A recently launched London-listed special purpose acquisition company has raised 500 million dollars in a bid to target a multibillion pound acquisition. Mayflower Acquisition, incorporated in the British Virgin Islands
A recently launched London-listed special purpose acquisition company has raised 500 million dollars in a bid to target a multibillion pound acquisition. Mayflower Acquisition, incorporated in the British Virgin Islands
Britain’s largest self storage business, Big Yellow Group, is set to incur a significant increase in business rates as a result of measures introduced in Rachel Reeves’s recent budget. The
Manchester-based Travel Counsellors has announced the acquisition of its Canadian counterpart The Travel Agent Next Door TTAND in a deal valued at approximately £50 million. This move is designed to
Gail’s, the upmarket bakery chain, is preparing for a significant expansion after reporting robust sales growth for the last financial year. Sales increased by a fifth, reaching £278 million, driven
Asda has announced the sale of dozens of supermarkets as private equity owners accelerate efforts to address a £3.8 billion debt burden. The supermarket chain, predominantly owned by TDR Capital,
The French government is preparing to initiate legal proceedings against British private equity firm Greybull Capital following accusations that it failed to honour significant investment pledges for the struggling steel
Potential bidders for Costa Coffee have begun to fall away, with private equity firm KKR withdrawing its interest in acquiring the chain from CocaCola. The decision comes just days before
Britain’s largest pub company is preparing for a substantial sale, aiming to offload over 1,000 pubs as mounting debt threatens its future. Senior management at Stonegate Group, owner of the
WPP, Britain’s advertising heavyweight, is drawing significant takeover speculation following a difficult year that threatens its place in the FTSE 100. French rival Havas, led by the Bolloré family, is
RedBird Capital Partners, a US private equity firm, has withdrawn its £500 million bid to acquire The Telegraph, leaving the 170 year old newspaper facing an extended period without a
The Very Group, the British retail powerhouse behind Littlewoods.com, has reported a staggering pre tax loss of £505.4 million for the year ending June. This marks a dramatic reversal from
Shawbrook, the specialist lender rooted in Essex, is preparing to make a significant return to the London Stock Exchange, targeting a valuation of up to £2 billion through its initial
Pizza Hut is set to shutter 68 restaurants across the United Kingdom following the collapse of its franchise owner, DC London Pie, into administration. The move is poised to put
Hargreaves Lansdown, the Bristol-based wealth manager, has distributed £119 million in dividends to its new private equity owners in the six months following its high-profile delisting from the London Stock
Bain Capital, the American private equity giant and owner of well known brands such as Gails and Pizza Express, has tabled a first round offer for Costa Coffee, setting the
Aviva, one of Britain’s leading pension providers, is set to transform the investment landscape for workplace pension savers by introducing a new default option that will see a significant 25






