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Tycoon Levine takes control at Meridian

2009-10-30T12:58:08Z

Peter Levine, the oil tycoon who made at least �120 million in the sale of Imperial Energy to the Indians last year, has emerged as the largest shareholder in minnow Meridian Petroleum

The next big deal?

2009-09-10T05:46:41Z

The Deal is back. Kraft�s unsolicited �10 billion bid for Cadbury. The merger of T-Mobile and Orange to form Britain�s largest mobile phone operator. Investment bankers are slavering after 18 months of what former senior Tory Alan Duncan might term �living on rations�

Is it time to get back in water with oil sharks again?

2009-03-19T09:38:11Z

Energy analysis: The oil price tide has never gone out so far and so fast. Oil and gas exploration stocks have sunk. And the hedge fund sharks who fuelled the sector have lost their teeth.

Market report: Asda cuts rekindle supermarkets war

2009-01-02T09:03:16Z

Only two days into the New Year, the gloves have come off among the UK's biggest grocers in a new battle over market share.

Market report: Builders' new pain as home prices dive

2008-12-30T09:42:47Z

House prices continued falling last month, piling on the gloom for the big UK builders. The value of the average home fell 1.9% to �161,883, stretching the annual rate of loss to 12.2%

Market report: Bargain hunters boost the Footsie

2008-12-29T09:42:49Z

Bears in the stock market were feeling the squeeze in a market place desperately short of stock

Market report: Centrica is held back by fears over its cash-raiser

2008-12-15T09:47:12Z

British Gas operator Centrica was one of the biggest casualties among the top 100 companies, falling 17�p to 234�p as brokers set about placing the rump of its recent �2.2 billion rights issue, worth almost �279 million

Market report: Big Lloyds TSB sell-off catches dealers on hop

2008-11-11T09:15:07Z

A big seller sent shares of Lloyds TSB tumbling 14p to 181.2p as more than nine million shares changed hands

It�s a bit late for broker to stop coverage of B&B

2008-09-30T09:48:01Z

Shares of failed buy-to-let lender Bradford & Bingley were suspended at 20p before the start of trading on the stock market, to allow for the transfer of ownership into public hands

Oil companies up for grabs but the deals pipeline is blocked

2008-09-29T09:25:31Z

Analysis: Roughneck has acquired the sort of reputation at the racier end of the oil and gas industry that is enjoyed by Guido Fawkes, the notorious Westminster blogger

Italy�s Eni wins First Calgary with bid of �490million

2008-09-08T12:26:08Z

The fall of major London-listed independent explorers continued after First Calgary Petroleums agreed to a �490million takeover

So just how hot is this great �33bn Indian takeaway?

2008-08-29T11:12:22Z

When Ratan Tata's Indian steel behemoth won the �6 billion auction of Corus, it began what India's newspapers quickly began calling the Great Indian Takeaway

Imperial Energy sale to India hands �90 million to founder

2008-08-26T08:37:53Z

Peter Levine is £90 million richer after talks to sell his Imperial Energy business to India ended in success

China's Sinopec presents a counterbid for Imperial

2008-08-04T09:24:17Z

�1.3 billion bid battle between China and India is emerging for the London-based oil and gas company

New Imperial surge on bid price delight

2008-07-15T12:53:50Z

Shares in Imperial Energy rocketed for the second day running after the company revealed it is in takeover talks at a much higher price than the market expected

Investors smiling on hopes of �12bn deals bonanza

2008-07-14T13:02:21Z

Shareholders were licking their lips over a raft of possible takeover action as actual and rumoured deals totalling almost £12 billion hit dealers' screens