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# Takeover

This year
2023
# Takeover
Local businessman buys Wigan and pays off outstanding debts
Mike Danson also owns 25% of rugby league side Wigan Warriors.
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Jun 14th 2023, 6:47 PM
# Takeover
Free holidays for fans and man of the people - What to expect from Shelbourne's new owner
Turkish millionaire Acun Ilicali adds League of Ireland side to portfolio which includes Hull City with plans already in place for a new dawn.
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Jun 9th 2023, 2:21 PM
# process
Man United bidders cleared for next stage of takeover - reports
Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe are both keen on buying the club.
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Mar 5th 2023, 3:52 PM
# Takeover
'I think that's probably impossible' - Schmeichel says United too big for fans to be in control
The Old Trafford legend also defended the decision to set up a luxury lounge at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Jan 17th 2023, 5:03 PM
Last year
2022
# Twitter
Musk says he's 'not super worried' as #RIPTwitter trends and more employees quit
Hundreds of staff are reported to have rejected Elon Musk’s invitation to sign up to “intense” work on a “hardcore” Twitter.
Concerns have been raised that the platform could struggle to stay online as many people tasked with its maintenance leave the company.
#RIPTwitter and #GoodbyeTwitter have been trending on the platform as users also consider leaving the site.
The Twitter CEO tweeted that he was not worried about the resignations as "the best people are staying."
Musk gives workers deadline to decide if they will be ‘part of the new Twitter’
Musk tells staff to brace for ‘difficult times’ as he warns of Twitter’s demise
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Nov 18th 2022, 7:30 AM
# Takeover
Twitter starts rolling out paid subscriptions as UN calls for human rights to be respected
Musk’s takeover of Twitter has caused controversy in recent days.
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Nov 6th 2022, 8:06 AM
# Consortium
Two Irishmen leading an American-backed plan to save Worcester Warriors
These are worrying times for the beleaguered Premiership club.
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Aug 25th 2022, 7:13 PM
# Takeover
Sri Lanka protesters refuse to leave president’s palace until he vacates office
The presidential palace was a free-for-all today after protesters stormed it.
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Jul 10th 2022, 1:53 PM
# Job Done
Derby County takeover completed
The deal with Clowes Developments has been finalised, the club’s joint administrators have announced.
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Jul 1st 2022, 6:41 PM
# Takeover
Elon Musk addresses Twitter staff, targets 1 billion users and a website 'you can't live without'
According to multiple reports, Musk also addressed possible layoffs at the company
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Jun 17th 2022, 8:57 AM
# NO MORE
American businessman Kirchner withdraws offer to buy Derby
Kirchner was named as the preferred bidder in April.
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Jun 13th 2022, 10:00 PM
# Done Deal
€38 million Saracens takeover by consortium including Francois Pienaar completed
In October, the English Premiership giants first unveiled the plan.
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Feb 16th 2022, 11:23 PM
# Buyout
Southampton takeover by Serbian billionaire completed
Chinese businessman Jisheng Gao has been looking to sell the 80% stake he purchased in Saints in 2017 for several years.
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Jan 4th 2022, 3:59 PM
All time
# talking point
Journalists and football fans must continue to highlight why Newcastle takeover is not right
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) are behind the £300 million deal.
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Oct 15th 2021, 1:00 PM
# Probe
Premier League 'improperly influenced' by other clubs in blocking Saudi takeover of Newcastle
A tribunal has been told that top-flight English clubs and beIN interfered with the process.
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Sep 29th 2021, 7:49 PM
# Premier League
American group seals takeover of Burnley, acquiring 84% stake
The deal should give Sean Dyche much-needed funds ahead of the January transfer window.
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Dec 31st 2020, 9:37 AM
# Takeover
Cork City vote overwhelmingly in favour of selling club to owner of Preston North End
A supporters’ trust established in 2007 has controlled the club since the beginning of the 2010 season.
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Oct 29th 2020, 6:49 AM
# League of Ireland
Cork City set to vote today on €1 takeover bid by Preston North End owner
The Foras board of management and the club’s administrative staff have both publicly backed a yes vote.
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Oct 28th 2020, 8:25 AM
# Sold
Bolton Wanderers back from the brink as takeover deal completed
The League One club had been given 14 days to find a buyer or face extinction.
