Qataris and Blighty

Wow - the Qataris really have got an affinity for old Blighty!

Qatar Airways has just said it has bought a 9.9pc stake in our very own British Airways, also known as IAG.

Back on Tip TV talking about BHS, Aer Lingus and Quindell

It's a Monday, so I was invited back onto Tip TV to talk about the weekend's deal stories and other bits and pieces.

Here is a link to today's clip: http://www.tiptv.co.uk/archives/talk-on-phillip-greens-plans-iag-and-quindell/

Curious

Bloomberg is today reporting that IAG is planning to raise its EURO 1.3 billion offer for Aer Lingus to EURO 2.50 a share. Here is a link to the story: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-12/british-airways-owner-iag-said-to-plan-higher-bid-for-aer-lingus.html

That's rather curious as I am sure I wrote late last week that IAG advisers have indicated the owner of British Airways is willing to offer between EURO 2.70 and EURO 2.85 to the Aer Lingus board.

A sort of weekend newspaper review

The biggest deal of the weekend never made it into any of the Sunday papers - Shire's $5.2 billion acquisition of US biopharmaceutical company NPS.

I dropped a big hint when I was working at The Sunday Times late last year that Shire was going to hit the acquisition trail and look at NPS again after AbbVie botched its merger deal. Here is a link to that piece: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/Companies/article1472664.ece

RARE alert kicks off 2015 in style!

I see British Airways owner IAG has finally confirmed my first ever RARE alert, which was published on January 2, 2015.

The owner of British Airways has just said it raised its takeover offer for Irish airline Aer Lingus to EURO 2.40 a share on December 29, 2014. Here is a link: http://www.investegate.co.uk/intl-con-airline-grp--iag-/rns/statement-on-possible-cash-offer-for-aer-lingus/201501091822448405B/

Back on Tip TV talking about Aer Lingus, Quindell and DJI Holdings

It was great to be invited back onto Tip TV this morning and catch up Nick "The Moose" Batsford. Here is a link to today's clip: http://www.tiptv.co.uk/archives/2014-review-and-a-peek-at-some-upcoming-ma/

RARE alert: British Airways owner said to have raised indicative offer for Aer Lingus again, and again

Looking over this morning's coverage of yesterday's trading update from Aer Lingus it struck that little has been made of the shenanigans going on between the Irish carrier and its stalker IAG.

I hear from sources that since I published my first bit of RARE a week ago, IAG (or rather advisers to the owner of British Airways) have been going backwards and forwards with a variety raised indicative offers for Aer Lingus.