Thursday, 04 August 2022 7:57 amRivals at the Financial Times landed a cracking scoop overnight about US-based satellite operator Intelsat holding merger talks with SES, a Luxembourg-based rival.
Friday, 20 May 2022 9:33 amSometimes it takes a few days and sometimes it takes a few months for the confirmations to come though for little old Betaville's UNCOOKED, RARE and WELL-DONE ALERTs.
Tuesday, 18 August 2020 7:55 amA loyal reader got in touch yesterday to point out that Matthew Freud has gobbling up shares in Reach4entertainment, the live events communications business that is quietly pursuing a de-listing from the Aim market.
Tuesday, 10 March 2020 4:25 pmMarc Boyan, the chief executive of Aim-listed Reach4entertainment Enterprises, is said to have informally sounded out M&C Saatchi, the London-listed advertising agency, about a takeover of the business.
Thursday, 05 July 2018 5:07 pmWell that didn't take long. An hour after Betaville published along came Bloomborg with a tale about how China Grand Enterprises, Inc. and its affiliate company Huadong Medicine Co made a takeover approach for London-listed Sinlcair Pharma, the face lift specialist.
Thursday, 09 February 2017 7:24 pmAccording to Leaprate's "exclusive", the FCA yesterday held "secret" talks with senior representatives from several top forex and CFD brokers to "clear the air between the regulator and the brokers" regarding the way the FCA surprised the industry with its new proposed rules for Forex and CFD brokerage. In case you missed it, here is the link to the Leaprate "exclusive".
