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...He is the founder and chair of talent management agency M&C Saatchi Merlin and chair of the broader M&C Saatchi UK Group....
...Rain Newton-Smith, chief economist at the CBI business group, said that despite the recovery from the pandemic, the spiralling cost of doing business and the crisis in Ukraine, meant that chancellor Rishi...
...The geological upheaval of an ice age took place within a few decades, and the valleys of Merlin, myth and the Mabinogion were turned into the Mordor of the quarries....
...Merlin has already made use of government schemes to lessen its cost burden....
...Investors fell over themselves last week to lend to Merlin Entertainments, for example, backing its acquisition by a consortium that includes private equity group Blackstone....
...First, in the LBO “haves” camp: Merlin Entertainments....
...Hold: Merlin Entertainments (MERL) Merlin’s productivity programme is “under way” and is expected to deliver up to £35m in annualised savings by 2022, writes Harriet Clarfelt....
...political uncertainty is reduced,” said Lionel Assant, head of European private equity at Blackstone, which hasn’t shied away from UK dealmaking in turbulent times, buying companies including leisure group Merlin...
...(NYT) News Round-Up Osram/Bain/Carlyle: sensor proportion (FT) Moody’s warns Merlin’s £6bn take private deal could lead to downgrade (FT) Axa Investment to buy New York-listed Northstar Realty (FT)...
...Reed Smith has hired Eric Lin as a partner in the law firm’s energy and natural resources industry group in Beijing. Lin was previously a partner at Simmons & Simmons....
...We’ve already told you about Blackstone’s bid for leisure group Merlin Entertainments and more recently, Advent’s takeover of the UK aerospace and defence supplier, Cobham....
...The list includes satellite operator Inmarsat, aerospace and defence contractor Cobham and entertainment group Merlin. Who said Brexit was bad for M&A....
...DD’s Rob Smith dissected the vulnerabilities in the structure at length last year, which our friends over at FT Alphaville have handily collated here....
...Last month, a consortium led by Blackstone agreed to acquire the leisure group Merlin Entertainments, best known for Legoland Resorts and Madame Tussauds wax museums, in a £6bn deal....
...● Peel Hunt repeated “buy” advice on Hill & Smith following a profit warning last week from the galvanisation specialist, which was blamed on weather-related delays and higher zinc costs....
...One DD scoop to start: leisure group Merlin Entertainments, best known for Legoland Resorts and Madame Tussauds wax museums, is set to be acquired in a £6bn deal by the Danish billionaire family that controls...
...(FT) News round-up DD scoop: ValueAct urges Merlin Entertainments to be taken private (FT) + (Lex) Morgan Stanley boss defends bank’s role in Uber IPO (FT) Deutsche Bank chief prepares shareholders for...
...Paul Smith, chief executive of estate agent Haart, said the new government needed to move quickly with any changes....
...WH Smith led the FTSE 250 gainers after third-quarter results from the retailer showed high street trading had been more resilient than expected....
...Monday 13:45 GMT What’s happening ● Smith & Nephew slipped after the FT revealed that the medical devices maker had held talks to buy US-based spine specialist NuVasive in a deal potentially worth more...
...” ● Merlin Entertainments led the FTSE 250 fallers after its third-quarter update revealed an unexpected slowdown in sales at its Legoland theme parks....
...WH Smith was in demand after quarterly results from the book retailer showed more resilient than expected trading at its high street division....
...Investors, including John Chatfeild-Roberts, head of Jupiter Asset Management’s Merlin fund range, have responded by withdrawing billions of pounds in recent months....
...Mackenzie is currently an executive at leisure group Merlin. Zaheed Kajani has joined Evercore as a senior managing director covering internet and digital media companies....
...Both paper packaging business DS Smith and Halma, the health and safety sensor maker, are set to move up into the FTSE 100, boosted by acquisitions and organic growth....
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