GardaWorld extends G4S offer deadline
8th Mar 2021 09:44
(Sharecast News) - Canada's GardaWorld has extended the deadline for shareholders to accept its £3.68bn offer for G4S.
Read moreAllied Universal declares ?3.8bn bid for G4S final
23rd Feb 2021 07:44
(Sharecast News) - Allied Universal said its offer for rival G4S had become final after Canada's GardaWorld on Monday declared it would not raise its own bid for the UK security firm.
Read moreGardaWorld says it won't increase G4S offer
22nd Feb 2021 08:01
(Sharecast News) - Canadian security services firm GardaWorld said on Monday that it will not raise its offer for G4S as it is not prepared to overpay, clearing the path for Allied Universal to buy its London-listed rival.
Read moreGardaWorld, Allied Universal's battle for G4S could be settled by auction
12th Feb 2021 16:13
(Sharecast News) - The battle for London-listed security services firm G4S could be settled via auction if GardaWorld and Allied Universal do not make revised bids by 20 February.
Read moreContract wins help boost G4S's 2020 performance
9th Feb 2021 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Security firm G4S, which has agreed to be taken over by US rival Allied Universal Security Services in a £3.8bn deal, said it secured contracts worth £5.5bn last year.
Read moreG4S rejects GardaWorld offer after accepting rival Allied Universal bid
9th Dec 2020 07:01
(Sharecast News) - Security firm G4S on Wednesday rejected an increased offer from Canada's GardaWorld, just hours after accepting a rival higher bid from US firm Allied Universal.
Read moreG4S agrees to £3.8bn takeover bid from US rival Allied Universal
8th Dec 2020 20:57
(Sharecast News) - Security services firm G4S has agreed to be bought by smaller US rival Allied Universal for 245p per share in cash, in a deal that values the company at around £3.8bn.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
3rd Dec 2020 13:23
(Sharecast News) - Kenmare Resources: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 390p.
Read moreRBC downgrades G4S, calls GardaWorld bid 'fair'
3rd Dec 2020 11:56
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets has called GardaWorld's latest £3.7bn offer for G4S fair, as it downgraded its rating on the outsourcing giant.
Read moreGardaWorld lifts G4S offer to 235p a share
2nd Dec 2020 07:01
(Sharecast News) - GardaWorld on Wednesday lifted its offer for UK outsourcing contractor G4s to 235p a share, valuing the company at £3.68bn.
Read moreGardaWorld extends 'full and fair' offer for G4S
30th Nov 2020 07:58
(Sharecast News) - GardaWorld has extended its hostile £2.9bn offer for G4S to mid-December and indicated it would not be pressured into raising its bid.
Read moreG4S discloses information to GardaWorld in bid battle
25th Nov 2020 15:52
(Sharecast News) - G4S has agreed to provide its hostile suitor GardaWorld with details about the company after revealing the information to another unidentified potential bidder.
Read moreG4S to resume divi payments in 2021; Rejects GardaWorld bid again
25th Nov 2020 08:08
(Sharecast News) - Private security firm G4S, currently fending off a £3bn takeover bid from smaller rival GardaWorld, said it planned to resume dividend payments next year and urged shareholders once again to reject overtures from its unwanted suitor.
Read moreG4S sets out US cash ambitions amid bid battle
16th Nov 2020 07:37
(Sharecast News) - G4S predicted its retail cash solutions (RCS) business would increase revenue by 25% a year to hit $600m (£454m) by 2025 as it sought to beat off a hostile bid from Canada's GardaWorld.
Read moreG4S rejects takeover offer from Allied Universal
3rd Nov 2020 09:35
(Sharecast News) - Security services firm G4S confirmed on Tuesday that it had rejected a takeover offer from US rival Allied Universal.
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