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UNCOOKED ALERT: Natura & Co Holding SA said to ... - Part 2
Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 11:13 am
Arch rivals at Bloomberg have finally picked up on the Natura & Co Aesop spin off story.
Loyal readers might recall little old Betaville published in an UNCOOKED Alert last week about the takeover interest in Aesop and followed up in the Mail on Sunday this weekend...
Tags: Natura & Co, Aesop
RARE ALERT: Horizon Pharma said to ... - Part 2
Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 10:09 am
So here is a first: it's taken so long for one of little old Betaville's alerts to be confirmed that the company has in the meantime changed its name.
Back in 2017 this website published a RARE Alert about Horizon Pharma, noting the rumours about the company weighing a sale to a rival after receiving takeover interest. Below is a link to that report:..
Horizon Therapeutics said to be fielding $20 billion takeover interest, reveals the Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 9:37 pm
Biopharmaceutical dealmaking is back in vogue and hacks at the Wall Street Journal have dug out the latest scoop.
The WSJ revealed just now that rare disease developer Horizon Therapeutics PLC has received "takeover interest" from large pharmaceutical companies.
The newspaper cautioned, though, that any tie-up is uncertain and a deal may not emerge...
Tags: Horizon Therapeutics
The spinners, the hacks and the podcasts... - Part 2
Monday, 28 November 2022, 8:02 pm
Financial flacks (known in the real world as public relations executives) keep on pushing their podcasts and some of them are actually pretty good.
Take, for example, the most recent installment of the "Friday Fix" by Russell "Russ" Lynch of Powerscourt, a City media relations firm.
Russ gets to interview his old boss Chris Williams, who runs the Telegraph Media Group's business department...
Univar Solutions Inc said to be a takeover target for Germany's Brenntag SE, reveals Bloomberg
Saturday, 26 November 2022, 12:12 am
Betaville is in another grump.
That's because Bloomberg published a takeover tale about Univar Solutions Inc, the US-listed chemicals company, that I was also chasing down.
And now Germany's Brenntag SE has confirmed it is weighing a takeover offer for US-listed Univar Solutions...
Manchester United on the market, reveals Sky News - Part 3
Friday, 25 November 2022, 10:00 am
Now the Manchester Evening News come up with its own Manchester United takeover tale.
The billionaire Amancio Ortega is interested in buying Manchester United, according to the Manchester Evening News.
In case you don't know, Ortega controls the Zara fashion empire. Below is the link the piece by the Manchester Evening News:..
Tags: Manchester United, Apple
Germans pounce on sausage casing maker Devro with £540 million takeover bid
Friday, 25 November 2022, 8:02 am
It's been a while since the London market has seen a fresh recommended offer so it was good to see one on the tape this morning.
Saria, a family controlled German company that provides services in the food and agricultural sectors, is paying 316.1p a share (or £540 million) in cash for Devro, the London-listed maker of sausage casings...
Manchester United on the market, reveals Sky News - Part 2
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 8:12 pm
Speculation about who might be interested in buying Manchester United (and Liverpool Football Club) is arriving thick and fast.
So Betaville will keep attempt running a list of rumoured runner and riders as I know many of this website's readers are not just investors but also football fans (and possible supporters of these two clubs)...
UNCOOKED ALERT: Natura & Co Holding SA said to ...
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 5:00 pm
Natura & Co Holding, the Brazil and US-listed personal care and cosmetics company, is said to have drawn interest in its organic luxury care brand Aesop from trade buyers and private equity firms.
People following the situation have heard rumours Natura & Co Holding is working with advisers on a possible auction process of Aesop. Offers from interested parties are expected to be submitted by the end of this month, said these people following the situation...
Tags: Natura & Co Holding
Bears maul Home REIT
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 10:03 am
Home REITS's shares have just collapsed 10pc thanks to a mauling from some of Britain's more ferocious stock market bears.
Viceroy Research, a well known short selling boutique, has come out with a note alleging all sorts about the company that specialises in investing the provision of housing for homeless people throughout the United Kingdom.
I'm not going to repeat the allegations here but click on the link below for the arguments:..
Tags: Home Reit
Manchester United on the market, reveals Sky News
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 8:05 am
I'm not sure I can remember a time when the owners of two top flight English premier league football clubs have simultaneously hoisted the 'for sale' sign over their respective businesses...
MGM said to be looking at Ladbrokes owner Entain, again, according to the Off Shore Gaming Association Blog
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 10:29 am
Entain's shares have perked up almost 6pc this morning amid talk US-listed casino operator MGM has rekindled its interest in bidding for the London-listed gaming business.
The talk is emanating from the Off Shore Gaming Association blog, which is suggesting that MGM is fed up with its US partnership deal with Entain and may look to buy the owner of Coral and Ladbrokes as a way out of the BetMGM joint venture. Below is a link to the piece:..
Markets live with Betaville featuring: Mears Group, Elementis and Telenet Group Holding N.V.
Monday, 21 November 2022, 3:48 pm
Betaville had just enough time to do a Markets Live session with The Blind Spot's Izabella Kaminska before the England game started.
If you didn't log in for the session this morning I have pasted the transript below:
https://the-blindspot.com/spot-markets-live-transcript-21-11-22/..
Tags: betaville, The Blind Spot
Atoss Software said to be attracting takeover interest from Hg Capital, Permira and Carlyle, reveals Bloomberg
Monday, 21 November 2022, 3:39 pm
Private equity firms Hg Capital, Carlyle and Permira are said to be circling Germany-listed Atoss Software.
Well, that's according to arch rivals at Bloomberg, who report that the founder of Atoss, Andreas Obereder, is working with advisers on "strategic options", including a possible sale.
Atoss Software shares are already up almost 7pc on the story. Below is the link:..
Aussie scoop: Evolution Mining said to be in talks to buy OZ Minerals for AUS$1.6bn - Part 2
Friday, 18 November 2022, 3:15 pm
BHP appears to have finally struck a deal to buy Australian copper mining company Oz Minerals. Below is a link to this morning's announcement:
Tags: Evolution Mining, Oz Minerals
Kering, Estée Lauder and the multibillion dollar menswear fashion deal... - Part 2
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 4:30 pm
Hacks over at the Financial Times won the bragging rights from rivals at the Wall Street Journal rivals after it emerged Estee Lauder beat rival Kering to the acquisition of luxury fashion brand Tom Ford.
Below is the link to the press release from a few days ago:..
General Atlantic said to weigh Kahoot! takeover bid, reveals Bloomberg - Part 2
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 1:06 pm
One of London's top hedge fund managers has just tipped Kahoot! as a top investment idea.
According Bloomberg hack Nishant Kumar, Abhishek Agrawal of Polygon pitched Kahoot!, the Norwegian games based learning platform, at the Sohn investment conference, where the world's top hedgies come together to talk about some of their best ideas.
Talk about after the horse has bolted!..
General Atlantic said to weigh Kahoot! takeover bid, reveals Bloomberg
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 1:53 pm
Betaville is in a bit of a grump.
That's because arch rivals at Bloomberg have just run a tale about private equity firm General Atlantic weighing a takeover bid for Kahoot, the Norwegian social learning platform.
Little old Betaville was chasing down exactly the same tale but the financial media behemoth pipped me to the post this time round. Below is the link to the Bloomie piece:..
UNCOOKED ALERT: Minerals Technologies said to ... ..
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 4:03 pm
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