Spoiled meal: The Restaurant Group sees its shares go down as it announces the acquisition of Wagamama

Restaurant Group PLC (LON: RTN) – market cap as of 11/09/2018: £512.35m Introduction On the 30th of October 2018, The Restaurant Group plc announced its plan to purchase the entirety of the issued share capital of Mabel Topco Limited, the holding company of Wagamama, effectively acquiring Wagamama, a high-growth brand Read more…

M&A activity back in the Insurance sector: Aviva to acquire Friends Life

Aviva plc; market cap (as of 27/11/2014 ): £14.96bn Friends Life Group; market cap (as of 27/11/2014): £5.21bn Introduction On November 24, Aviva plc, a multinational insurance company headquartered in London, reached a preliminary agreement to acquire its British rival Friends Life Group, the 5th largest life and pensions company Read more…