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  • AA boss hails ‘breakout year’ since takeover as profit hits £245m

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    The AA has reported a more than quarter rise in full-year profit as the breakdown giant marked a fourth consecutive year of growth since being taken private in 2021. Operating profit increased 28 per cent to £245m, while revenue grew 12 per cent to £1.5bn. On an adjusted basis, earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and [...]

    The AA was taken over by the private equity investors Towerbrook and Warbug Pincus in 2020 in a deal valued at £219m.
  • Equals finally strikes £283m takeover deal with Lord Hammond-led group

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    Equals Group is set to merge with the payments firm chaired by Lord Hammond after striking a £283m takeover deal today, potentially drawing a line under a protracted period of talks that has dragged on for more than a year. The Aim-listed payments outfit, which first addressed a potential takeover by a separate group of [...]

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