United Kingdom

CFW View: BAA has once again lost a battle against the UK Competition Commission, which now requires the airport operator to sell its Stansted airport, due to its market dominance in... 2012-02-02

January 18 proved to be a day of firsts in equity capital markets on both sides of the Atlantic. Indeed, two weeks into 2012 and things have started to come to life in the global IPO... 2012-01-25

German dairy firm Müller has agreed to acquire UK-based Robert Wiseman Dairies in a deal worth GBP279.5mn. Müller is to pay GBp390 per share for the UK group representing a 60% premium... 2012-01-16

BSkyB announced that it has agreed to purchase a 10% equity stake in social media platform Zeebox, and will integrate the service into its tablet and smartphone applications.

We expect there to be strong interest in the acquisition of Cove Energy, particularly from oil majors keen to add the company's gas assets in Mozambique to their Asia-focused LNG portfolios.

CFW View: BAA has opted to sell Edinburgh Airport and retain Glasgow Airport, the latter of which is considered to possess strong growth and development potential in the long run. We... 2011-12-19

CFW View: The announcement that Bilfinger Berger will launch its infrastructure fund on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) December 21 highlights the continued resilience of availability... 2011-12-12

UK-based Premier Foods has announced the sale of its loss making chilled food division Brookes Avana to the 2 Sisters Food Group in a deal worth GBP30mn. The sale comes as Premier Foods... 2011-12-12

Is Britain really a safe haven for those fleeing the Eurozone debt crisis? In terms of bond markets, investors certainly believe so. As such, demand for Sterling-denominated corporate... 2011-12-08

Netherlands-based brewer Heineken has increased its exposure to the UK's beleagured pub sector by agreeing to purchase the Galaxy Pub Estate from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). The... 2011-12-05