Shareholders to sell stake in education leader
A strategic stake in one of the world’s fastest-growing private education businesses is understood to be close to…
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Manchester United bid talk sends shares up
Shares in Manchester United rose by more than 5% on October 15, following a report that the Crown…
Retail on red alert as B&M eyes expansion
UK discount retailer B&M is eyeing its most ambitious deal yet as it looks to build scale in continental Europe.
Turnaround specialist tees off with golf retailer
The private equity turnaround specialist Endless in understood o have seen off interest from Sports Direct and JD…
Lingerie brand comes up for sale
The upheaval in the global retail market is set to give another opportunity to buy a well-known brand…
Chinese retailer buys French couture label
China-based Icicle Fashion Group has bought French couture house Carven out of bankruptcy and plans to relaunch the…
French Connection flies as it hoists “for sale” sign
Shares in the struggling British fashion retailer French Connection rose by around 25% on October 8 after the company…
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…
