Latest News: takeovers
January 28, 2022 8:18 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a probe into the acquisition of the Morrisons supermarket chain by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. The CMA will be... View Article
October 20, 2021 9:40 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The £7 billion takeover of Morrisons by US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has been given the green light by the supermarket’s shareholders. In... View Article
October 4, 2021 6:34 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The race to buy Morrisons has finally come to an end with US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice winning an auction process with an... View Article
September 3, 2021 7:57 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Sportswear retailer JD Sports could be required to sell off its Footasylum chain following the Competition and Markets Authority’s reassessment of the merger between the two... View Article
February 5, 2021 10:14 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Fashion retailer French Connection has announced that it has received two separate approaches regarding a potential takeover of the business. In a statement, the company said... View Article
December 18, 2020 7:57 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has issued a statement saying that it will not make a formal bid for luxury accessories brand Mulberry. Frasers already has a... View Article
May 6, 2020 2:25 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
The Competition and Markets Authority has blocked JD Sports Fashion’s £90 million takeover of Footasylum after deciding that the move would lead to a “substantial lessening... View Article