Goals Soccer rejects Sports Direct's calls for further accounting probe
19th Jun 2019 14:41
(Sharecast News) - Five-a-side football pitch operator Goals Soccer Centres responded on Wednesday after Sports Direct demanded that the company hire a corporate investigator of its choice to look into a series of accounting issues that led to the suspension of its shares.
Read moreSports Direct makes ?51.9m offer for Game Digital after upping stake
5th Jun 2019 14:09
(Sharecast News) - Mike Ashley's Sports Direct has made a mandatory takeover offer of 30p a share for Game Digital after upping its stake in the video games retailer.
Read moreSports Direct to sell freehold of Shirebrook HQ
28th May 2019 08:10
(Sharecast News) - Mike Ashley's Sports Direct confirmed on Tuesday that it has agreed to sell the freehold to its Shirebrook headquarters to Kwasa Logix Sportivo for just over £120m in cash.
Read moreSports Direct in advanced talks to sell Shirebrook property
17th May 2019 16:00
(Sharecast News) - Mike Ashley's Sports Direct said on Friday that it is in advanced talks to sell a freehold property in Shirebrook for just over £12m in cash.
Read moreSunday share tips: JD Sports, AFH Financial
12th May 2019 17:26
(Sharecast News) - JD Sports boss's canny eye and attention to detail has allowed the retailer to vault ahead of competitors but there is more yet to come, especially as regards its push overseas, said the Sunday Times's Sam Chambers in his Inside the City column.
Read moreSports Direct's offer for Findel lapses
3rd May 2019 16:23
(Sharecast News) - Mike Ashley's Sports Direct said on Friday that its £139.2m offer for home shopping company Findel has lapsed after it failed to get the required level of support from shareholders.
Read moreSports Direct extends Findel offer deadline
9th Apr 2019 16:09
(Sharecast News) - Mike Ashley's Sports Direct has upped its holding in Findel and extended its offer for the home shopping company.
Read moreDebenhams calls in administrators, operations sold to lenders
9th Apr 2019 12:21
(Sharecast News) - Debenhams called in the administrators just before midday on Tuesday, with the entire underlying operating company immediately sold to the departments store group's lenders.
Read moreDebenhams lenders rebuff improved Sports Direct proposal
9th Apr 2019 07:26
(Sharecast News) - Mike Ashley's Sports Direct made an improved proposal to Debenhams on Tuesday morning, offering to underwrite a larger rights issue and reducing its demands for lenders to write off debt.
Read moreDebenhams rejects Sports Direct offer to underwrite rights issue
8th Apr 2019 07:53
(Sharecast News) - Debenhams was on course to be put into administration within 24 hours as it rejected an offer from Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley to underwrite a £150m rights issue.
Read moreSports Direct holds back from Debenhams bid
1st Apr 2019 07:11
(Sharecast News) - Rather than emerge with a full takeover bid, Sports Direct has prepared a template letter for other shareholders in Debenhams to use as part of boss Mike Ashley's push to install himself as chief executive of the troubled department store group.
Read moreDebenhams offers olive branch to Ashley after securing £200m refinancing
29th Mar 2019 09:45
(Sharecast News) - Debenhams has secured £200m of cash from its lenders but said it remained open to Sports Direct making a takeover offer or underwriting a rights issue or a loan of its own.
Read moreMike Ashley lashes out at Debenhams after latest tilt rebuffed
25th Mar 2019 12:17
(Sharecast News) - Sports Direct has criticised Debenhams, after the beleaguered department store refused to sell billionaire Mike Ashley its Danish business.
Read moreSports Direct tries again with Debenhams EGM demand
21st Mar 2019 10:49
(Sharecast News) - Sports Direct's Mike Ashley has for the second time requisitioned a general meeting of Debenhams as his first effort was declared null and void.
Read moreFindel reiterates rejection of Sports Direct offer
20th Mar 2019 10:00
(Sharecast News) - Home shopping company Findel has responded to the posting of an offer document by Sports Direct, urging its shareholders to take no action and reaffirming its view that it "significantly" undervalues the group.
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