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BT and EE agree deal BT Group plc has agreed a deal with Deutsche Telekom and Orange to acquire mobile network EE for £12.5 billion. The deal, which is expected to be completed by March 2016, is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, including approval from the Competition and Markets Authority.   The takeover will … Continued

Carphone Warehouse and Dixons agree £3.8 billion merger Carphone Warehouse Group plc and Dixons Retail plc have agreed a £3.8 billion merger to create Dixons Carphone, which will bring high-street giants Carphone Warehouse, Currys and PC World all underneath the same umbrella.   Dixons Carphone, which operates out of 3,000 stores and generates sales of … Continued

Mobile network Three to acquire O2 in £10 billion deal Mobile network Three has announced it has started exclusive takeover talks with rival O2.   Three’s parent company, Hutchinson Whampoa, has confirmed it is ready to pay £10.25 billion for larger rival O2 in a deal that would create the largest mobile network in the … Continued

esure take full control of Gocompare in £95 million deal Insurance giant esure has announced that it has acquired the remaining 50% stake in price comparison wesbite Gocompare in a deal that will give them full control of the company.   esure has said the acquisition would help to create “investment opportunities in the short … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in July 2014 July saw a total of 281 M&A deals as the third quarter of the year started relatively strong.   At £924m, the biggest deal of the month was Energy Investments Global Ltd’s acquisition of Heritage Oil plc which came into effect on the first of the month. At 320 … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in February 2015 February 2015 saw 186 acquisitions of UK based companies publicly announced, according to professional deals database, Zephyr.   One of the main talking points of the past month was undoubtedly the announcement of BT Group plc’s pending £12.5 billion acquisition of EE Ltd.   The deal is expected to … Continued