Struggling shoe retailer seeks buyer
One of the best-known discount shoe retailers in the US is understood to have hired a bank to help it with its strategic options, which are likely to include…
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Flybe receives revised funding deal
The UK’s largest domestic airline Flybe Group has reached an agreement to sell its…
Areas price rises as suitors gather
Real momentum appears to have been injected into the quest by the French catering leader Elior to sell…
Deutsche Bahn plots subsidiary sale
One of Europe’s leading public transport companies is understood to being prepared for sale, with its owner starting…
Flybe accepts knockdown offer
The scale of the pressure on the UK’s airline industry has been brought into sharp relief by the sale…
Hearing aid makers reopen EU merger application
Danish hearing aid maker Widex and German rival Sivantos have reopened an application seeking European Commission approval for…
Sears’ chair submits new bid
According to a regulatory filing made on January 10, Sears chair Eddie Lampert has submitted a revised takeover…
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Go Outdoors seeks to expand its horizons
The UK outdoor retailing sector is braced for further consolidation after the management of Go Outdoors appointed advisers…
Discounters advance as retailers search for growth
For those operating in the retail sector, the balancing act of how to secure meaningful growth; protect market…
Craft beer set for consolidation
SABMiller’s recent acquisition of the UK-based craft brewer Meantime Brewing Company gave the brewing giant an entry point…
