M&A
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Aug- 2018 -10 August
Sports Direct saves House of Fraser in £90m eleventh-hour deal
Sports Direct has agreed to acquire House of Fraser for £90m in a deal that came just minutes after the…
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7 August
Phillip Day to snap up Jacques Vert
Retail boss Phillip Day is said to be preparing to add womenswear brand Jacques Vert to his retail portfolio, which…
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Jul- 2018 -6 July
Boots owner reacts to Amazon threat with investment in Chinese firm GuoDa
Walgreens Boots Alliance has reacted to a tanking share price in the wake of Amazon’s entry to the pharmacy market…
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Jun- 2018 -29 June
Boots shares plunge 10% following Amazon medicine service acquisition
Shares in the parent company of pharmacy chain Boots, Walgreens Boots Alliance, have plummeted by 10% this morning following news…
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7 June
Amazon to show 20 Premier League matches a season
Amazon has announced it has won a broadcast package to show 20 Premier League matches per season from the 2019…
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May- 2018 -18 May
CMA shops around for comments on Sainsbury’s Asda merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda, after inviting interested parties to comment…
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8 May
Asda-Sainsbury’s merger fears voiced by industry bodies
Trade bodies and environmental groups fear the proposed merger of Asda and Sainsbury’s will further squeeze UK food producers and…
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8 May
Retail M&A grows by 15%
A study by law firm RPC shows retail mergers and acquisitions have grown by 15% over the past year. While…
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