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I see arch rivals at Bloomberg and Reuters have followed up little old Betaville's UNCOOKED Alert about the takeover rumours surrounding US-listed medical devices maker Teleflex Inc.
Apologies for the tardy update Betavillers - you may have noticed it's been a busy day for news about takeover deals!
I see France-listed electrical products distributor Rexel SA has this afternoon released a "denial" statement of La Lettre's story about takeover talks with private equity firm CVC Capital.
Oh look - the French media have finally decided to follow up little old Betaville's UNCOOKED and RARE Alerts about the Rexel takeover rumours circulating the European market.
CVC, one of Europe's largest private equity outfits, has snapped up the airport scanner business being sold by FTSE 100-listed Smiths for £2 billion.
Loyal readers will know that Woldline SA has been on little old Betaville's radar for quite a while amid rumours of takeover interest from a variety of parties ranging from Credit Agricole to private equity firm CVC Capital .
I see arch rivals at Bloomberg have followed up little old Betaville's UNCOOKED alert from earlier today about French fuel distributor Rubis SCA with their own version of the tale.
Mark, "The Kleinmanator", Kleinman of Sky News has just popped up with a decent scoop about a sizeable European takeover.
Mark, The Kleinmanator, Kleinman of Sky News was on point when he wrote in his City AM column late last month that "reheated repeats" of his scoop about CVC's potential attempt to purchase London-listed broadcaster ITV "will be commonplace".
Arch rivals at Bloomberg are still working hard on digging out scoops.
Mark "The Kleinmanator" Kleinman of Sky News has just popped up with a fresh line on the ITV takeover tale that has been percolating through the City of London over the last eighteen months.
It's good to see one of little old Betaville's best deal scoops of the year finally confirmed.
To London's uber smart Mayfair district where little old Betaville hears Henry Kravis has been frequenting various eateries after dropping into London for a few days.