Tuesday, 31 December 2019 4:15 pmCompetitors like to write off little old Betaville but this website was punching above its weight in 2019, landing a series of exclusive genuine "scoops" throughout the year.
Monday, 02 December 2019 9:05 pmTo the Court for tomorrow's hearing to approve Warburg Pincus and Apax's Scheme of Arrangement to take Inmarsat private.
Wednesday, 27 November 2019 5:30 pmThe Inmarsat takeover saga continues, with the company delaying the Court hearing to sanction the Scheme of Arrangement until next week.
Tuesday, 26 November 2019 4:17 pmYou don't see this very often: hedge funds coming out publicly against their rivals in support of the board during a row about whether the target company should be a soliciting a higher offer from its private equity acquirers.
Wednesday, 20 November 2019 4:21 pmInmarsat's board is facing another shareholder backlash after it emerged almost 17pc of the company's shareholders have written to the company, arguing it should delay the sale of the business or even appoint an independent financial adviser to review the offer from Apax and Warburg Pincus amid questions about a "conflict of interest".
Thursday, 10 October 2019 10:56 amYesterday Nicky Morgan - the culture secretary - declared she is minded to approve Apax and Waburg Pincus's £2.7 billion takeover of Inmarsat.
Saturday, 29 June 2019 9:16 amTucked away in the back of the business section of my old employer - The Daily Telegraph - are some rather interesting comments from Gervais Williams, the respected fund manager, about the prospect of a pick up in dealmaking.
Tuesday, 21 May 2019 7:21 pmArbitrageurs breathed a huge sigh of relief after the Scheme of Arrangement to take Inmarsat private scraped through with just 78.9pc of Inmarsat shareholders giving it the green light.
Friday, 10 May 2019 6:36 pmSo, that was close: just 78.9pc of Inmarsat shareholders voted to approve the Scheme of Arrangement at today's court meeting.
Friday, 26 April 2019 6:24 pmMark Kleinman's piece about the private equity firms that looked and then ditched a counterbid for London-listed Inmarsat caught Betaville's eye today.
