Hamleys owner sets sights on UK department store chain
Two of the UK’s most iconic high street brands could be set for a tie up after it…
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Whitbread to spin off Costa
Whitbread is to split off Costa, the UK’s biggest coffee chain, as a separate firm, after activist pressure.…
Hedge fund closes in on Carpetright
Hedge fund Meditor Capital Management has become the kingmaker in the future of struggling UK retailer Carpetright just…
Chapel Down seeks deals as it spreads its wings
In reporting strong results, in which sales in its core sparkling wine division were up 20% on the…
Queue for Young’s starts to form
The American leveraged buyout specialist Sun Capital Partners is understood to have emerged as an early contender to…
Seafood supplier back on the market
A leading supplier of seafood in the UK is back on the market after a decade, with widespread…
Pizza Hut finally on verge of sale
More than two years after the owners of the UK franchise of restaurant chain Pizza Hut first sought…
Consumer & Retail Sector Reports
BAT deal leads to wider consolidation speculation
The audacious and unexpected overture by British American Tobacco (BAT), which if successful would create the world’s largest…
Silver lining to slowdown in food M&A
Amid the many parts of the UK market which seem to have had a lull in M&A as…
Consumer gets more active as growth slows
While there has been much talk of late of the upsurge in deal flow in sectors such as…
