M&A
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Aug- 2020 -27 August
DFS offloads The Sofa Workshop
DFS has announced an agreement to sell the entire issued share capital of The Sofa Workshop Limited to Halo Furnishings…
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Jun- 2020 -25 June
Amazon’s proposed stake in Deliveroo cleared by CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo for the second time, on the…
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May- 2020 -26 May
Crew Clothing owner abandons attempt to back out of Moss Bros takeover
Brigadier Acquisition, a vehicle set up by the owner of Crew Clothing, has abandoned its attempt at backing out of…
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Sep- 2019 -10 September
Sports Direct among bidders for Links of London
Sports Direct is one of two final bidders attempting to buy jewellery brand Links of London from current owner Folli…
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Aug- 2019 -22 August
Tobar places Hawkins Bazaar up for sale
Toy and gift retailer Hawkins Bazaar has been brought to the market by its owner Tobar International. The retailer, which…
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9 August
Farfetch acquires parent company of Virgil Abloh’s Off-White for £556m
Farfetch has acquired the New Guards Group, the parent company of luxury streetwear brand Off-White, in a £556m deal. The…
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6 August
Sports Direct acquires Jack Wills in pre-pack deal
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has acquired fashion retailer Jack Wills from administration, after administrators KPMG accepted the £12.75m offer tabled…
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5 August
Mike Ashley to rival Philip Day in Jack Wills takeover bid
Sport Direct owner Mike Ashley and Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) owner Philip Day are the final bidders for fashion retailer…
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2 August
US investment firm acquires Majestic Wine in £100m deal
Majestic Wine has entered into an agreement to sell its commercial and retail business to CF Bacchus Holdings Limited, a…
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Jul- 2019 -25 July
CMA launches probe of JD Sports’ acquisition of Footasylum
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun its inquiry into JD Sports’ acquisition of footwear retailer, Footasylum. Phase 1…
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