Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group increases stake in Mulberry
Group formerly known as Sports Direct considers takeover of luxury brand
Mergers and acquisitions
Spanish Puig snaps up Charlotte Tilbury makeup empire
Barcelona-based firm is thought to have fought off bids from Unilever, L’Oréal and Shiseido
Charlotte Tilbury eyes £500m payout as makeup firm goes up for sale
Unilever and L’Oréal reportedly in running to buy beauty and skincare firm
Virgin Galactic wins space tourism race to float on stock market
Sir Richard Branson beat Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos by listing his venture in New York
Tiffany takeover approach is all about chasing Chinese money
LVMH bid for jeweller is latest attempt to target China’s new wealthy generation
Italian investment firm to buy Morgan Motor Company
Investindustrial to take over one of last remaining British-owned carmakers in April