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Mar 19, 20232 min read

The First Republic Deal

Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) after a bank run on March 10th and the ensuing doubt cast over Credit Suisse causing...

Feb 5, 20232 min read

Rupert Murdoch Backtracks on Plans to Combine News Corp and Fox

Earlier this week, Rupert Murdoch, the Australian business magnate, scrapped his plans for the merger of Fox and News Corp, which he...

Dec 4, 20222 min read

The Potential Sale of Manchester United Football Club

The downfall of Manchester United has caused numerous fans worldwide to call for a new successor. In March 2003, The Glazer family owned...

Nov 21, 20222 min read

Elon’s Acquisition of Twitter: The Messy Aftermath

On October 27th 2022, Elon Musk officially completed his long-awaited acquisition of Social Media Giant Twitter. This deal was not...

Nov 6, 20222 min read

Britishvolt Thrown a Lifeline in Struggle for Survival

The UK battery manufacturer Britishvolt has been saved from bankruptcy after receiving a short-term financing package from one of its...

Mar 6, 20223 min read

Energy Unease: Grok grovels over rejected AGL Energy takeover

Brookfield Asset Management and Grok Ventures’ takeover bid was rejected on February 21st by AGL Energy. The A$4.98 billion cash and...

Mar 6, 20222 min read

Waterstones Plans to Add Blackwell's to its Books

The largest British book retailer, Waterstones, completed the acquisition of its’ independent high street rival, Blackwell’s, on Monday,...

Feb 20, 20223 min read

Nvidia’s $40bn takeover of Arm collapses

On February 8 2022, SoftBank announced Nvidia’s prospective $40bn takeover of British chip design giant Arm had collapsed. SoftBank, a...

Feb 20, 20222 min read

Investment in the Gaming Industry – $12.7bn Acquisition of Zynga

Earlier this month, Zynga Inc which is a social game developer was acquired by Take Two Interactive Software, Inc. The advisor on this...

Feb 6, 20223 min read

Microsoft’s record-breaking $68.7bn deal to acquire Activision Blizzard

Two weeks ago, on January 18, tech company Microsoft announced that it would be acquiring video game producer Activision Blizzard in an...

Feb 6, 20223 min read

CMA puts brakes on £2bn coach merger

A £1.9 billion merger between Stagecoach and National Express was put on hold last week as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...

Nov 28, 20212 min read

Coca Cola splurges $5.6 billion for full control of Bodyarmor

In an attempt to challenge PepsiCo Inc’s dominance in the sports drink arena, Coca Cola has spent $5.6 billion for full control of...

Nov 28, 20213 min read

A Banker and an Automaker Walk into a Bar...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: what do you get when the world’s biggest automaker upsets the largest bank in the US? The answer...

Nov 14, 20213 min read

Follow the money: Trump’s media merger with SPAC proves lucrative for some

Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), announced on 20th October 2021 it was going public via a...

Nov 14, 20213 min read

McAfee to be acquired by a consortium of investors for $14 Billion

Cyber security titan McAfee announced on Monday 8 November that it will go private in a deal with a consortium of investors led by...

Oct 31, 20212 min read

Indian start-up Zomato loses big after being valued at $12bn on market debut

Losses have more than tripled for Zomato, the Indian food delivery ‘unicorn’, in the first quarterly earnings report since the company...

Oct 31, 20213 min read

High Street Revival? Ikea purchases ex-Topshop flagship

On 26th October it was confirmed that Ikea have taken over the lease for Topshop’s former flagship UK store on Oxford Street for £378...

May 2, 20212 min read

Toyota splash out $500 million on Lyft’s driverless car technology

A $550 million purchase from Lyft is Toyota’s latest attempt to stay competitive in the automotive industry. Lyft started developing its...

May 2, 20212 min read

Investors 'Sweet Talked' By Prospects Of Tate & Lyle Split

Tate & Lyle, a FTSE 250 company, has for years been on a path of constant reinvention and renewal. On Monday 26th April, investors were...

Apr 18, 20213 min read

Two Telecoms Titans – The O2 & Virgin Media Merger

Earlier this month, the United Kingdom’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally cleared a £31 billion merger for the...