Posts tagged: Sky

Abrdn in talks to buy Interactive Investor for £1.5 billion, reveals Sky

Saturday, 6 November 2021, 11:18 am

The scoops are coming in thick and fast today!

Now former boss and colleague Mark, "the Kleinmanator", Kleinman of Sky News is reporting that Abrdn (the combination of Aberdeen and Standard Life) is in talks to buy online retail stockbroker Interactive Investor for £1.5 billion.

The talks are advanced, so you could seen an RNS this Monday, says Kleiny. Below is a link to his scoop:..

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More M&A on the way in Britain post Brexit deal, top fund manager tells the Telegraph

Saturday, 29 June 2019, 9:16 am

Tucked away in the back of the business section of my old employer - The Daily Telegraph - are some rather interesting comments from Gervais Williams, the respected fund manager, about the prospect of a pick up in dealmaking.

Williams, who runs the Diverse Income invesmtent trust - told Richard Evans, a rather nice former ex-colleague who writes the Questor column- that London-listed companies are at "unusually attractive valuations"...

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RARE ALERT: 21st Century Fox said to ...

Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 10:36 pm

21st Century Fox has appointed a powerful shareholder solicitation firm amid speculation it is preparing to launch a final "knockout" offer for Sky.

According to sources claiming to be familiar with the matter, Rupert Murdoch's media group - which has already struck a deal to sell the majority of its assets to Walt Disney Corporation for $52 billion - has mandated Georgeson to sound out Sky shareholders about whether they are willing to support its £14.00 a share offer for Sky...

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Sunday review - GlobalData, Sky and, er, Scott's

Sunday, 23 April 2017, 8:30 pm

Sorry for the lack of posts in the last couple of days I have been rather busy doing some freelance work for my chums at The Sunday Times.

Indeed, diligent followers of my work might have noticed I had a few jackanories in today's business section, including one on financial news giant the Mergermarket Group, publisher of Debtwire and Dealreporter...

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