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,...
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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...
Apr 4, 20212 min read
Brookfield Takes Property ArmPrivate in 6.5 billion deal – a story of real estate struggle
In the heart of ongoing deal activity from the first quarter of 2021, the property sector was not lagging. According to the Canadian...
Apr 4, 20213 min read
Deliveroo's IPO: a long road ahead
On 8 March 2021, Deliveroo, a London-based food delivery platform, unveiled its plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. In 2020, the...
Mar 21, 20213 min read
The Apollo and Athene Merger: Another Financial Juggernaut
$11 billion is the staggering cost of the latest merger for finance giants Apollo Global Management and Athene Holding. Founded in 1990,...
Mar 21, 20214 min read
A Token for Your Thoughts
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital blockchain-linked assets whose entity, including identification and ownership, are verified within...
Mar 7, 20212 min read
Suning’s Debt Crisis: Problems and Challenges
On December 10, 2020, the China National Enterprise Credit Information Publication System disclosed that Suning Holding Group...
Mar 7, 20212 min read
Another Foot in the Fashion Door: LVMH’s Acquisition of Birkenstock
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number and value of worldwide mergers and acquisitions has decreased significantly. However,...
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