Predator or Prey: the deal bonanza

CVC in last ditch talks to rescue Sainsbury bid

Marlin and Dory are kidnapped by three Australian sharks on their quest to find Nemo

Investors believe that the bid is close to collapse as two more private equity firms join KKR in bailing out

Altadis snubs new £8.4bn Imperial offer

Imperial may have to launch its first hostile bid under chief executive Gareth Davis as Altadis rejects new offer

Texas Pacific set to increase Iberia bid

As shareholders push for a higher offer, the Lufthansa CEO says that present prices overvalue Iberia and Alitalia

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Bid for Sainsbury's appears doomed

A private equity bid of £10.1 billion was on the brink of collapse afte two funds stepped back and the Sainsbury family held firm

CVC withdraws £10bn offer for Sainsbury's

The private equity firm admits defeat after the Sainsbury board fails to persuade the founding family to accept

Sainsbury family spurn 582p offer

Lord Sainsbury has continued to block a private equity takeover of the supermarket chain and is holding out for 600p a share

Sainsbury’s suitors offer its owners a slice of the action

The private equity consortium stalking J Sainsbury has offered the chain’s shareholders a quarter of the company in stub equity

Boots deal may use new type of finance

KKR and Stefano Pessina are talking to banks about so-called covenant-lite loans to push through their £10bn acquisition

Celesio tries for deal on Boots

The Germany-based group that owns the Lloyds pharmacy chain is interested in buying the community pharmacies

German plot to gatecrash Boots deal

Celesiohas contacted several private-equity groups in an attempt to form a rival bidding consortium

Pessina and KKR up Boots offer to £10bn

Alliance Boots prepares to entertain counterbidders after opening the books to the private equity-backed bidder

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