Competition regulator to look at whether merger with US private equity-owned Cobham is national security riskThe takeover of the British defence firm Ultra Electronics by a US private equity company will be investigated on national security grounds, af…
Cisco beefing up app monitoring portfolio with acquisition of Epsagon for $500M
Cisco announced on Friday that it’s acquiring Israeli applications-monitoring startup Epsagon at a price pegged at $500 million. The purchase gives Cisco a more modern microservices-focused component for its growing applications-monitoring portfolio. The Israeli business publication Globes reported it had gotten confirmation from Cisco that the deal was for $500 million, but Cisco would not confirm […]
Country Life owner buys Dennis Publishing in £300m deal
Future continues buying spree with purchase of 12 titles including The Week and Computer ActiveFuture, the owner of titles including Country Life and Metal Hammer, has acquired the publisher of magazines including The Week and Minecraft World in a £300…
Ultra Electronics agrees £2.6bn takeover by rival defence firm Cobham
Pledge made to protect UK manufacturing and engineering jobs and apprenticeshipsA UK defence manufacturer that supported coalition forces in Afghanistan has agreed to a £2.6bn takeover by the rival private-equity-backed aerospace firm Cobham.The boards…
UK firms may buy Welsh computer chip maker if Chinese takeover fails
Technology executive Ron Black says nine companies are willing to join consortium in purchase of Newport Wafer FabThree more British companies have said they are willing to join a group to buy the Welsh semiconductor manufacturer Newport Wafer Fab if t…
Vectura board unanimously accepts Philip Morris’s controversial takeover bid
UK health firm, which makes asthma inhalers, said the tobacco company’s bid was ‘fair and reasonable’The board of the UK asthma inhaler maker Vectura has unanimously recommended that shareholders accept a controversial £1.1bn takeover bid from the toba…
Airtable makes Bayes its first acquisition to up its data visualization game
Airtable, the makers of the no-code relational database, announced its first acquisition today, acquiring Bayes, an early-stage visualization startup. The purpose of the purchase is to enhance the data visualizations on the Airtable platform. The companies did not share the purchase price. Much like Airtable, Bayes focuses on a no-code approach, and the two companies […]
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Fortress-led group increases offer for Morrisons to £6.7bn
Majestic Wine owner tries to fend off rival suitor and win over reluctant shareholdersThe US-backed bidder for Morrisons has increased its offer for the supermarket group by £400m to £6.7bn in an attempt to fend off a rival suitor and win over reluctan…
Carlyle ups bid for inhaler firm Vectura, trumping tobacco giant Philip Morris
Offer for UK company from Marlboro cigarettes maker had alarmed medical expertsUS private equity firm Carlyle has made an improved £958m takeover offer for British inhaler maker Vectura, trumping an earlier bid from tobacco company Philip Morris Intern…