As Tesco plans to resolve its financial crisis, the firm has agreed to sell its Korea-based Homeplus division, which is in contrast with supplier Unilever’s plans to expand its marketing efforts across the continent.
Graham Carberry, MD of defence and security at Livingstone Corporate Finance, talks about the rise of cyber due diligence and why it is important for businesses that are going into a sale to have a robust IT system.
Private equity firm Livingbridge has sold its stake in 12-year-old fitness clothing company inov-8, following a £13.5m investment back in May 2012.
Online takeaway marketplace JUST EAT has revealed the strategies it is employing to facilitate further growth as a public company, including removing restaurants that were giving customers a bad experience and collaboration with Apple Pay.
Independent hotel chain Travelodge experienced a 17.9 per cent year-on-year revenue growth in H1, which has prompted the company’s owners to consider packing its bags with a £1bn sale.
Latin American-themed restaurant chain Las Iguanas has been acquired by the Casual Dining Group, owner of Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia, for a sum of £85m.
London-based Hassle.com, the on-demand cleaning marketplace helping to develop the UK’s sharing economy, has been acquired by Berlin-based counterpart Helpling in a move that will see the firms dominate Europe and expand globally.
Having exited her company though a £725m take-private exit in November 2014, Vin Murria has been appointed an independent non-executive director at online property marketplace Zoopla.
Over the last couple of months, the news has been filled with multi-billion deals. Brian Gentile, senior vice president at TIBCO, highlights the opportunities made available by data analytics during a merger and acquisition.
The first quarter of 2015 will go down as the richest first quarter for mergers and acquisitions since Q1 2007. However, DAV Management MD Charlie Mayes is convinced that investors will be taking far less risks.
