Merger and Acquisition scoops
Darktrace (DARK LN) - on Aug 15th with the shares trading at 420p Betaville revealed that the company was at the centre of takeover speculation. DARK subsequently confirmed it had received an approach from US PE firm Thoma Bravo, pushing the cybersecurity company's shares ~25% higher.
Micro Focus (MCRO LN) - on Feb 10th with the shares trading at 466p Betaville revealed that the company was under the spotlight amid takeover talk. Canadian software company Open Text and MCRO have just announced a recommended takeover offer at 532p a share.
Bunzl (BNZL LN) - one of Betaville's latest alerts reveals the FTSE 100-listed distribution giant to be the centre of takeover speculation. This story is yet to be confirmed...
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- 02 September, 2022