Tuesday, 25 January 2022 10:23 pmMatthew Lynn, business commentator at Betaville's former employer The Sunday Telegraph, was at it again this weekend: making audacious predictions about potential megadeals this year.
Monday, 10 January 2022 9:02 amThere was plenty to chew on in yesterday's Sunday newspapers, including a fascinating set piece interview by Oliver "Shahsy" Shah of The Sunday Times with Paul Polman, the former chief executive of Unilever.
Saturday, 04 September 2021 10:33 pmBarely a day goes by during this dealmaking boom without a City broking analyst speculating on which company might be the next takeover target.
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.
Friday, 29 September 2017 2:48 pmWell, to be honest that's not exactly what analysts at Royal Bank of Canada said. But the scribblers at the broker have indulged in a bit of fantasy M&A after claiming Dixons Carphone is vulnerable to a bid because the European electricals space has "started to consolidate".
Friday, 27 January 2017 9:35 amI'm presuming Wilson is trying to avoid a rather large capital gains tax bill? And given Tesco has also today said it plans to reinstate its dividend in 2018, that's some decent income given cash in the bank currently generates savers diddly squat.
