Tuesday, 21 November 2017 9:41 amShares in Imperial Brands are enjoying a little bounce today. The stock is up around 3pc because Japan Tobacco's new chief executive, Mitsuomi Koizumi, has said:
"If there is a good M&A opportunity, company will pursue regardless of size."
Thursday, 27 April 2017 7:32 amIt's been a while since market particpants theorised about what Anheuser-Busch Inbev, the world's biggest brewer, would do next. I guess that's to be expected following ABI's £75 billion acquisition of FTSE 100 giant SAB Miller last year.
Friday, 30 September 2016 9:46 amYesterday, French stockbroker Exane BNP Paribas published a massive note about the latest "rumour du jour" - talk of Heineken, now the world's second largest brewer, having a crack at purchasing US-listed Molson Coors.