What a difference three and a half weeks makes? Tracking HabourVest’s hostile takeover attempt of SVG Capital October 6, 2016 It has been a strange three and a half weeks for chief executive Lynn Fordham and her board at SVG Capital (SVG). Sources close to the company said that SVG's board was only informed of HarbourVest's hostile takeover bid late in the evening on 11 September and in the weeks that followed the US-giant quickly gathered sufficient shareholder backing for its takeover offer. [...]
It looks like Twitter takeover talks are cooling October 6, 2016 Twitter shares have tumbled after reports of several of the biggest firms' interest in snapping up the stalled social network have cooled. Twitter shares rocketed yesterday after reports bids will be submitted as soon as this week, but the stock tumbled as much as 16 per cent in morning trading in New York following fresh reports two major [...]
SVG is selling its assets to Goldman now October 6, 2016 SVG Capital has abandoned plans to sell half of its assets to two private equity firms and wind itself down, and has instead backed a bid for its entire investment portfolio from a consortium of Goldman Sachs and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board funds. The FTSE-250 firm has been scrambling to find alternatives to a £1bn [...]
HarbourVest’s takeover of SVG Capital hit by withdrawal of support October 5, 2016 Two key institutional investors have withdrawn their support of HabourVest’s hostile £1bn takeover attempt of SVG Capital (SVG). Legal & General and Aviva – who own 4.5 and 2.8 per cent stakes in SVG respectively – had previously signed non-binding letters of intent to support the US-fund’s offer. Hours earlier, SVG’s board redoubled its efforts [...]
Twitter shares are flying on these latest takeover reports October 5, 2016 Twitter shares have taken off again after fresh reports emerged on the progress of potential sale of a the struggling social network. Shares shot up more than four per cent touching as high a $24.83 in early trading in New York, after it was reported that bids for the company could begin as soon as this week. [...]
Former FIA boss Max Mosley says he warned organisation about deal that threatens Liberty Media’s takeover of F1 October 5, 2016 Formula One’s former governor Max Mosley says he warned the sport’s authorities against taking a controversial stake in it which now threatens to put the brakes on the sale of the business. American conglomerate Liberty Media last month agreed to buy F1’s parent company Delta Topco for £3.3bn from its controlling shareholder, private equity firm [...]
Goldman and Canada Pension Plan sweep in with new offer for SVG Capital October 5, 2016 SVG Capital (SVG) has received a fresh offer this afternoon from a group of investment funds that include Goldman Sachs and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for all of its assets. In a fresh twist to the ongoing saga that has seen SVG subject to a hostile takeover approach from US private equity fund HabourVest, an [...]
Air Berlin in deal talks with TUI and Etihad October 5, 2016 Germany's Air Berlin is in talks about a potential merger with TUIfly, according to reports. The group said discussions are focused on "contributing the touristic operations of Air Berlin to a new venture to be established by TUI AG and Etihad Aviation Group". "This would create a strong new European leisure airline group, combining the German [...]
SVG Capital to sell half of its assets in bid to fend off hostile takeover October 4, 2016 SVG Capital has agreed to sell half of its assets to two private equity firms and wind itself down, in a complex bid to fend off a hostile takeover by US rival HarbourVest. The FTSE-250 firm has been scrambling to find alternatives to HarbourVest's £1bn bid announced last month, which it believes undervalued itself and its assets. SVG said [...]
Royal Mail’s European subsidiary nets second big deal of recent months October 4, 2016 Postal giant Royal Mail has ventured into the US market by buying a next day delivery company in a deal that will cost the former state-owned company $90m (£70m). Golden State Overnight Delivery Service Inc (GSO) which operates in principally in California, was bought by Royal Mail through its European subsidiary General Logistics Systems (GLS). Read more: Royal Mail's pension scheme under [...]