Tuesday, 11 July 2023 8:04 amThere is still plenty of talk circulating the London market at the moment that dealmaking activity has dropped off a cliff.
Friday, 23 December 2022 2:12 pmAxios has just reported that Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire founder of financial media giant Bloomberg, is weighing an acquisition of Dow Jones, owner of the The Wall Street Journal, or The Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Sunday, 13 December 2020 7:13 pmThe Sunday newspapers were given a "free" mega story when AstraZeneca announced its $40 billion takeover of US-based Alexion Pharmaceuticals on Saturday, so naturally I thought they would all lead their respective front pages on the biggest pharma deal of the year.
Saturday, 12 December 2020 1:24 pmWhoa! Alexion Pharmaceuticals, the US-listed pharmaceuticals stock, has just sold itself to FTSE 100-listed AsztraZeneca for $39 billion in cash and stock.
Friday, 09 October 2020 4:00 pmAlexion, the US-listed biopharmaceutical company, is said to have drawn interest from rival acquirers after it emerged Biogen is circling the business.
Wednesday, 18 December 2019 10:14 amOh look - 3i has just confirmed Betaville's scoopette from last week about the private equity firm's plot to sell Aspen Pumps.
Thursday, 04 July 2019 3:51 pmThe private equity owner of Estera has hired bankers to find a buyer for the trust administration business and several bidders are circling.
Wednesday, 19 September 2018 5:14 pmCloser Still, the company that puts on the London Vet Show, could be about to change hands for between £250 million and £300 million.
Thursday, 01 March 2018 6:07 pmHere is a little deal "exclusive" for readers interested in mid-market private equity deals.
Betaville understands that Inflexion, a London-based private equity firm, is in advanced talks to purchase a stake in Huws Gray, the Welsh builders' merchant based on the Isle of Angelsea.
Monday, 28 November 2016 6:04 pmAccording to several sources close to the situation, XIO has had prelminary discussions with both BC Partners executives and also members of Mergermarket.com's management team. It's understood discussions were highly preliminary, aren't particularly advanced and it's not clear whether BC Partners is willing to engage in further talks with XIO Group.
Wednesday, 27 July 2016 6:28 pmI'm hearing from good banking sources that KKR has been participating in the second round of the Tangle Teezer sale process with the likes of mid-market private equity houses Exponent and Inflexion.
