‘Laws were broken’: multistate effort to stop Paramount’s $111bn merger heads to court
Attorneys general from 12 states are suing to block the Paramount-Warner Bros deal they say violates antitrust lawA l...
‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’
Exclusive: Watchdog asked to look into how James Watt got data of ex-crowdfunders he invited to join buy-back bidJame...
A priority for the next chancellor: boost the London stock market
Politicians need to see there’s something worth boosting. The current hollowing-out is not healthyAnother day, anothe...
Uber to buy Germany’s Delivery Hero in $14.8bn global deal
Uber will offer taxi services and food delivery in 58 markets after deal completes, up from 34Business live – latest ...
US state attorneys general file lawsuit in effort to block Paramount merger
A bipartisan group argue in lawsuit that $110bn merger would hurt competition and lead to thousands of job lossesA bi...
Two bidders are better than one. But easyJet’s exit is depressing for the London market | Nils Pratley
Once again a mispriced share price created the opening for US raiders to rush inUS private equity firm Apollo enters ...
French billionaire becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with £4.4bn stake
Xavier Niel buys 16% through investment vehicle Vega after Emirati telecoms group e& sells shareholdingThe French...
US private equity firm Apollo enters bidding war for easyJet with £5.7bn offer
Airline’s board minded to recommend deal – after accepting rival one from Castlelake earlier this weekThe board of ea...
EasyJet’s board has surrendered too easily to US bidder
The company’s target to hit £1bn profitability is intact. Why isn’t the board putting up a proper fight?Some foreign ...
EasyJet shares jump almost 10% after it agrees £5.5bn takeover bid
Airline’s board to recommend offer of £6.90 a share in deal analysts say shows UK firms are being bought on the cheap...
Sky owner announces £1.6bn takeover of ITV’s broadcasting arm
US telecom giant Comcast to snap up free-to-air TV channels and streaming platform to create UK’s biggest commercial ...
EasyJet agrees to £5bn takeover by US investment firm
Agreement in principle with Castlelake follows several rejected offers and means UK’s biggest low-cost carrier will b...
UK ‘minded’ to intervene in Paramount’s $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
Lisa Nandy to ask regulators to assess mega-merger involving Channel 5, CNN and TNT Sports on grounds of media plural...
Telegraph’s £575m takeover by German group completed
Acquisition by Axel Springer ends three years of uncertainty over ownership of 172-year-old titlesBusiness live – lat...
US firm goes public with £4.7bn proposal to buy easyJet after earlier bids rejected
Investment firm Castlelake says it has made bid public so easyJet shareholders can evaluate it ahead of Friday takeov...
SpaceX to buy AI coding firm Anysphere for $60bn and passes Amazon valuation
Elon Musk firm adds startup behind Cursor app to its portfolio with xAI and reaches $2.8tn market capitalisationElon ...
Kingsmill owner cleared to create UK’s biggest bread brand with Hovis takeover
ABF’s bakeries arm would be likely to exit the market entirely if the deal did not proceed, CMA findsBusiness live – ...
US justice department approves $111bn merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery
Deal still under UK scrutiny with new investigation, and could face lawsuit from state attorneys generalDonald Trump’...
Hugo Boss shares jump as it says it will ‘thoroughly examine’ Frasers offer
Mike Ashley retail group made near-€2bn takeover bid for fashion house, in which it already has 26% stakeBusiness liv...
Former Burberry boss leads rescue mission for Burleigh Pottery
175-year-old Stoke-on-Trent company says Christopher Bailey’s investment will ensure continued productionChristopher ...
UK watchdog to look at Paramount’s $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
Deal to create a streaming and sports powerhouse will be scrutinised by Competition and Markets AuthorityThe UK compe...
Tate & Lyle agrees £2.7bn takeover by US rival in new blow to London market
Venerable but struggling UK firm backs deal with Chicago-based Ingredion putting nearly 500 jobs worldwide at riskTat...
William Hill owner agrees £243m takeover by Greek casino and lottery firm
Evoke had been in talks for two months with Bally’s Intralot, which has extensive international operationsThe owner o...
EasyJet is an obvious takeover target, but US approach may not be a flyer
Castlelake’s move raises questions over valuation and ownership rules as well as whether Stelios Haji-Ioannou could t...