By: William Turvill

I write about M&A, deals, IPOs, private equity, asset management, media and a few other areas for City A.M. I also write news features and am always interested in interviewing and profiling high-profile business figures. I previously worked for Press Gazette and Mail Online.

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You’re the Bayer for us: Monsanto shareholders give nod to $66bn German takeover

December 13, 2016

One of the biggest deals announced in 2016 came a step closer to completion today. Shareholders of US seeds company Monsanto gave their backing to a $66bn (£52bn) takeover by German chemicals firm Bayer. Read more: Monsanto tries to dispel seeds of doubt over Bayer tie-up as losses narrow Monsanto said that on a preliminary [...]
The meatiest deal of 2016? Private equity firm buys majority steak in Dutch butcher

December 13, 2016

A European private equity group has announced a meaty new acquisition. Equistone Partners Europe has bought a majority stake in Group of Butchers alongside the Dutch firm’s current management. Founded in 1997 under the name Dutch Grill Specialities and headquartered in Tilburg, Group of Butchers is a producer of high-end meat products sold at supermarkets [...]
Challenger exchange group Bats flies index business into continental Europe with eight new launches

December 13, 2016

Stock exchange group Bats Europe has today announced eight new benchmark indices across Europe, following the launch of its index business in London earlier this year. The eight indices, for the French, German, Swiss and Italian markets, will launch on 19 December and provide “real-time, high-quality and low-cost alternatives to those provided by the incumbent [...]
How will Christmas dinner be different after Brexit? Here are 2016’s best alternative Christmas cracker jokes

December 13, 2016

With Brexit, Donald Trump and mad political party leadership races dominating the nation’s attention, 2016 will be remembered as a year when people really got interested in politics. The final piece of proof? Brexit – surely no laughing matter – has won a joke competition, narrowly beating Sports Direct and BHS (proving that it has even [...]
Private equity giant Advent to sell remaining stake in Equiniti

December 12, 2016

Private equity giant Advent International is expected to announce the sale of its remaining stake in investor services firm Equiniti tomorrow morning. The share registrar floated on the London Stock Exchange in October 2015 and Advent is in the process of selling its remaining eight per cent stake through an accelerated bookbuild. Read more: TGI Friday: [...]
Fox set to make formal cash bid for Sky this week amid scrutiny from investors and politicians

December 12, 2016

Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox is set to push ahead with a formal £10.75-per-share cash offer for Sky this week amid discontent from certain shareholders and politicians. The bid, to increase Fox’s shareholding in Sky from 39 per cent to 100 per cent, values the broadcaster at around £18.5bn. Sky shareholder Standard Life, which has a [...]
EU regulator set to focus on derivatives clearing in exchange merger probe

December 12, 2016

EU competition regulators probing the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) merger with Deutsche Boerse are set to narrow their focus on derivatives clearing this week. And, with the European Commission’s statement of objections due in the coming days, City A.M. understands the LSE is seeking to push through the sale of its French clearing business, LCH [...]
Standard Life adds to pressure on Sky to demand more from Murdoch’s Fox

December 12, 2016

Sky is coming under increasing pressure to push for a higher takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox. The two companies said at the end of last week that they had reached a deal in principle at £10.75 per share for Fox to acquire the 61 per cent of Sky it does not currently [...]
How Dublin is quietly winning over financial hearts in the Brexit battle

December 12, 2016

Ever since June’s surprise vote to leave the EU, London’s crown as a financial leader in Europe has been under increasing amounts of pressure. The German financial capital of Frankfurt has so far proven a powerful contender, with senior ministers reporting an increase in firms applying for licences and top politicians for the region being [...]
Political opposition to Murdoch takeover of Sky mounts

December 10, 2016

Former Labour leader Ed Miliband, former business secretary Vince Cable and influential campaign group Hacked Off have all voiced their opposition to the possibility of a 21st Century Fox takeover of Sky. Although media analysts appear to believe the deal is unlikely to be blocked by regulators, the news has attracted a number of objections in the [...]

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