Scottish & Newcastle agrees to takeover
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Brewers Carlsberg and Heineken will buy beermaker Scottish & Newcastle for $15.3 billion, the companies said Friday.
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Newcastle United were reported to be on their way to becoming the latest English Premiership club to be taken over by foreign investors.
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Carlsberg and Heineken on Friday finally agreed a cash bid of 7.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) to buy and break up Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) to boost the Danish brewer's position in Russia and the Dutch group's presence in western Europe.
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British sportswear group Umbro, the maker of England's football team kit, on Tuesday agreed to a takeover from US giant Nike in a deal worth 285 million pounds (408 million euros, 582 million dollars).
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The consortium of Carlsberg and Heineken is given a deadline of 21 January to bid for Scottish & Newcastle.
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British group Scottish Power has accepted a takeover bid worth 11.6 billion pounds (17.15 billion euros, 22.55 billion dollars) from Spain's second-biggest power company Iberdrola, a move that is set to create Europe's third biggest utility group.
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MADRID, Aug 20  - Newcastle United defender Jonathan Woodgate will sign for Real Madrid after passing a medical on Friday, joining the Spanish club on a four-year deal for a reported 20 million euros ($24.74 million).
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British airport operator TBI PLC said Wednesday it has agreed to a takeover by Spanish transport and communications company Abertis and Spain's national airport authority Aena.
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The England international completed his Â£13.4million move from Newcastle to the Spanish giants on Friday and was officially unveiled to the media on Saturday afternoon.
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Newcastle are on the verge of signing Jonathan Woodgate from Middlesbrough after agreeing a transfer fee for the England defender on Saturday.
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MUMBAI: Scottish &amp; Newcastle Plc (S&amp;N), Britain&#39;s biggest brewer, has agreed to buy 37.5 per cent of India&#39;s beer giant United Breweries (UB) Ltd for Rs 466 crore, the two companies announced on Sunday.
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English Premiership giants Liverpool have accepted a 470-million pound takeover offer from American tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
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English Premier League soccer club Liverpool have agreed to be taken over by U.S. sports tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks for 174 million pounds ($340 million).
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_ Kidde PLC, the British fire and safety company, said Thursday it had agreed to a 1.4 billion pound ($2.8 billion) takeover by United Technologies Corp.
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Man Utd agree "in principle" deals to sign FC Porto's Anderson and Sporting Lisbon's Nani.
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Lee McCulloch signs a four-year deal with Rangers after completing his Â£2.25m move from Wigan.
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SCOTTISH &amp; Newcastle is to buy 37.5% of India&#39;s United Breweries, best-known for the favoured curry house tipple Kingfisher, India&#39;s number one beer brand.