Private equity group mulls Sainsbury bid
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Cinven and Texas Pacific Group (TPG) -- the British and US private equity firms -- are considering a rival consortium bid for supermarket chain J Sainsbury.
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Business & money: Investment fund backed by Qatari royal family makes takeover approach for supermarket group.
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A Qatari investment fund, the Delta Fund, said it was talking with J Sainsbury, the British supermarket operator, about a takeover, the second bid this year for Sainsbury. Delta, which already holds a 25 percent stake in the grocer, said it was in preliminary talks to buy the rest. Sainsbury confirmed it had received an offer, but neither side disclosed a price. Earlier this year the company fended off a Â£10.1 billion ($20.6 billion) bid from a group of buyout funds.
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Business & money: Â· Store group challenges Tesco view on pricesÂ· Pledge to give a better deal to smaller suppliers
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Business & money: Takeover battle looms after investment fund backed by government of Qatar confirms it is considering a Â£12bn bid for the supermarket chain.
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A corporate dealmaker and former Tory Party treasurer is reportedly planning a Â£5bn takeover bid for struggling supermarket chain Sainsbury&#39;s.
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Ailing supermarket chain Sainsbury&#39;s is the target of aAÂ£5 billion takeover bid being prepared by an ex-treasurer of the Conservative party, it was reported.
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The Gulf state of Qatar on Friday tightened its grip on J Sainsbury, Britain&#39;s third biggest supermarket chain, by raising its stake to 25 percent, sparking speculation it may launch a takeover.
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Sainsbury could be bracing itself for a possible takeover attempt from Permira equity group, a press report claims.
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The takeover watchdog sets a deadline for a private equity consortium to make a bid for Sainsbury's.
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Private equity firms are allowing shareholders to take part in megabuyouts. Is it worth the risk?
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Britian's third-biggest grocer, J Sainsbury, is the target of a five-billion-pound (7.2-billion-euro, 9.1-billion-dollar) takeover bid.
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Delta Two, a Qatar-backed investment fund, said it submitted an offer to the board of J Sainsbury that valued the company, one of Britainâs largest retailers, at about Â£10.6 billion ($21.7 billion), or 600 pence a share. It was the second cash offer this year for Sainsbury; Delta owns 25 percent of the company. The fund proposed spending Â£3.5 billion to build and renovate Sainsbury stores and expand its range of nonfood goods.
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Sainsbury's is approached by a Middle Eastern investment fund about a possible Â£12bn  takeover, the FT claims.
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Leeds United have asked for proof of funding after considering a Â£25 million takeover deal headed by Sebastian Sainsbury. The Leeds board met this afternoon to discuss a proposed deal from a British-American
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The company may be hinting at going public.
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Gulf Arab state Qatar has made a bid approach for J Sainsbury Plc, which newspapers said valued Britain's third-biggest supermarket group at about 12 billion pounds ($24.5 billion), including debt.