G4S shareholders accept £3.8bn takeover offer from US giant Allied Universal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 01:12 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 01:38 GMT, 17 March 2021 The long-running and acrimonious takeover battle for G4S ended last night as shareholders accepted a £3.8billion offer from US giant Allied Universal and its … Read more
G4S looks set to fall into American hands after a fierce bidding war ends – sparking huge payouts for bosses US giant Allied Universal is poised to buy the British security company for 245p-per-share, or £3.8billion, pending shareholder approval Allied’s victory followed a three-month bidding war with rival suitor Garda World, which had come down … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Almost everyone is a loser from battle for G4S – pledges made in heat of takeovers have a nasty record of vanishing in a puff of smoke By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 22 February 2021 Almost everyone is a loser from … Read more
British security firm G4S denies providing US forces with information so they could assassinate top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani G4S denied allegations they tipped American forces off about Iranian General General Qassem Soleimani was blown up by missiles last January He was killed near Baghdad airport, which G4S handles security for By Dora Allday For … Read more
British security firm G4S denies providing US forces with information so they could assassinate top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani G4S denied allegations they tipped American forces off about Iranian General General Qassem Soleimani was blown up by missiles last January He was killed near Baghdad airport, which G4S handles security for By Dora Allday For … Read more
Garda World ready to ramp up £3.8bn fight for G4S after the security giant accepts rival’s offer By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 22:25 GMT, 9 December 2020 The bidding war for security giant G4S reignited yesterday as brokers predicted Garda World would outbid the £3.8billion … Read more
G4S falls into foreign hands after bid battle: Bosses to bag £8m in £3.8bn US deal By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 GMT, 8 December 2020 | Updated: 22:10 GMT, 8 December 2020 G4S will fall into foreign hands after its board accepted a takeover offer from US rival Allied Universal. The … Read more
GardaWorld ups its offer for G4S by £680m to £3.68bn as tense takeover tussle comes to a head GardaWorld has reached a deal on a £770m package with G4S pension trustees G4S has advised shareholders to not take action in relation to the revised offer The preceding bid was called ‘unattractive and highly opportunistic’ by … Read more
G4S makes dividend pledge to sweeten shareholders as deadline approaches on predator’s £3bn offer By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 25 November 2020 G4S has offered a final sweetener to shareholders ahead of the deadline to respond to Canadian predator Garda World’s £3billion offer. … Read more
Canadian predator bidding for G4S plans threatens British jobs as it plans to create a ‘James Bond MI6-style’ hub in Montreal By Tom Witherow Financial Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 22:29 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 22:29 GMT, 19 November 2020 The Canadian predator bidding for G4S plans to create a ‘James Bond … Read more