Virgin Media mulls takeover approach
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Cable network on the block again Virgin Media, bowed by its protracted legal tussle with Sky, has again become the target of a takeover approach by private equity carpetbaggers.â¦
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LONDON : US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer could launch a takeover bid for English football giants Manchester United this week after securing financing and making contact with the club&#39;s largest shareholders, newspapers here reported.
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West Ham are having "exploratory discussions" over a possible takeover.
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Anglian Water-owner AWG says it has received an approach which may lead to a bid for the company.
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Virgin Media threatens to take legal action against BSkyB if a  row between the two sides is not resolved.
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British cable operator Virgin Media  said on Monday it had received a bid approach from an unnamed group, which sources familiar with the situation told Reuters was U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group
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Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and the founders of Australia's Multiplex  have approached the $3 billion construction firm about a possible takeover as it struggles with the troubled Wembley stadium project in London.
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Manchester United have received a &quot;preliminary approach&quot; regarding a &quot;possible offer&quot; to takeover the club. The club&#39;s board said they are &quot;seeking clarification of this proposal&quot; and that at this stage &quot;it is unclear whether any offer will be made&quot;.
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Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson says the firm is in talks with a Chinese company over starting a mobile phone service in mainland China.
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Multiplex, the developer of the troubled Wembley Stadium project, is being eyed as a takeover target.
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LONDON: English football giants Manchester United confirmed yesterday that they had received a âpreliminary approachâ regarding a possible takeover offer.
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Warner Music Group has approached Britain's EMI about a possible bid despite uncertainty over whether it would win regulatory approval, in the latest twist in a seven-year tit-for-tat takeover battle.
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LONDON, February 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In this morning's edition of the Daily Telegraph BSkyB claims to have offered Virgin Media significant concessions and a new annual price of 90 pence per subscriber, or GBP32.4 million, for carriage of its basic channels on Virgin Media's network.
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A leveraged buyout of Virgin Media  would rely heavily on tax benefits for returns to any private equity buyer, just as the industry faces mounting criticism over the use of other types of tax breaks.
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Private equity group Carlyle is poised  to launch an $8 billion bid for Britain&#39;s Virgin Media  , the cable company whose largest shareholder is  Richard Branson, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper said, citing  City sources.
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Virgin is one of four firms battling it out for the New Cross Country rail franchise.
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Manchester United says it has received a bid approach, sparking speculation US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer was preparing an offer for the team.