The private equity firm surrounding Boots the Chemist’s parent company is assembling funding from a syndicate of banks for a possible buyout deal worth more than $10 billion. Sky News has learned that Sycamore Partners is arranging debt financing for a deal to buy Walgreens Boots Alliance, with Bank of America, JP Morgan and Wells … Read more
The UK’s biggest water supplier has received another offer, despite declaring itself ‘non-investable’. The latest bid for Thames Water came from infrastructure investor Covalis Capital, which would use French utility Suez, the company confirmed on Friday morning. If agreed, the supplier could be split into smaller companies, the Financial Times reported, and Suez would be … Read more
One of the UK’s biggest insurers could become even bigger as Direct Line looks set to accept a sweetened £3.61bn takeover offer from Aviva. This is not the first time Aviva has attempted to buy Direct Line, which includes the Churchill and Privilege brands. Last month was £3.3bn bid was rejected for being “highly opportunistic” … Read more
Bold and beautiful tested Brooke Loganloyalty to Ridge Forrester and even though she came out brilliantly, Guest rooms spoilers suggest she’ll live to regret it on the CBS soap next week. Ridge feels betrayed by Carter Walton but blames Brooke’s daughter for his best friend’s attempt to take over Forrester Creations. Ridge introduces his daughter, … Read more
Bold and beautiful predictions wonder if Brooke Logan will stand up to her daughter and warn the man she loves that he’s about to lose control of his company on the CBS soap opera. Brooke Logan betrayed in Bold and the Beautiful Currently, on Bold and beautifulBrooke Logan is still reeling from Hope Logan’s very … Read more