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Hovis takeover bid investigated by competition watchdog

The proposed deal would create a major player in the baking sector

The Independent UK

Competition and Markets Authority to probe ABF’s deal to buy Hovis

In August, Associated British Foods (ABF) struck a deal to buy the 135-year-old business from US private equity owner Endless.

Evening Standard

FTSE eases on weak US data as Ukraine peace summit looms

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet later in Alaska.

Evening Standard

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Two of the UK’s biggest bakeries to combine to make bread giant

The move follows a strategic review of the Allied Bakeries business

The Independent UK

Kingsmill owner ABF to buy Hovis to create bread giant

ABF told investors on Friday that the deal will ‘combine’ the production and distribution activities of Hovis and its Allied Bakeries business.

Evening Standard

Baking a deal? Hovis and Kingsmill owners in talks about historic merger

Associated British Foods’ sale of Allied Bakeries would bring together two of the UK’s biggest breadmakers

The Guardian - UK

Kingsmill owner confirms talks with Hovis parent company over bread takeover

Associated British Foods said its Allied Bakeries business ‘continues to face a very challenging market’ and that it is in talks with Hovis’s owner.

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Hovis and Kingsmill owners in takeover talks about historic merger

A deal between the bread-making titans could potentially draw the attention of competition regulators

The Independent UK

‘We don’t want golf just to be for retired guys … it’s for everyone’: Nigel Oddy of American Golf

A post-lockdown surge in interest in the sport should help diversify the clientele both on the greens and in golf shops, says the retail veteran

The Guardian - UK

TalkTalk, the Issa brothers and AO: The 19 latest deals from across the North West

BusinessLive has rounded up some of the latest top deals you should not miss

Birmingham Post

American Golf names new CEO as private equity backer Endless shakes up board

Nigel Oddy has previously held senior roles with The Range, House of Fraser, and Marks & Spencer

Birmingham Post

Sales spike settles for Bartoline after lockdown home improvement rush

New owner Endless is implementing growth plan with recent product launches improving market position

Birmingham Post

Family-owned anti-bacterial wipes maker PAL International sold

PAL was set up in 1970 and hygene products to healthcare, the food and drink sector and industry

Birmingham Post

Sales boost as American Golf chain comes out of lockdown strong

American Golf now has 95 bricks and mortar stores in the UK and Ireland.

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