Monday, 09 October 2023 8:59 amLast week George Osborne revealed in his Political Currency podcast with Ed Balls the way super secret takeover deals are disguised with "code words", such as Project "Cedar" and Project "Redwood" Monday, 09 October 2023 8:40 amLittle old Betaville has been following the weekend reports about takeover interest in Metro Bank with great interest. Thursday, 25 May 2023 3:37 pmMetro Bank Holdings PLC, the London-listed challenger bank, has come under the spotlight amid takeover talk. Friday, 01 November 2019 5:10 pmHat tip to Simon English of the Evening Standard's City section. Friday, 25 October 2019 11:04 amBetaville always enjoys catching up with old colleagues as there is nothing like hack camaraderie down the pub. Wednesday, 02 October 2019 8:17 amThere are plenty of big names resigning from some of Britain's biggest companies this morning: Dave Lewis from Tesco; Martin Gilbert from Standard Life Aberdeen; Vernon Hill from Metro Bank. 