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CMA Probes Morrisons £7 Billion Takeover Deal

Britain's competition regulator has opened an investigation into the £7 billion (€8.29 billion) purchase of UK supermarket chain Morrisons by US...

Morrisons Auction Process Set For 'Shootout' Finale This Weekend

The battle to acquire Morrisons is set to come to a head this Saturday, as the rival bidders take part in a straight shootout to determine who will take ov...

Heineken, Distell To Conclude Takeover Talks By End September

Drinks maker Distell will conclude talks with Heineken about its takeover offer one way of the other by the end of September, the South African company's c...

CD&R Pledges To Protect Morrisons Pension Rights After Takeover

Private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) said the pension rights of the Morrisons management team and employees will...

Lenta Gains Approval For Billa Russia Takeover

Russian retailer Lenta has received approval from the country's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) to proceed with the takeover of Billa Russia. The gro...

UK Retailer Morrisons Agrees £6.3bn Offer From Fortress Investment Group

Morrisons, Britain's fourth largest supermarket operator, has agreed a takeover offer from Fortress Investment Group, which values the business at &po...

Forecourt Retailer Applegreen Confirms Potential Takeover Talks

Forecourt operator Applegreen has said that it is in 'advanced discussions' with a consortium led by B&J Holdings Limited and Blackstone Infrastruc...