In December 2020, LV= announced plans to sell itself to Bain Capital in a £530m deal that would see it abandon its status as a mutual owned by its member-customers, and instead hand
It has been announced that Saudi-Arabian led consortium have completed a £305m takeover deal of Newcastle United. The sale went through after the deal passed the Premier League owners’ and
The worlds largest franchisor of home service brands, has announced the acquisition of London based Pimlico Plumbers, an independent residential and commercial service and maintenance company. The deal will see
Shares in the publisher behind Country Life surged to a 21-year high as the firm snapped up another raft of titles for £300m. Future, publisher of Country Life and Woman’s
The latest in the takeover battle between two US Private Equity groups; Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Fortress, the UK takeover regulator has given Clayton, Dubilier & Rice an extended
On August 2, 2021, the UK engineering company, Smiths Group announced the proposed sell of its medical division to US Private Equity firm TA Associations for £1.7bn. Smiths Group, which
Volaris Group has successfully acquired SSP Limited a leading global supplier of technology systems and software for the property and casualty insurance industry. Volaris Group is a well-known buy-and-hold acquirer
The latest M&A report from Dealsuite contains statistics and trends from a total of 314 M&A advisory firms operating in the UK M&A Mid-market (enterprises with a revenue between £1
The online-only retailer Boohoo has announced they are set to acquire the digital assets and intellectual property of Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton for £25.2m. As with recent acquisitions completed
Despite 2020 being one of the most turbulent years on record for the global economy, many companies have shown resilience and have managed to take the strategic decisions to grow
Countrywide has accepted a revised £130m acquisition offer from Connells, bringing together two of Britain’s biggest estate agency groups. Countrywide’s shareholders have agreed terms of a recommended cash offer at
There are many reasons why a business would acquire or merge with another business. The most common reason is the potential for growth. The benefits of growth manifest themselves in