MAGGIE PAGANO: Many reasons why it is that private equity firms are leading the charge in takeover activity – but tax breaks are by far the biggest catalyst By Maggie Pagano For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 28 May 2021 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 28 May 2021 Over the last week, the Daily Mail … Read more
As one of the world’s great financial centres, one might think that funds for investment, capable of taking established companies and start-ups to the next level, would be easy to come by. Talk Talk, as a no-frills challenger in a telecoms and broadband market which has come into its own in the pandemic, is a … Read more
Takeovers of companies listed on the junior market have dominated London Stock Exchange deals recently. In the year to September 2020, mergers and acquisitions involving smaller companies accounted for 56 per cent of the total up from 46 per cent in the previous 12 months. There was also a strong rise in takeovers made by … Read more
Competition and Markets Authority boss Andrea Coscelli warns Facebook: Britain will block your takeovers By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 22:41 GMT, 12 December 2020 The boss of Britain’s markets watchdog has ramped up his attack on US tech giants with a threat to block takeovers … Read more
Test of national interest: At long last a British government is taking seriously the risk from overseas takeovers, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:12 GMT, 10 November 2020 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 10 November 2020 At long last a British government is taking seriously the risk to Britain’s national … Read more