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Aug 28th 2019, 6:53 PM
# Investment
Ex-Sligo, Bohs, Dundalk and Galway manager involved in Limerick takeover
Belfast native Sean Connor is representing a group in ‘advanced talks’ to buy the SSE Airtricity League club.
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May 3rd 2019, 4:03 PM
# Takeover
Belgian group Mediahuis to buy Independent News and Media for €145.6m
A number of different companies had been rumoured to buy the media group.
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Apr 30th 2019, 7:57 AM
# Takeover
Team Sky renamed Team Ineos after being bought out by Britain's richest man
The controversial cycling outfit has secured backing from the owner of chemical giants Ineos, Jim Ratcliffe.
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Mar 19th 2019, 3:45 PM
# caffeine coalition
Coca-Cola to buy coffee chain Costa in deal worth over €4 billion
The soft drink giant said this gave it a way into the hot beverage market.
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Aug 31st 2018, 7:56 AM
# Takeover
Doherty scores twice for leaders Wolves on good night for Irish players in the Championship
Matt Doherty, Ryan Manning and Enda Stevens all scored in wins for their Championship sides this evening.
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Mar 13th 2018, 10:10 PM
# xavier niel
French billionaire buys majority stake in Eir
The transaction is expected to be completed early next year.
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Dec 20th 2017, 9:02 AM
Conservative Koch brothers to buy Time Inc for $2.8 billion
Time revealed in October that it was focusing less on magazine journalism and more on digital.
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Nov 27th 2017, 9:10 AM
# Takeover
End of the Mike Ashley era? £300m bid reportedly tabled for Newcastle United
Amanda Staveley’s consortium has made the offer for the Premier League club.
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Nov 20th 2017, 9:27 PM
# Takeover
Boxing company co-founded by Daniel Kinahan to receive 'large up-front investment' after buyout
MTK has signed a number of big name boxers since it was established.
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Nov 10th 2017, 6:01 AM
# Name in lights
Conor McGregor is getting his own film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jose Aldo
It will be directed by Gavin Fitzgerald, who was Director of Photography for the RTÉ TV series ‘The Notorious’.
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Jul 25th 2017, 5:05 PM
# European Commission
Facebook fined €110 million for providing false information on WhatsApp takeover
The social media giant said that any errors it made were not intentional.
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May 18th 2017, 9:20 AM
# Takeover
'We were effectively sold a pup': UTV Ireland staff on their 2 years of 'pointless efforts'
Looking back over the past 24 months, former staff say they are proud of what they achieved at the channel.
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Jan 8th 2017, 8:00 AM
# Retail
'It's not just about silly glasses' - How Tiger Ireland is plotting its next phase of expansion
The Irish offshoot of the Danish brand plans to target Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny next.
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Dec 31st 2016, 6:30 AM
# food and drink
Irish banana giant Fyffes is being taken over by one of Japan's biggest companies
The Sumitomo Corporation will pay just over €750m for the Dublin-based fruit supplier.
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Dec 9th 2016, 12:10 PM
# clearout
Former Manchester City CEO Garry Cook among high-profile staff let go by UFC
The lay-offs come in the wake of the multi-billion-dollar sale of the organisation in July.
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Oct 19th 2016, 9:59 AM
# Takeover
Massive medal haul for Irish athletes at European MMA Championships
Ben Forsyth and Leah McCourt both won gold.
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Nov 23rd 2015, 2:54 PM
# Takeover
Will VR become more ubiquitous than the smartphone? This man seems to think so
The founder of Oculus VR believes that VR and other similar devices will be more commonplace than smartphones today.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 4:19 PM
# Takeover
Denis O'Brien's empire just got a little bit bigger - Topaz has bought out Esso
The deal is rumoured to be worth in the region of €70 million.
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Oct 15th 2015, 9:40 PM
# Takeover
Next week's UFC Dublin card will be broadcast live and free-to-air in Ireland
Both Setanta Sports and 3e will show the event, which takes place at the 3 Arena on 24 October.
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Oct 12th 2015, 9:15 PM
# big business
Ireland's biggest pharmacy chain looks set to buy out McCauley's Chemists
McCauley’s are the largest independent pharmacy chain in the country.
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Sep 14th 2015, 6:00 PM
# Money matters
An Arsenal legend is fronting a €200m takeover bid of Aston Villa
Tony Adams is part of a group aiming to take control of the club from Randy Lerner.
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May 8th 2015, 12:05 AM
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