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Microsoft makes $50 billion approach for Pinterest, reveals FT

Dealmaking seems to have gone into overdrive, with Microsoft making a $50 billion takeover approach for Pinterest, online-pinboard platform.

Well, that's according to rivals at the Financial Times. Below is a link to their execellent scoop:

https://www.ft.com/content/f88b8474-e791-4efb-a9f6-54c8222680fe..

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Sunday review: G4S, Dialog Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics...

There weren't too many deal stories in today's British Sunday newspapers as it's clear there are many more imporant things to worry about.

But Oliver Gill, a hotshot young business hack on The Sunday Telegraph, had a similar line to Betaville about the G4S bid battle heading towards a Takeover Panel-led auction. Below are the links to those tales:..

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