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    • From Financials and 22 Oct 2021 14:33 EDT

      Bank of Ireland buys KBC’s Irish assets

      As KBC becomes the latest lender to leave the shrinking Irish market, Bank of Ireland is to buy “substantially all” of the Belgian financial group’s Irish performing assets for €5bn.…
    • From Financials and 22 Oct 2021 13:38 EDT

      EU approves Generali takeover offer of Cattolica

      Italy’s largest insurer Generali has received authorisation from the European Commission for the acquisition of a controlling interest in rival Cattolica.
    • From Consumer & Retail and 20 Oct 2021 14:02 EDT

      French express parcel firm buys stake in Dubai’s Aramex

      GeoPost, the express parcel arm of French Groupe La Poste, acquires a 20.15% stake in Dubai-listed courier firm Aramex, according to a regulatory filing. The French express logistics firm buys…
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    • From Financials and 25 Oct 2021 16:48 EDT

      Italy and UniCredit to end talks over MPS

      After efforts to reach an agreement over a costly recapitalisation plan failed, Italy’s government and UniCredit are calling off negotiations over the sale of bank Monte dei Paschi (MPS). The…
    • From Financials and 25 Oct 2021 16:46 EDT

      Exor in new talks over sale of PartnerRE

      Exor, the holding company of Italy’s Agnelli family, restarts talks with French insurer Covea over a possible sale of reinsurer PartnerRE, after the deal was scrapped last year due to…
    • From Industrials and 25 Oct 2021 16:45 EDT

      Siltronic sale likely to be delayed

      As talks with regulators drag on, the sale of German chipmaker Siltronic to Taiwanese rival GlobalWafers are likely be delayed. GlobalWafers secured a majority stake in Siltronic this year and…
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    • From Consumer & Retail and 4 Oct 2021 03:30 EDT

      CD&R wins auction for UK supermarket Morrisons

      Paving the way for the US private equity firm to take control of the UK’s fourth-biggest supermarket group, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has won the auction for Morrisons with…
    • From Industrials and 28 Sep 2021 13:15 EDT

      UK seizes control of Go-Ahead’s Southeastern rail franchise

      In the latest failure of the UK’s franchise system, the UK is taking control of Go-Ahead Group’s Southeastern rail contract after the transport company admitted financial errors and repaid £25m…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 24 Sep 2021 01:44 EDT

      Consumer firms remain close to breaching lender covenants

      Private consumer businesses in the UK and Europe remain close to breaching their lenders’ covenants, according to analysis by investment bank Lincoln International of its proprietary database of UK- and…
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  • Sectors
    • From Financials and Greece 18 Jul 2019 08:00 EDT

      Financial software developer pursues M&A

      Profile, a software developer and vendor that covers fintech, banking and investment management, is identified in brokers research as a company likely to make a series of bolt-on acquisitions. However…
    • From Financials and Global 1 Nov 2018 09:30 EDT

      Insurance deal value reaches new highs as strategic forces collide

      The global insurance industry has seen the strongest first half since before the global financial crisis in terms of the value of deals, and the outlook remains supportive of deal…
    • From Industrials and Global 30 Aug 2018 08:31 EDT

      Executive sees automotive coatings mergers

      The global automotive coatings industry is likely to undergo marked consolidation in the next couple of years according to the chief executive of one of its leading players, but it…
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  • Restructuring
    • From Financials and 3 Mar 2021 09:30 EST

      Outlook for insolvencies in year ahead

      Law firm Seddons has published the West End Leadership Monitor (WELM), demonstrating a shift in working and business patterns in London’s West End. WELM is based on a survey of…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 7 Dec 2020 08:25 EST

      Ashley’s Frasers Group eyes Debenhams

      In a rescue deal which would further extend Mike Ashley’s reach in the UK high street, Frasers Group is in negotiations to buy collapsed department store chain Debenhams from administrators.…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 1 Dec 2020 07:42 EST

      JD Sports ends Debenhams’ takeover talks

      The future of the UK department store chain Debenhams is in doubt after JD Sports Fashion says that it will not pursue a rescue takeover. It says: “JD Sports Fashion…
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  • Mid-markets
    • From Energy & Resources and 7 Sep 2021 02:33 EDT

      Thyssenkrupp mining sale to exclude India ops

      The acquisition of Thyssenkrupp’s mining activities by Denmark’s FLSmidth, a deal announced in July, will not include Thyssenkrupp’s operation in India. The value of the deal will be reduced by…
    • From Healthcare & Pharma and 26 Aug 2021 02:15 EDT

      Digital health firms Ginger, Headspace to merge

      Meditation app Headspace and video-based therapy services provider Ginger are to merge to create a large and affordable digital mental health and wellbeing platform. The deal follows a US$100m investment…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 4 Aug 2021 11:16 EDT

      THG to buy online beauty retailer

      Saying that Cult Beauty would add around £140m of net sales to its business in 2022, The Hut Group is buying UK-based online beauty retailer for £275m (US$382.9m). The company…
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From Consumer & Retail and UK - 29 May 2012 07:24 EDT

HIG Europe interested in Premier Foods’ brands

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Private equity firm HIG Europe is bidding for the food brands put up for sale by Premier Foods. HIG is bidding for brands including Hartley’s Jams. Hain Celestial, which owns…

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