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Business

Ubisoft appoints advisors to explore options for a potential buyout

Ubisoft, the owner of the popular game Assassin’s Creed Shadows, announced it had appointed advisors to look at “strategic” options for a potential buyout deal.

10/01/2025

Business

Billionaire Křetínský's Royal Mail takeover bid gets stamp of approval

Parent company IDS agreed to the takeover in May, although both sides have been awaiting UK government approval.

16/12/2024

Business

UniCredit makes surprise offer for Italian rival Banco BPM

The €10bn offer, which would merge two of Italy’s largest lenders, comes while UniCredit is building up its stake in Germany’s Commerzbank.

25/11/2024

Business

Doliprane-maker Sanofi confirms exclusive talks with US firm CD&R

The American private equity firm has agreed to French government demands about protecting jobs and investment in France.

21/10/2024

Business

Mulberry rejects takeover bid from Mike Ashley's Frasers Group

Mulberry has recently rejected a takeover proposal from Mike Ashley's Frasers Group as too low. It insists that its own fundraising measures will be enough to stabilise the company.

01/10/2024

Business

DSV in talks to buy Deutsche Bahn unit amid bidding war with CVC

The €14bn deal still has to be approved by the supervisory board of Germany's state railway.

12/09/2024

Business

European Central Bank approves BBVA’s offer for Banco Sabadell

Although the European Central Bank (ECB) has approved this offer, BBVA still needs other regulatory approvals for the acquisition to be completed.

06/09/2024

Business

Joe Biden prepares to block Nippon Steel's takeover of US steel

Critics say that blocking the $15bn (€13.53bn) deal could risk thousands of jobs.

05/09/2024

Business

British Airways' owner puts brakes on Air Europa takeover bid

IAG had offered a series of concessions to the EU regulators, including giving up take-off and landing slots to competitors but the regulators still saw the bid as potentially anti-competitive.

05/08/2024

Business

Lufthansa close to getting go-ahead for Italy's ITA Airways deal

Lufthansa wants the move to strengthen its position in Europe's fast-growing aviation market. It has assured the EU that the takeover will not have adverse effects on fair competition on long-haul routes.

14/06/2024

Business

BHP drops Anglo American takeover bid as shareholder support ebbs

BHP's bids have been called "unattractive" by Anglo American, who has said that they expose its shareholders to undue risk and uncertainty.

30/05/2024

Business

Royal Mail owner paves way for historic takeover by Czech billionaire

The takeover deal will still need to be approved by International Distribution Services (IDS)'s shareholders at the September annual general meeting.

29/05/2024

Business

Hargreaves Lansdown rejects private equity takeover bid

The UK investment platform says the offer from a group including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority undervalues the firm.

23/05/2024

Business

Diamonds fail to make the cut as Anglo American turns down BHP offer

A decision to demerge or sell its diamond and platinum businesses is expected to go a long way in maintaining Anglo American's profitability, by focusing on the more lucrative copper and iron ore businesses.

14/05/2024

Business

Royal Mail would-be buyer looks to takeover French tech company

The Czech billionaire argues his offer for Atos will provide quick capital and a robust direction for the company.

08/05/2024

Business

Hotel Chocolat's shares jump 160% after Mars takeover

The US's Mars Inc has acquired British chocolatier Hotel Chocolat for £534 million - but it will still operate from the UK.

17/11/2023

Tech News

Musk may be forced to testify in regulators probe into his X takeover

Regulators in the US are seeking a court order that would compel Musk to testify in their investigation into his purchase of Twitter, now called X.

06/10/2023

Tech News

Elon Musk becomes Twitter CEO and fires entire board

The billionaire, who already runs four other companies, has now officially become Twitter's new CEO following his takeover.

01/11/2022

Tech News

Will users ditch Twitter for Mastodon after Musk's takeover?

While conservative and right-wing users celebrate Musk’s takeover, liberals discuss ways to boycott and ditch Twitter.

28/10/2022

Tech News

Does Elon Musk really plan to cut 75% of Twitter's jobs?

Twitter has denied plans to lay off 75 per cent of its workforce.

21/10/2022