Vue stake sale puts flotation on hold
A strategic stake in the British cinema chain Vue Entertainment is on the market, with the company likely…
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Swap in transit for rail firm
One of Europe’s leading leisure rail companies is understood to be on the point of changing hands, with…
Mars continues European pet project
Mars has struck its second European pet care deal in a week and one of the biggest in…
Casino puts assets on the block
One of the most attractive portfolios of French retail assets to come on the market for many years…
Car auction leader speeds off after takeover approach
Shares in the British used car trader BCA Marketplace have risen by more than 10% on June 11,…
2 Sisters adds to disposal programme
A few months the heavily indebted food group 2 Sisters put its fish business Donegal Catch up for…
Whitbread wakes up to idea of Costa sale
Whitbread has opened up the possibility of a outright sale of its Costa Coffee chain after announcing plans…
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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…
