Tate & Lyle goes from one lump to two: UK company to split after US private equity firm swoops By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 12 July 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 12 July 2021 A break-up of Tate & Lyle is under way after a US private equity firm took … Read more
Buzz off! Moment a buzzard swoops on a cyclist after mistaking his helmet camera for a tasty rodent in the Peak District Alex Gilbert was enjoying a ride in the Peak District when the bird swooped When he felt the impact Mr Gilbert thought he may have been struck by a branch But he saw … Read more
Private equity has been swarming all over the London stock market and yesterday Equinti moved one step closer to being swallowed. The little known outsourcing firm – it provides payment services for companies like Easyjet (up 1.1 per cent, or 11p, to 997.8p) – has agreed a £673million deal with New York-based Sirius Capital. It … Read more
Private equity group swoops on pharma services provider UDG Healthcare with a £2.6bn bid By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 12 May 2021 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 12 May 2021 Private equity buyers have swooped on pharmaceuticals services provider UDG Healthcare with a £2.6billion bid. The London-listed firm urged shareholders to … Read more
An unimpressed sheep was caught on camera headbutting the herding drone trying to round it up on a Welsh farm. Farmer David Ian Jones was using the ‘drone dog’ to shepherd his flock in a field in Wrexham on April 7. Footage filmed by the drone shows most of the sheep apparently unfazed by the … Read more
What are ewe looking at? Sheep headbutts ‘drone dog’ out of the air when it swoops too close at Welsh farm Footage shot by David Ian Jones shows the herding drone rounding up the flock One sheep is left more than unimpressed and headbutts the drone in the air The clip comes to an abrupt … Read more
Dropping by for a drink! Skydiver swoops down at 60mph and snatches a can of Red Bull off the ground Paraglider Nil Farre Berge, 28, jumped from 12,000 feet before making the grab Footage shows him speeding through the air with his parachute open He reaches his hand out and is able to smoothly snatch … Read more
GoCompare snapped up in £600m deal: Magazine publisher Future swoops on price comparison website By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 00:16 GMT, 26 November 2020 Britain’s biggest magazine publisher has swooped on the price comparison website Go Compare in a £600million takeover. Future, which owns dozens … Read more
Meat the wildlife: Kookaburra swoops down and snatches sausage out of barbecue fan’s hand Jarrod Pink and Bodie Czladk were enjoying a camping trick outside Perth Mr Pink was extolling the virtues of beer and ‘snags’ when the bird swooped in Fortunately for the two friends there were still 11 sausages left over By Darren … Read more
Another day, another takeover. At least that’s how it feels on the London market at the moment after a string of swoops on both beleaguered and thriving firms. The latest target is estate agency Countrywide, which closed a whopping 41.4 per cent higher, or 60p, at 205p, after receiving an approach from rival Connells. Connells has … Read more