KPMG mulls sale of restructuring division
Potential sale is latest attempt by a Big Four accountant to address perceived conflicts of interest
Mergers and acquisitions
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Billionaire Issa brothers’ silence fuels concerns over Asda takeover
Deloitte’s decision to quit as EG Group’s auditor is a new twist in the tale of two brothers’ rags-to-riches pursuit of Asda
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Fears retrospective powers to block foreign buyers will deter investors
Experts warn that laws to unwind foreign takeovers of UK businesses could drive away potential buyers
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Arm racing to double UK staff headcount
The company must double hiring this year to meet a legally binding pledge made in 2016
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‘Rottweiler’ fund manager in £1.1bn swoop for TalkTalk
Toscafund’s 97p-a-share offer is considerably lower than the 135p it reportedly offered last year
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Virgin-O2 £31bn merger causes Brexit fight between UK and EU
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it is “only right” that the UK gets to review the planned merger
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G4S spurns latest GardaWorld advances
Security company hits out at Canadian rival for focusing on ‘legacy issues’ that are mostly ‘resolved’
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North Sea oil deal casts shareholders and creditors adrift
This is no merger of equals, but more accurately a reverse takeover of Premier by private equity-backed Chrysaor
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Premier Oil and Chrysaor to create North Sea giant
The merger will form the biggest London-listed independent oil and gas producer, focused on the North Sea
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G4S chairman: ‘I wouldn't be too negative about a firm I was buying’
John Connolly believes the takeover offer from GardaWorld is not adequate for a company he says has put its scandals behind it
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Spies, oil and the billionaire mogul trying his luck with the National Lottery
Star of Czech industry Karel Komarek out to win a jackpot
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Betfred boss mulls bid for William Hill
Bookmaker Fred Done is considering ‘all options’ after Caesars’ 272p-a-share offer
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A rich store of promise in this tale of rags to riches
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has welcomed the Issa brothers' Asda takeover - although the taxman will lose out
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Billionaire brothers buy Asda in £6.8bn deal
Forecourt kings the Issa brothers and TDR Capital win control of supermarket chain, returning it to British ownership after almost 20 years
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The billionaire Blackburn brothers bringing Asda back into British hands
The Issa brothers and UK private equity firm TDR Capital win the £6.8bn race for control of Asda
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AA extends bid deadline for second time
Potential bidders now have until Oct 27 to lodge a firm intention to make an offer
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Petrol station kings take pole position in Asda race
Walmart makes UK-based buyout firm TDR Capital and the Issa brothers preferred bidder for a controlling stake in the supermarket
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The ‘bidding war’ for William Hill is already a one-horse race
But does Caesars’ £2.9bn bid undervalue the British bookmaker’s US ambitions?
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Fears for 300 jobs in Arm's Cambridge graphics division
Daniel Zeichner, Labour MP for Cambridge, says jobs could be lost in Arm's graphics chip division following Nvdia's acquisition
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As the AA bidding war breaks down is a rescue near?
Once known as the fourth emergency service, the AA has had a torrid time of late and owes nearly £3bn to banks and bondholders
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AA shares plunge after suitors pull out of race
Withdrawal may leave just one consortium bidding for the former FTSE 250 firm with £2.7bn of debt that is worth just £180m
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Lone Star drops out of £6.5bn race to buy Asda
Rival US private equity fund Apollo is believed to be in pole position to buy supermarket from Walmart
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Regional press seek to consolidate after virus hammer blow
Falling circulations and advertising sales may force publishers to merge to survive
