Investor hopes for a bidding war over Morrisons are dealt a major blow

US private equity rivals join forces in Morrisons chase dashing investors’ hopes for a bidding war By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 17:00 EDT, 20 July 2021 | Updated: 17:00 EDT, 20 July 2021 Investors hoping for a bidding war over Morrisons were left disappointed yesterday as a US private equity firm withdrew … Read more

Bidding for Blue Origin’s first human flight hits $4.5 million as online auction comes to close

Bidding for a seat on Blue Origin’s New Shephard rocket alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother topped $4.5 million on Thursday as the second phase of the online auction comes to a close.  According to the company’s website, the highest bid to ride on the July 20 flight is currently $4.5 million, over a million … Read more

Bidding war breaks out for Toshiba after CVC Capital makes a £15bn bid

Bidding war breaks out for Toshiba after Private Equity giant CVC Capital make an audacious £15bn bid By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 April 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 April 2021 A private equity bidding war has broken out for Japanese firm Toshiba. In a sign of just how … Read more

Bidding war set to break out for Meghan Markle’s dressmaker

Bidding war set to break out for Meghan Markle’s dressmaker Ralph & Russo amid ‘intense’ interest from fashion houses and the super-rich By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 2 April 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 2 April 2021 A bidding war is set to break out for Meghan Markle’s dressmaker Ralph … Read more

Twitter: Bidding for CEO Jack Dorsey’s first tweet heats up as Malaysian investor offers $2.5MILLION

Bidding for Twitter’s first tweet, ‘just setting up my twttr’, is heating up as a Malaysian Bitcoin investor has offered $2.5 million for the 2006 post by CEO Jack Dorsey. Hakan Estavi — CEO of blockchain system firm Bridge — has outbid other prospective buyers including Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun. On Saturday, Mr Sun had … Read more

Stu Laundy and Justin Hemmes enter fierce bidding war for iconic cliffside hotel near Byron

Stu Laundy and Justin Hemmes are said to be in a fierce battle to buy the iconic Pacific Hotel in Yamba, close to the New South Wales coastal town of Byron Bay. According to The Herald Sun, the picturesque cliffside hotel – which hasn’t changed hands in over four decades – is reportedly looking for … Read more

Online property auctions: Tips for bidding on a home

For anyone who has been to a property auction – or perhaps just tuned in to an episode of Homes Under the Hammer – they are usually associated with a bustling ballroom full of buyers intermittently throwing paddles up in the air, all orchestrated by a wildly gesticulating auctioneer. Like any group gathering, Covid has … Read more

Billionaire Asda brothers gatecrash Topshop bidding battle

Billionaire brothers buying supermarket Asda gatecrash bidding battle for fashion chain Topshop By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 23 January 2021 The billionaire brothers buying supermarket Asda have gatecrashed a bidding battle for fashion chain Topshop, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.  Blackburn’s Zuber … Read more

Next quits frenzied bidding war for Topshop

Next quits frenzied bidding war for Topshop admitting it cannot match rival bids By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 21 January 2021 Next has pulled out of the race for Topshop following a frenzied bidding war for the jewel in Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia … Read more

US fund joins bidding war for Signature Aviation

Battle over historic British firm Signature Aviation intensifies as co-owner of Gatwick airport gatecrashes Bill Gates’s takeover with counter bid US giant Global Infrastructure Partners is offering shareholders 405p per share in cash  It eclipses the 380p per share or £3.2billion offered by a consortium of Gates and Blackstone last week Signature’s board threw its … Read more