US-listed 'run off' reinsurance company Enstar Group Ltd has finally confirmed little old Betaville's UNCOOKED alert from earlier this month about the company being a 'takeover target'.
Tuesday, 21 March 2023 1:33 pmLittle old Betaville has said this before and I will say it again: sometimes it takes a few days for the confirmations to come through and sometimes it takes a few months.
Monday, 26 April 2021 7:58 pmSanjeev Gupta's advisers at PricewaterhouseCoopers have got in touch with potential acquirers of Liberty Steel's engineering division to formally begin the sale process of the unit.
Thursday, 14 February 2019 11:28 pmCity hacks are trying hard to dig up deal stories. This week, for example, Mark "The Kleinmanator" Kleinman of Sky News "revealed" that the owners of sandwhich chain Eat and department store Liberty had hired advisers to find purchasers for both businesses.
Wednesday, 15 February 2017 11:30 amWhy? Well, over the last few weeks some RARE has been circulating London's business districts (Canary Wharf, the City and Mayfair) about how Liberty Global - which owns a 10pc stake in ITV - hired uber consultants at Boston Consulting Group late last year to review FTSE 100-listed broadcaster and work out whether it does or doesn't fit with the American cable media giant.
Thursday, 08 September 2016 8:56 amThis morning the Kleinmanator's mega scoop from last night about Micro Focus buying Hewlett-Packard's software division for $8 billion was confirmed on the Regulatory News Service, sending the the company's stock over 20pc higher.
