Thursday, 20 June 2024 7:53 amBritish companies and dealmakers clearly aren't too bothered about the political uncertainty caused by the UK general election campaign as this morning a string deals were announced.
Monday, 29 May 2023 12:24 pmHat tip to Olly "Shahsy" Shah for landing the first ever on the record interview in a British newspaper with Daniel Kretinsky, the energy tycoon dubbed the Czech Sphinx.
Monday, 13 February 2023 9:00 amIf you are still wondering what Bestway and its owners are up to with their stakebuilding efforts in J Sainsbury then I suggest reading Neil "Neily" Craven's piece in yesterday's Mail on Sunday business section.
Saturday, 28 January 2023 9:24 amHat tip to Oliver Gill and Chris Price, business hacks at The Daily Telegraph, little old Betaville's former employer.
Saturday, 18 September 2021 9:15 amRivals at the The Times have landed a cracking tail about how J Sainsbury has appointed uber dealmakers Robey Warshaw as its new "defence" advisor amid speculation it might soon be on the receiving end of a takeover offer (read Betaville's part 1, 2, 3 and 4 if you need reminding of the bid rumours).
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 9:09 amIt would appear my old boss Alistair "Mr Acerbic" Osborne has the most sensible things to say about the Apollo - J Sainsbury bid tale circulating the London market.
Monday, 23 August 2021 10:05 pmSainsbury's shares closed up around 15pc at 340p following the The Sunday Times "scoop" about Apollo going for the supermarket instead of Morrisons.
Sunday, 22 August 2021 9:10 amRivals at The Sunday Times have this morning gone big on the prospects of Apollo taking a 45-degree right hand turn and launching a multi-billion pound bid for J Sainsbury instead of Morrisons.
Wednesday, 07 July 2021 8:01 amI see my former boss and colleague Alistair "Acerbic" Osborne is today in The Times talking up the prospects of a potential takeover bid for J Sainsbury following the private equity bid battle for rival WM Morrison.
Monday, 25 January 2021 9:41 pmThere was a piece on the front page of yesterday's The Sunday Telegraph business section that caught Betaville's attention as it was eerily similar to Friday's UNCOOKED Alert on J Sainsbury.
Wednesday, 18 March 2020 6:44 pmPoor old Robert Tchenguiz. People with knowledge of the situation said the property entrepreneur has been selling some of his 5pc shareholding in FirstGroup, the bus and rail company he has been pushing to break itself up by spinning off its US businesses.
Friday, 27 September 2019 7:24 pmRobert Tchenguiz, the property entrepreneur and onetime corporate raider, isn't just content with investing in beleguered bus and rail company FirstGroup.
Sunday, 08 September 2019 6:30 pmThe City of London should be cranking back into fourth gear this week as the summer holidays come to an end. I guess, then, it isn't surprising that there were plenty of compelling tales in the Sunday newspaper business sections today.
Thursday, 21 February 2019 9:59 pmI see former colleague, Simon Duke, is being rather mean to NM Rothschild banker Majid Ishaq in today's business diary in The Times.
