Just Eat to be acquired by tech investor Prosus
February 25, 2025 6:52 amJust Eat has agreed to a takeover by technology investor Prosus in a deal worth around £3.4 billion (€4.1 billion). Majority owned by South African business... View Article
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CMA launches probe into Morrisons takeover deal amid fuel price concerns
January 28, 2022 8:18 amThe 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
Morrisons takeover by CD&R given green light by shareholders
October 20, 2021 9:40 amThe £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
CD&R wins auction to acquire Morrisons
October 4, 2021 6:34 amThe 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
JD Sports may be forced to sell Footasylum following new CMA decision
September 3, 2021 7:57 amSportswear 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
French Connection receives two separate takeover approaches
February 5, 2021 10:14 amFashion 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
Frasers Group will not make formal bid for Mulberry
December 18, 2020 7:57 amMike 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
CMA blocks JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum
May 6, 2020 2:25 pmThe 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
