UK: Takeover Panel issues Boparan with Northern bid deadline
The UK's Takeover Panel has issued Boparan Holdings with a deadline to bid for Fox's biscuits and Goodfella's pizza maker…
Takeover spotlight rests on Northern Foods
The UK's takeover watchdog has given poultry-to-fish group Boparan Holdings until 21 January to make a bid for Northern Foods, which has set out its stall to merge with Ireland's Greencore.
Comment: Greencore merger is right direction for Northern
Shares in Northern Foods may have jumped today after it emerged a key shareholder was mulling whether to launch a…
ByUPDATE 2: IRELAND: Greencore praises Northern merger plan amid rival interest
Greencore, the Irish food group planning to merge with Northern Foods, this afternoon (22 December) insisted the move would create…
ByIn the spotlight – The Greencore, Northern Foods merger
The news this morning (17 November) that Irish ready-made meals supplier Greencore and Fox's biscuits group Northern Foods are to…