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  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    McColl's Retail Group PLC
    Morrisons paid £182mn and waived debt to bag McColl’s

    EG Group offered ‘materially’ more cash but position on creditors aided bid, say PwC documents

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    McColl's Retail Group PLC
    Morrisons wins battle for UK convenience group McColl’s

    Grocer prevails over petrol station operator EG Group and promises to take on all 16,000 staff 

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    McColl's Retail Group PLC
    Morrisons and EG make last-ditch bids for McColl’s

    Battle for struggling UK convenience chain prompts Asda owner to pledge pension funding

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    McColl's Retail Group PLC
    Petrol station group EG attempts to buy McColl’s out of administration

    Convenience store chain with 16,000 staff collapsed after rejecting proposal from Morrisons

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Morrisons takeover set for approval from regulator

    Private equity group CD&R offers to sell 87 petrol stations to pave way for deal

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    News in-depthUK retail industry
    British supermarkets battle rising wages as pandemic resets market

    Staff shortages force UK grocers to increase hourly rates and find savings elsewhere

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Cat Rutter Pooley
    Supermarkets braced for a cost of living bunfight

    A resurgent Tesco will compound pressure on the sector from discounters as inflation surges

  • Friday, 11 March, 2022
    Morrisons CFO steps down ahead of refinancing

    Departure of Michael Gleeson comes months after the supermarket group was taken over by Clayton, Dubilier and Rice

  • Saturday, 22 January, 2022
    Interview
    Terry Leahy confident of Morrisons recovery as £6bn debt refinancing looms

    Recently appointed chair points to private equity owner’s record on returns through sales growth

  • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
    CD&R delays plan to raise £6.6bn debt to fund Morrisons buyout

    Refinancing that would double UK grocer’s borrowing put back as Omicron variant’s potential impact unnerves investor

  • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
    Agritech
    Morrisons ditches soya for insects in chicken feed to hatch carbon neutral eggs

    Automated farms in shipping containers will produce the insects fed on supermarket waste

  • Monday, 4 October, 2021
    Lex
    Wm Morrison/CD&R: asset sales needed to cover high price Premium content

    Private equity firm will have to be clever to achieve a decent investment return

  • Sunday, 3 October, 2021
    Leahy lined up to become Morrisons chair after takeover

    Former Tesco boss will be ‘involved non-exec’ after CD&R wins bid battle for UK grocer

  • Saturday, 2 October, 2021
    CD&R triumphs in £10bn Morrisons battle

    US private equity group wins auction by penny-a-share increment

  • Friday, 1 October, 2021
    Lex
    Wm Morrison: shareholders win in UK auction rules Premium content

    Process should mean a good result for supermarket’s investors but could be costly for bidders

  • Wednesday, 29 September, 2021
    Roofoods Ltd
    Deliveroo launches ‘Hop’ rapid grocery service with Morrisons

    Meal delivery app will compete with start-ups Getir, Gorillas and Zapp

  • Wednesday, 29 September, 2021
    Morrisons’ future set to be decided in one-day auction this weekend

    Five-round process to take place on Saturday, rules UK’s Takeover Panel

  • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
    Morrisons supermarket workers win first round in equal pay battle

    Group of mostly female store workers can legally compare their jobs to distribution centre roles, UK tribunal rules

  • Tuesday, 14 September, 2021
    CD&R wins over Morrisons pension trustees with property pledge

    Private equity group offers legal claim over extra real estate as it battles for control of UK grocer

  • Thursday, 9 September, 2021
    Morrisons seeks to blunt impact of food price rises

    Supermarket chain says food-making operations would help mitigate commodity price increases and driver shortage

  • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
    Morrisons takeover battle to go to auction next month

    Regulator steps in after neither of the two rival consortiums pursuing the UK supermarket group declare their offers final

  • Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
    UK retail industry
    Trustees warn Morrisons takeover would ‘materially weaken’ pension schemes

    Concern over level of debt involved with rival bids from CD&R and Fortress

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
    News in-depth
    Future of petrol pumps fuels Morrisons bid battle

    Rival consortiums consider tie-ups or sales for UK forecourts controlled by supermarket group

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
    Morrisons’ share price surges beyond CD&R’s bid offer

    Value of supermarket stock closes above private equity group’s revised offer as rival Fortress considers options

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
    Lex
    CD&R/Wm Morrison: more of what matters for shareholders sets buyer a cheese paring challenge Premium content

    The ultimate owner may find themselves on the hook for longer than private equity’s preferred three to five-year timeframe

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