Bathroom retailers ponder merger
A major online retailer of bathroom products in the UK is understood to be for sale as its…
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Mondelez sells Middle East cheese business
Mondelez International is to sell its Middle East cheese business, which is currently licensed under the Kraft brand,…
Heavyweight private equity firm joins Wightlink auction
One of the UK’s most high-profile private equity companies is understood to be joining the contest to buy…
Morrisons shares rise on takeover talk
WM Morrisons shares rose on December 11 on market rumours that the UK supermarket chain could be subject…
New entrant to Aussie biscuit auction
An increasingly competitive auction is understood to be developing for the leading Australian biscuit maker Arnott’s, with a new…
Bunge open to talks with Glencore, ADM
Global grains trader Bunge has announced the departure of its chief executive officer opening up possible reengagement with…
Finland’s Amer Sports close to takeover deal
Finland’s Amer Sports is close to to be taken over by a consortium led by China’s…
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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…
