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It doesn't happen often but a rare three way merger is finally announced as a recommended offer in the London market this morning.
It feels like the holidays have arrived in Europe with several investment bankers, hedgies and lawyers having already slipped off to their villas around the Mediterranean.
Apologies for the tardy update Betavillers; I was distracted by a few things yesterday.
Old 'maverick' Mike Ashley is at again.
Is Toscafund about to make a formal offer for FTSE 250-listed private hospitals company Spire Healthcare?
Hacks at the Wall Street Journal have dug out some 'old news' that has become 'new news'.
Consolidation among London-listed small cap oil explorers continues.
Deal mania in the London market continues.
It's continental Europe's turn to throw up a fresh multi-billion Euro deal.
Biolife Solutions Inc and Repligen Corporation, the US-listed biopharmaceutical companies, have finally confirmed little old Betaville's UNCOOKED Alert published late last month.
Reporters at the venerable Financial Times delivered a cracking football takeover scoop overnight.
Today's fresh deals include Intersnack's $2.9 billion takeover of US-listed pretzel maker Utz Brands, Inc.
It took a while but it would appear little old Betaville's UNCOOKED Alert about the takeover Mitie Group has now been confirmed.
It's another merger Monday.
I see French publication La Lettre has done another follow up to little old Betaville's latest twist on the Abivax takeover saga.
So Uber has finally agreed a deal to buy Deliver Hero, the Germany-listed online food delivery company.
To underline my previous point about how busy the mergers & acquisitions market is: another London-listed business has this morning accepted a takeover bid from a private equity firm.
Little old Betaville suspects this might be one of the busiest times for dealmaking on both sides of Atlantic since the mid Noughties.
Arch rivals at Bloomberg have finally followed up little old Betaville's UNCOOKED Alert about the takeover rumours surrounding AtaiBeckley Inc, the US-listed developer of treatments for mental health disorders.
Amy-Jo Crowley and Milana Vinn of Reuters are on a bit of a roll.