Struggling fashion chain French Connection receives £29million takeover bid

Struggling fashion chain French Connection receives £29million takeover bid French Connection is in takeover talks after receiving an approach worth £29m Revealed it received a potential cash offer worth 30p a share from a consortium It marks a 30% hike on the stock’s closing share price of 23.1p on Wednesday By Clare Mccarthy For Mailonline … Read more

Another leading Morrisons investor publicly denounces £6.3bn bid

Another leading Morrisons investor publicly denounces £6.3bn bid by private-equity-backed consortium By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 17:26 EDT, 29 July 2021 | Updated: 17:26 EDT, 29 July 2021 Another leading Morrisons investor has publicly denounced the £6.3billion bid by a private-equity-backed consortium.  Fortress and its backers were in pole position after the … Read more

Shocking moment man leaps from roof of two-storey building ‘in bid to get away from police’ 

Shocking moment man leaps from roof of two-storey building ‘in bid to get away from police’ The unnamed man fell from the top of a two-storey house in Walsall, Birmingham Footage filmed by a passerby showed the moment the man lost his footing He tumbled onto the pavement below, landing hard before police approached  By … Read more

Ministers ‘hope bid to host the 2030 World Cup can help save the union’

Ministers ‘hope bid to host the 2030 World Cup can help save the union’ as Nicola Sturgeon pushes for Scottish independence Boris Johnson is pushing a joint British and Irish bid to host the 2030 World Cup The prospect has been boosted by Euros and response to Super League plan Government sources suggested World Cup … Read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Apollo considers Morrisons bid

BUSINESS LIVE: Third private equity group considers Morrisons bid; Sainsbury’s to invest £50m; Quarter of finance staff want permanent home working By This Is Money Published: 08:02 BST, 5 July 2021 | Updated: 09:09 BST, 5 July 2021 Investment giant Apollo Global Management has said it considering launching its own bid to buy Morrisons after … Read more

Supermarket share prices set to rocket on Morrisons bid battle

Supermarket share prices set to rocket: Morrisons bid battle to boost ‘bargain’ UK grocers By Lucy White And Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:53 BST, 4 July 2021 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 4 July 2021 Supermarket shares were set to rise on the London Stock Exchange today as a full-scale bidding war for … Read more

Morrison’s accepts £6.3billion takeover bid from US investment firm

BREAKING: Morrison’s accepts £6.3billion takeover bid from US investment firm just two weeks after supermarket turned down offer from private equity group Morrisons shareholders will receive 254 pence a share under terms of the deal The offer exceeds the £5.52billion proposal from a private equity firm on June 19 The offer represents a premium of 42 … Read more

Theresa May’s bid for Nato secretary general job sparks fears of by-election in Maidenhead

Theresa May’s bid for Nato secretary general job sparks fears of by-election in Maidenhead as Tory insiders admit they are ‘very worried’ of a repeat of the loss in Chesham and Amersham Talk of the ex-PM going for job of Nato secretary general has prompted concerns They fear voters in Maidenhead may replicate loss in … Read more

Government launches bid to privatise Channel 4

Government launches bid to privatise Channel 4 as channel’s chairman says ‘big American conglomerates’ will move in if it is sold off Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced move Wednesday Moving Channel 4 into private ownership could ensure ‘future success’ Consultation will also review regulation of streaming services such as Netflix  By Harry … Read more

Lone Star has £862m final bid for engine parts maker Senior rejected

US predator has its £862m final bid for aircraft and car parts maker Senior rejected By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:23 BST, 22 June 2021 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 22 June 2021 Takeover target: Senior supplies parts to jet engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce Aircraft and car parts maker Senior declared victory after fighting … Read more