Wednesday, 06 December 2023 10:51 amMark "The Kleinmanator" Kleinman of Sky News dug out another decent scoopette last night about a £287 million takeover bid for London-listed bowling firm Ten Entertainment.
Sunday, 23 July 2023 10:43 amHat tip to the the Genteel Hustler for making it onto the front page of the The Sunday Times business section in his first week on the title with a scoopette about Peter Chernin weighing a £1 billion takeover bid for British TV production house All3Media.
Friday, 20 May 2022 9:33 amSometimes it takes a few days and sometimes it takes a few months for the confirmations to come though for little old Betaville's UNCOOKED, RARE and WELL-DONE ALERTs.
Tuesday, 18 August 2020 7:55 amA loyal reader got in touch yesterday to point out that Matthew Freud has gobbling up shares in Reach4entertainment, the live events communications business that is quietly pursuing a de-listing from the Aim market.
Tuesday, 10 March 2020 4:25 pmMarc Boyan, the chief executive of Aim-listed Reach4entertainment Enterprises, is said to have informally sounded out M&C Saatchi, the London-listed advertising agency, about a takeover of the business.
Wednesday, 02 October 2019 8:03 amThere were plenty of reports (not here) yesterday about how dealmaking in the UK is in the doldrums, with "the value of UK outbound merger and acquisition" sinking to its lowest level in the last decade.
Thursday, 04 July 2019 9:07 amToday's serious newspapers - the venerable Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Times - pin Flutter's 20pc share price gain during yesterday's session to various bid rumour theories.
Saturday, 23 February 2019 12:23 pmReach 4 Entertainment confirmed Betaville's RARE Alert yesterday but it would appear I only got hold of one end of the story.
Wednesday, 20 February 2019 9:37 amReach 4 Entertainment, the London-listed marketing communications company, is said to be tapping the equity markets for fresh capital.
Wednesday, 09 November 2016 12:22 amWell, this evening it was announced that an affiliate of HNA plans to pay $416 million for a 34.9pc stake in Global Eagle Entertainment, with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Barclays acting as advisers to the California-based company. Moelis, according to the press release, is acting as exclusive financial adviser to the HNA affiliate. Here is a link to a Wall Street Journal article on the deal:
