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Marcus Holden

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Marcus Holden

Deals desk · London

Deals desk lead at Business Fortitude. Covers UK M&A, fundraising, and capital markets. Previously at the Financial Times deals team.

Recent articles

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Everyman's Delisting Raises Governance Questions for AIM

Marcus Holden · 6 min

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Harwood Capital builds M&C Saatchi stake above eight per cent

Marcus Holden · 4 min

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Intertek's £11bn EQT deal ends four-bid boardroom battle

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Adyen Buys Orb for $335m, Embedding Billing into Payments

Marcus Holden · 4 min

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CMA Clears ABF's £75m Hovis Deal on Exit Logic

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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NCC Group Stays Public, Returns £185m to Shareholders

Marcus Holden · 4 min

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Nuvei to Buy Payoneer for $2.75bn: What SMEs Should Know

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Rolls-Royce SMR Wins First Export Order From Sweden

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Fox Bets $22bn That the Screen Matters More Than the Show

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Sigma Walks Away from £7bn Boots Takeover

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Frasers Bids £166m for Accent in Latest Low-Ball Approach

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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VodafoneThree Bids for TalkTalk's Broadband Base

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Barclays Buys GoHenry to Chase Gen Alpha Banking

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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SpaceX IPO: Three Segments, One Trillion-Dollar Question

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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WH Smith's £100m Raise Exposes Mid-Cap Retail's Capital Reckoning

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Boots Eyes £7.5bn Private Sale, Dimming London IPO Hopes

Marcus Holden · 4 min

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Frasers Group Launches Full Takeover Bid for Hugo Boss

Marcus Holden · 4 min

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Molten Ventures trims Revolut stake, keeps £100m holding

Marcus Holden · 4 min

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OpenAI Files for IPO: What It Means for UK Operators

Marcus Holden · 4 min

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GSK's $10.6bn Nuvalent Deal and the Revenue Cycle Problem

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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PhysicsX Raises $300m at $2.4bn Valuation in Temasek-Led Round

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Tate & Lyle's £2.7bn Sale Reshapes UK Ingredients Supply Chain

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Universal Studios: What £1.3bn of Public Money Actually Buys

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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SpaceX UK Retail Offer: How the Allocation Works

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Diller's People Inc Bids Over $18bn for MGM Resorts

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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How Tax Policy Turned a £2.2bn Acquirer Into a £243m Target

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Bally's Intralot agrees £243m takeover of William Hill owner Evoke

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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BP's North Sea Exit and the Supply Chain Left Behind

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Nissan Offers Sunderland Lines to Chery in Contract Manufacturing Pivot

Marcus Holden · 5 min

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Hyve's £1.3bn Sale Reveals the Price of Human Connection

Marcus Holden · 5 min