Pernod CEO: in regular talks with Elliott
Alexandre Ricard, chief executive of drinks group Pernod Ricard, says that the company is having regular and “courteous”…
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Pernod Ricard to buy Italian gin brand
Pernod Ricard, which is being targeted by activist investor Elliott, plans to buy premium Italian gin brand Malfy…
Italy’s OTB seeks to buy brands
The upmarket Italian fashion company OTB is on the lookout for further acquisitions, according to its chief executive, Ubaldo Minelli…
Debenhams – the legal letter
Jon Yorke, partner at law firm McCarthy Denning, discusses whether Mike Ashley has grounds for taking legal action…
Campbell’s fresh food close to sale
Campbell Soup is nearing a deal to sell its fresh food unit’s Bolthouse Farms for…
Chinese supplier closes in on rescue for LK Bennett
A deal to buy the UK retailer LK Bennett from its administrators is now expected imminently, with several…
Footwear icon readied for sale
One of the UK’s iconic footwear brands is understood to be in the early stages of being prepared…
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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…
