Monday, 16 August 2021 10:40 amIf you are following the Meggitt takeover situation then Oliver "Shahsy" Shah's fanstastic on the record interview with Sir Nigel Rudd is a must read.
Friday, 13 August 2021 9:27 amMeggitt, the UK-listed aerospace and defence company, is back in focus amid speculation its board is set recommend a higher offer.
Monday, 02 August 2021 1:55 pmBetaville was just having a nosey about Shorttracker.co.uk and it would appear Ken Griffin's Citadel recently built up a sizeable short position in Meggitt.
Monday, 02 August 2021 7:42 amSo, Meggitt has decided to finally come clean, revealing it is recommending an 800p a share takeover bid from Parker-Hannafin Corporation.
Friday, 30 July 2021 3:50 pmSpirit AeroSytems Inc, a US-listed aerospace and defence parts supplier, has been tipped as one potential acquirer of Meggitt as speculation about a takeover bid for the FTSE 250-listed business intensifies.
Friday, 07 May 2021 5:25 pmArch rivals at Dealreporter (where Betaville's illustrious career in financial journalism began) revealed this morning that Woodward, the US-listed designer of controls for the aerospace industry, is looking at London-listed Meggitt, the jet parts manufacturer for the defence companies.
Saturday, 27 July 2019 11:49 pmIf you have a spare moment over the weekend and are interested in the Cobham / Advent bid situation then do click on the link below for a follow up piece in the Mail on Sunday's business section by yours truly and Jamie "Nimmers" Nimmo.
Thursday, 25 July 2019 5:08 pmHat tip the FT deals team hacks who stayed laid at work last night to dig out the Advent Cobham bid scoop ahead of this morning's announcement.
Sunday, 05 March 2017 5:26 pmAberdeen and Standard Life confirmed the Kleinmanator's tale relatively quickly but there were a couple of things that struck me as a bit odd about this situation. One of them being that over the last couple of weeks Aberdeen has been tipped as a potential acquirer of several other asset management companies...