Cinven revealed as Â£600m bidder for JJB Sports
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Cinven, the private equity group, emerged yesterday as the company behind a Â£600m bid last week for JJB Sports, a move which could trigger a protracted auction for Britain&#39;s biggest distributor of replica football club shirts.
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Deal to purchase the streaming-media tools developer is valued at nearly $160 million in cash and stock.
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QUINTAIN Estates and Development is planning a Â£320m casino and leisure complex near the new Wembley Stadium. The developer would split the cost with Las Vegas casino owner, Caesars Entertainment in a joint
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Apax Partners Worldwide LLP and Cinven Ltd. agreed to buy VNU NV&#39;s directories unit for 2.1 billion euros ($2.6 billion), betting they can repeat Apax&#39;s past success in buying and selling yellow pages assets.
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The Financial Times claims Nomura, the Japanese bank, is involved in a plan to raise Â£200m to block a takeover of Man Utd by Malcolm Glazer.
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Everton have a Â£6m bid accepted for Southampton's James Beattie.
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U.S. investment firm General Atlantic  Partners and other venture capital firms are in talks with  Britain's Northgate Information Solutions Plc  over a  possible takeover that could be worth more than 600 million  pounds ($1.13 billion), a newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Birmingham confirm they have been approached about a possible takeover bid.
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Liverpool&#39;s plans to build a new 60,000-seater have been approved by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. The Premiership club received planning approval in July but needed Prescott to rubber stamp the project
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Building and plumbing firm Wolseley sees shares rise 7% after a report that Cinven is considering a Â£10bn bid.
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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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Internet gaming company Sportingbet reports a first quarter loss of Â£241.4m, after selling its US business for Â£1.
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Luton Airport was bought by the Spanish yesterday as part of a Â£551m takeover deal which will net the men who run it almost Â£60m.
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JJB Sports will refund more than Â£20,000 to football fans who bought replica shirts from it in 2000 and 2001.
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Britain&#39;s biggest mortgage lender, HBOS  Plc , is in the early stages of planning a 1.2 billion  pound ($2.44 billion) takeover bid for property group Quintain  Estates & Development Plc , The Sunday Times reported.
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According to sources, the San Diego Chargers finally reached a contract agreement last night with quarterback Philip Rivers on a six-year deal worth about $40 million, including $14.75 million in bonus money.
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LagardÃ¨re, FranceÂs largest publisher, agreed to buy Sportfive for 865 million euros ($1.1 billion) to enter the market for soccer and rugby broadcasting. Sportfive, whose main shareholders are Advent International, Goldman Sachs, Capital Partners and the RTL Group, is expected to have 2006 sales of 526 million euros, LagardÃ¨re said. The purchase price includes debt. LagardÃ¨re, formerly one of FranceÂs biggest military contractors, has purchased media companies to diversify from the aerospace industry. Sportfive, which has headquarters in Paris and Hamburg, is EuropeÂs largest soccer marketing and media rights company.