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    • From Industrials and 18 Jun 2021 17:41 EDT

      Nippon Steel sells stake in Acerinox

      Nippon Steel has sold a 7.9% stake in Spanish steel maker Acerinox for €218m through a private placement. The stake was sold at €10.2 per share, which represented a discount…
    • From Industrials and 10 Jun 2021 18:37 EDT

      Embraer subsidiary in talks with SPAC

      According to a securities filing on 10 June, Brazilian planemaker Embraer’s subsidiary Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions has entered merger talks with Zanite Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company…
    • From Industrials and 1 Jun 2021 11:58 EDT

      Lamborghini bid still stands

      Days after the German carmaker said that the unit was not up for sale, Quantum Group’s €7.5bn ($9.1bn) bid for Volkswagen’s supercar brand Lamborghini still stands. “Of course our offer…
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    • From Financials and 18 Jun 2021 18:40 EDT

      HSBC sells French retail bank

      In a deal which will mean a loss of around US$2.3bn for the UK bank but end its long struggle to dispose of the business, HSBC is sell its French…
    • From Tech, Media & Telecoms and 18 Jun 2021 16:46 EDT

      Adevinta, eBay get regulatory approval

      US e-commerce group eBay and Norway’s Adevinta have secured final regulatory approval for a tie-up of their global classified ads businesses. Under a deal struck last year, Adevinta will acquire…
    • From Energy & Resources and 16 Jun 2021 18:48 EDT

      Private equity firms bid for oil producer EP Energy

      Oil and gas producer EP Energy, which emerged from bankruptcy last year, has received takeover bids from private equity firms including EnCap Investments and Quantum Energy Partners. The Houston-based company…
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  • Editorials
    • From Financials and 27 Apr 2021 18:52 EDT

      EU asks if Gallagher, others are right buyers for assets

      EU antitrust regulators are asking Aon rivals and customers who is the best buyer for assets the insurance broker has offered to sell to address competition concerns about its US$30bn…
    • From Tech, Media & Telecoms and 19 Apr 2021 02:59 EDT

      UK invokes national security for ARM deal

      Raising a question mark over the deal, the UK government will look into the national security implications of US group Nvidia’s purchase of UK chip designer ARM Holdings. UK Secretary…
    • From Financials and 15 Apr 2021 07:09 EDT

      Credit Agricole raises Creval offer

      In an effort to secure backing for plans to expand in Italy’s consolidating banking sector, Credit Agricole Italia (CAI) raises its bid for Italy’s Creval by €140m (USUS$167.6m). The Italian…
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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 Financials and 7 May 2021 19:08 EDT

      Deutsche Boerse buys remaining stake in CFC

      Germany’s Deutsche Boerse is to buy the remaining 49% stake in fund distribution platform Clearstream Fund Centre (CFC) from UBS Group for SFr390m (US$427m). Deutsche Boerse, which had bought 51%…
    • From Real Estate and 21 Apr 2021 17:39 EDT

      Hammerson sells assets to Brookfield

      Marking the mall operator’s exit from the UK retail parks sector, Hammerson says that it sold seven retail parks to Canadian private equity firm Brookfield Asset Management for £330m (US$459.33m).…
    • From Financials and 9 Apr 2021 17:31 EDT

      Order-to-cash firm buys US player

      Sidetrade, publisher of an AI powered platform, dedicated to the management of the order-to-cash (O2C) cycle is acquiring Amalto, one of the main players in the dematerialisation of inter-company financial…
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From Consumer & Retail and UK - 13 Mar 2013 08:32 EDT

Asda considering late bid for HMV brand

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Asda, the UK supermarket chain owned by Walmart, is mulling over buying the UK entertainment retailer HMV out of administration. Asda is thought to be looking to acquire HMV’s business…

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