Investment funds weigh up Sainsbury takeover
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Private equity groups CVC Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Blackstone are mulling a takeover of J Sainsbury, the third-biggest biggest supermarket chain in Britain.
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Shares in Alliance Boots soared on Monday as management at the British pharmacy chain mulled a takeover approach from the group's deputy chairman and US investment group KKR.
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Leading shares closed sharply higher, but off peaks, propelled by growing optimism that US rates may have peaked, with news of a disposal at the Sainsbury family trust heightened recent takeover talk surrounding the food retailer, dealers said.
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BusinessWeek Online - It sounds like a tale of woe for Europe's investment banks. One of the biggest takeover attempts in British retail history -- retail tycoon Philip Green's &#36;17 billion bid for iconic Marks &amp; Spencer Group PLC -- came to naught. A much-anticipated boom in initial public offerings has fizzled. And after a drought that started in 2001, merger-and-acquisition activity remains in a funk. But bankers in Europe's financial capital, the City of London, and its auxiliary, Canary Wharf, aren't crying in their pints. ...
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THE Leeds United board today demanded proof of funding after considering a &amp;pound25 million ($61.58m) takeover deal headed by Sebastian Sainsbury.
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Private equity firm Texas Pacific Group   is considering a bid for J. Sainsbury  and is  working on building a consortium, the Financial Times reported.
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Business & money: The battle for control of J Sainsbury is expected to reach its denouement this week as crunch talks between Delta Two, the Qatari-backed investment vehicle, and the supermarket continue today.
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The emirate's investment arm needs to find $1 billion in two weeks to buy British retailer Sainsbury.
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The Sainsbury family will not back a takeover approach by Qatari investment group Delta Two announced last week, The Times reported in an early edition of its Tuesday paper.
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The leading shares index ended in positive territory as news of a possible bid for Sainsbury sparked frenzied acquisition hopes in the retail sector.
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Asda, the British grocer of Wal-Mart  Stores Inc., could counterbid for J. Sainsbury  should  a private equity consortium launch an offer for Britain's  number three supermarket owner, Citigroup analysts believe.
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Share sale to fund 'world's biggest fab' expansion plan
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This is the first time the fund, Breeden Capital Management, has sought to wage a shareholder fight.
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Business & money: Fate of supermarket chain in balance, with court to decide today whether to approve rescue package.
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LONDON -- A Qatari investment fund said yesterday it is talking with J Sainsbury PLC about a takeover, marking the second bid this year for Britain's third-largest supermarket group.
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Business & money: Investment fund backed by Qatari royal family makes takeover approach for supermarket group.
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Supermarket group Sainsbury&#39;s is to create 3,000 in-store jobs in a bid to get more stock on the shelves. The plan is expected to form a key part of a strategy by chief executive Justin King to halt the group&#39;s decline.