The Mail on Sunday's hardworking business section dug out this weekend's biggest deal scoop.
According to Amy-Jo Crowley's report, NatWest - the bank that was formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland - is in the early stages weighing a takeover bid for FTSE 250-listed Quilter. Below is the link:..
So, it turns out Betaville's UNCOOKED ALERT from mid December on Quilter was barking up the right tree after all.
According to Bloomberg, Waburg Pincus has been in talks about buying Quilter for around $4 billion although the news organisation seemed to suggest discussions are no longer "live".
Below is the link to my original piece from mid December:..
Quilter, the FTSE 250-listed wealth manager, has come into focus amid talk it will likely soon see some major corporate activity.
Some people following the situation have heard rumours a mystery buyer is circling Quilter although the identity of the acquirer is not known.
Quilter was formerly known as Old Mutual Wealth Management before it was spun out of Old Mutual, the Anglo-South African financial services group, in 2018...