3 d. ago Boots owner agrees £18.4bn takeover deal with private equity firm

Walgreens Boots Alliance said private equity firm Sycamore Partners plans to pay its investors $11.45 (£8.86) per share.

Economics

3 d. ago Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billion

Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn itself around after years of losing money

Economics

4 d. ago Iconic high street brand to be sold in £8 billion deal this week after closure of 300 stores

The beauty and healthcare giant could be sold to private equity firm Sycamore Partners as early as this week, according to reports

Economics

1 week ago Former In The Style CEO Adam Frisby breaks silence over 'staff being made redundant without pay as retailer faces administration'

The fashion company was founded by Adam in 2013, but was acquired by UK-based private equity firm Baaj Capital for £1.2million in March 2023.

Economics

2 w. ago Apple cheers Trump with $500bn US investment plan; UK defence firm Chemring ‘targeted’ by private equity firm – business live

One of the world’s largest private equity investors has made an approach to buy Chemring, the FTSE 250 defence group, Sky News reportsGerman election live: Merz says priority is to make Europe independent from US on defence as coalition talks to beginShares in some European weapons makers are rising in early trading too.German tank maker Rheinmetall jumped 3% at the start of trading, while in London BAE Systems are up 1.7%.‘’A dose of more certainty has been injected into European politics, with the Germany’s Conservatives winning the elections. It comes at a crucial time for the continent. Three years on from the invasion of Ukraine, high stakes deal making between the US and Russia continues, Ukraine is out in the cold and the outcome will have huge implications for security in Europe.There is a dawning realisation that European nations will have to pull together and present a more united deterrent force, and Friedrich Merz, the CDU leader, is reading from that script. He has pled...

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2 w. ago UK defence firm Chemring ‘targeted’ by private equity firm Bain Capital– business live

One of the world’s largest private equity investors has made an approach to buy Chemring, the FTSE 250 defence group, Sky News reportsGerman election live: Merz says priority is to make Europe independent from US on defence as coalition talks to beginShares in some European weapons makers are rising in early trading too.German tank maker Rheinmetall jumped 3% at the start of trading, while in London BAE Systems are up 1.7%.‘’A dose of more certainty has been injected into European politics, with the Germany’s Conservatives winning the elections. It comes at a crucial time for the continent. Three years on from the invasion of Ukraine, high stakes deal making between the US and Russia continues, Ukraine is out in the cold and the outcome will have huge implications for security in Europe.There is a dawning realisation that European nations will have to pull together and present a more united deterrent force, and Friedrich Merz, the CDU leader, is reading from that script. He has pled...

Economics

3 w. ago Gordon Ramsay merges restaurant arms as private equity firm invests

The chef said the deal will help him to expand further internationally and create more partnerships across the group.

Economics