Prosus hikes Just Eat bid as it ramps up pressure on rival Takeaway.com December 9, 2019 Just Eat bidder Prosus today said it has increased its takeover offer, as the tech group looks to fend off a rival bid from Takeaway.com. Prosus, which is owned by South African conglomerate Naspers, has hiked its offer from 710p per share to 740p per share. Read more: Takeaway.com slams Prosus ‘scaremondering’ in battle to [...]
General Election 2019: Labour’s household finances pledge savaged December 4, 2019 Labour’s pledge to save households more than £6,700 each year has been savaged by commentators and industry experts who question the party’s figures and assumptions about privatisation. John McDonnell told supporters in Birmingham that those warning about the risks of Labour’s plans to nationalise energy, broadband, water and other industries claiming that “the privatisation fat-cats [...]
Takeaway.com lashes out at Prosus ‘scaremongering’ in battle to buy Just Eat December 3, 2019 Takeaway.com has accused Prosus, the company it is competing against to buy Just Eat, of “scaremongering” to try to persuade shareholders to accept its rival offer. The Dutch food delivery firm has had a £5bn bid accepted for Just Eat but tech group Prosus has come in with a rival 710p per share offer. Read [...]
Corbyn can’t fix your miserable commute December 3, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn is well and truly getting into the Christmas spirit — he’s making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty or nice, Jeremy is coming to town. Momentum activists could turn that into a Christmas number one. But who’s on the Labour leader’s list? Well, he’s pretty clear about who’s been [...]
Cat Rock says Prosus will have to raise Just Eat bid to 925p per share December 2, 2019 Activist investor Cat Rock has said it will throw its weight behind Just Eat’s Takeaway.com merger unless Prosus raises its offer to 925p per share. The Dutch food delivery firm has had a £5bn bid accepted for Just Eat but tech group Prosus has come in with a rival 710p per share offer. Read more: [...]
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Bridge Theatre review: Perfect family fun November 29, 2019 Christmas is not typically a high-point for theatre, but parents seeking something beyond this season’s repertoire of pantomimes should look to this loveable interpretation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. CS Lewis’ 1950 novel is sometimes viewed a little suspiciously, given it’s a fairly transparent allegory for the Christian origin story. But it’s [...]
Just Eat investor Cat Rock backs Takeaway offer amid ‘terrible value destruction’ November 26, 2019 A major Just Eat shareholder has urged fellow investors to back a takeover offer from Takeaway.com, saying the deal was necessary to avert the firm’s “terrible value destruction”. Cat Rock Capital, which holds a stake of roughly 2.6 per cent in the delivery firm, today threw its weight behind Takeaway’s offer, which values Just Eat’s [...]
This election is a battle Labour does not deserve to win November 22, 2019 In 2004, the US chat show host Oprah Winfrey gave away a brand new car to each member of her studio audience. It was badged as an act of unparalleled generosity — though, as is the way of these things, the reality was more complicated. Gift taxes hit recipients hard — and the cars themselves [...]
Greg Hands: Vote Lib Dem, Get Labour November 19, 2019 Greg Hands, the Conservative candidate for Chelsea and Fulham, tells Cat Neilan why this is the toughest election he’s had to fight BEING a Conservative candidate in some of London’s most exclusive constituencies used to be a walk in one of their leafy parks. But such is the political realignment in the wake of Brexit [...]
Hong Kong Betting Tips: Starlit to cap a Perfect Knight for Zac Purton at Happy Valley November 19, 2019 HOPEFULLY the on-going political unrest in Hong Kong, which caused the cancellation of racing at Happy Valley last week, doesn’t disrupt things at the inner-city track today. Racing takes place on the infamous ‘C+3’ course, which is the narrowest of the seven tracks raced on at the Valley. With the track measuring just under 20 [...]