "Neily" Craven dug out one of the most interesting weekend lines on THG, the London-listed online retailer.

The hardworking Mail on Sunday deputy business editor and colleague wrote yesterday that Matt Moulding, the founder of THG, would back an offer for THG of 250p a share.

That is some premium to where the shares closed on Friday - 145p a share...

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