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  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    LombardBryce Elder
    G4S secures a solid price even as GardaWorld’s pursuit ends in failure

    Canadian rival’s auction withdrawal puts an end to hostilities; IG’s retrenchment shows the perils of market volatility

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    GardaWorld will not raise £3.7bn offer for G4S

    Hostile bidder’s move may pave way for rival Allied Universal to buy UK security group

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Takeover regulator to hold auction for G4S

    Move is attempt to resolve bidding war for UK security company

  • Sunday, 17 January, 2021
    US state officials call for greater scrutiny of potential G4S takeover

    Fears that private-equity backed deal could harm conditions for security guards

  • Thursday, 24 December, 2020
    Due Diligence
    Private equity and hedge funds: an especially wild year in review Premium

    Needless to say, it’s been a mad year in the realm of alternative investments

  • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
    GardaWorld considers re-entering battle for G4S

    Canadian group weighs higher offer even though board of UK company has accepted rival bid

  • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
    G4S board agrees £3.8bn takeover bid from Allied Universal

    Shareholders urged to back deal with US rival after hostile campaign from Canada’s GardaWorld

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    Lex
    G4S/GardaWorld: on guards Premium

    Canadian company’s cash offer worth £3.7bn is difficult for security group to ignore

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    City Bulletin
    City Bulletin: GardaWorld ups its bid for G4S Premium

    GardaWorld raises G4S bid, Salesforce snaps up Slack, FTSE 100 feels loved

  • Promoted Content
  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    GardaWorld raises bid for G4S in bitter takeover battle

    Canadian group makes final £3.7bn offer for world’s largest security company

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Why the world’s biggest security company is under attack

    Bitter takeover battle rages as UK-based G4S fights hostile approaches from global rivals

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    G4S steps up defence against takeover with praise for cash business

    Security firm says division that accounts for 3% of revenues should be compared to a fintech

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    GardaWorld clears competition hurdles in hostile bid for G4S

    Canadian group says there will be no regulatory investigations in US and Canada

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    G4S rejects second bid as takeover battle intensifies

    UK security group turns away US rival Allied Universal after £3.3bn offer

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    G4S staff call for job security regardless of takeover outcome

    In a letter to company and hostile predator GardaWorld, employees warn they cannot endure higher workloads

  • Saturday, 17 October, 2020
    Advisers to G4S bidder GardaWorld in line for £312m payday

    Canadian security group releases offer document on £3bn hostile takeover bid for UK rival

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    G4S says US rival Allied Universal is considering a bid

    Approach comes as UK security company tries to fend off £3bn takeover by Canadian suitor

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    GardaWorld steps up campaign against G4S in takeover battle

    Canadian security group meets investors in effort to force rival to accept 190p a share

  • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
    GardaWorld makes formal £3bn hostile takeover bid for G4S

    Canadian group says UK security company needs fresh management to deal with ‘scandals’ and ‘crises’

  • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
    Lex
    G4S/GardaWorld: prisoner’s dilemma Premium

    Higher offer is needed before UK security group should agree to come quietly

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
    G4S steps up fight against hostile takeover by Canadian rival

    Group highlights earnings resilience despite Covid-19 in push to persuade investors against GardaWorld offer

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
    News in-depthGardaWorld
    Stephan Crétier: the security boss with his eyes on the G4S prize

    Man behind hostile bid for world’s biggest security group built rival GardaWorld from scratch starting with C$25,000 in 1995

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
    G4S open to higher bids as security group faces £3bn hostile approach

    Largest shareholder Schroders says it would be willing to consider sweeter offer

  • Monday, 14 September, 2020
    LombardCat Rutter Pooley
    GardaWorld’s revived bid for G4S is cheap but at least credible

    Canadian company has more financial firepower; do-gooding councils face reality of retail energy war

  • Monday, 14 September, 2020
    G4S faces £3bn hostile takeover bid from private equity-backed group

    UK security company has ‘dismissed or ignored’ 3 approaches in 3 months, says BC Partners

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