Posts tagged: Mergermarket
Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 9:43 am
It seems little old Betaville owes rival business hack Josh O'Neill an apology.
I thought I was the first to discover late last year that British pet food retailer Jollyes had appointed advisers from Houlihan Lokey to find a buyer for the business.
However, it turns out O'Neill - who works for Debtwire and Mergermarket, little old Betaville's former employers back in the mid Noughties - revealed the scoopette first...
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Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 6:00 pm
Independent Italian fashion houses are notoriously difficult to purchase but reports are emerging that Armani might be willing to sell itself to Valentino for around EURO 5 billion.
Well, that's according to rivals at Mergermarket (one of little old Betaville's former employers)...
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Betaville IntelligenceWednesday, 30 December 2020, 7:12 pm
It took fourteen stories but Betaville got there in the end.
Yes, Acadia Healthcare, the US-listed healthcare firm, has finally confirmed the Betaville Intelligence series of articles about the sale of the Priory, including the last installment about Waterland and Median Kliniken's interest in purchasing the rehabilitation centre well known for treating celebrities, such as Kate Moss...
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Sunday, 20 January 2019, 6:44 pm
Once you get past the acres of Brexit coverage there were some decent business jackanories knocking about in the Sunday papers today.
One story that caught Betaville's eye was a tucked away on page 2 of the Mail on Sunday's business section about how Mike Ashley is planning to hire new PR "experts" to look after his "growing retail group". Below is a link to Neil Craven's article:..
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