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- Telegraph Why bad bosses like Basil are also nastiest There's a reason Basil Fawlty bullied Manuel. Aggressive bosses who are overwhelmed by their own inabilities are more likely to lash out than competent leaders, says a study by the University of Southern California published in the Psychological...
- Blog posts 2009-10-18
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- John Lovering to step down as Debenhams chairman
- 19 October, 2009 | By Lisa Berwin John Lovering is expected to step down as Debenhams chairman when the company releases its full year results on Thursday. Lovering, now 60, is reportedly leaving to pursue other interests, including charity work. Taking over as chairman of Debenhams in 2003, Lovering has...
- News items 2009-10-19
- Lovering undeterred by Somerfield hitch
- JOHN LOVERING and Bob Mackenzie are said to be pressing ahead with their bid for Somerfield despite complications thrown up by the Competition Commission's investigation into the five-way bid battle for rival Safeway. The duo have made clear to their advisers they want to carry on working...
- Research articles 2003-05-16
- Lovering maintains CinVen link by taking up Fitness First
- JOHN LOVERING, the entrepreneur behind bid approaches for Debenhams and Somerfield, has been appointed chairman of Fitness First, the health clubs operator taken private in a pounds 210m management buyout last month. The role will be complicated by the equity structure of the company because Deutsche Asset...
- Research articles 2003-07-07
- Second bid on the way as Morgan Stanley hired
- John Lovering looks certain to make another bid for Somerfield after appointing Morgan Stanley as a second adviser to Bridgewell. A spokesman for Lovering's consortium said Morgan Stanley would also help with funding should a bid for Somerfield get off the ground. Lovering's consortium made a 103p bid for...
- Research articles 2003-05-10
- Somerfield board to weigh up break-up offer
- THE BOARD of Somerfield will meet for the first time since Britain's fifth biggest supermarket chain received an approach from the retail entrepreneurs John Lovering and Bob Mackenzie. The company will have to decide on Wednesday whether they believe the two have supplied enough information about their offer to warrant...
- Research articles 2003-04-21
- Somerfield rejects pounds 510m takeover approach
- SOMERFIELD REJECTED a pounds 510m takeover approach from entrepreneurs John Lovering and Bob Mackenzie yesterday saying it "substantially undervalues" the business. The offer, pitched at 103p a share, was made last week and discussed by the Somerfield board yesterday. The company said the board had "concluded unanimously"...
- Research articles 2003-04-24
- Somerfield bidder adds to his firepower
- JOHN LOVERING, the retail entrepreneur, appeared to increase the pressure on Somerfield yesterday when he appointed Morgan Stanley as a second financial adviser on his pounds 510m bid approach for the supermarket group. It is understood the bank will also back the bid with its own finance, joining HBOS as...
- Research articles 2003-05-08
- High street stalker with Debenhams on his shopping list
- PHILIP GREEN may be the UK's retail deal maker par excellence but a new name is starting to gain ground in high street circles. Step forward John Lovering, the man behind the recent bid for Somerfield and the latest name in the frame for Debenhams, the high...
- Research articles 2003-07-01
- Takeover Bid for UK Supermarket Group Somerfield Hits a Snag as Sainbury Cools.
- By Meera Selva, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 4--The takeover bid for UK supermarkets group Somerfield launched by John Lovering and Bob Mackenzie hit a setback this weekend as their unofficial partner, J Sainsbury, admitted it was reconsidering ...
- Research articles 2003-05-04
- Somerfield bidder to chair Fitness First
- John Lovering, the entrepreneur who made a 594m [pounds sterling] bid for the supermarket chain Somerfield, has joined Fitness First as non-executive chairman. Cinven, the private equity firm, bought Fitness First last month, for about 210m [pounds sterling]. Lovering has previously chaired other businesses owned by Cinven, including Odeon...
- Research articles 2003-07-01
- SCORE Gives Exeter, NH Business Some Fresh Ideas
- Judson Lovering thought he had followed the recipe for success to the letter when he opened his specialty bakery. He had read everything he could about business start-ups, applied his baking expertise to create a distinctive line of delicious breads, cookies, and pastries, and remembered the lessons learned when he...
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- revolving door
- Transfers in and out of Easter Road since Alex McLeish took charge in February 1998. IN Feb 98 Bryan Gunn, free, Norwich City Mar 98 Justin Skinner, free, Bristol City Jul 98 Paul Holsgrove, #100,000, Brighton Aug 98 Ross Jeffrey, Motherwell Aug 98 Stuart Lovell, Reading Aug...
- Research articles 2000-09-03
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE USA, 1962 Director: John Ford Production: Ford Productions-Paramount; black and white, 35mm; running time: 122 minutes. Released April 1962. Filmed September 1961 in Paramount studios. Cost: budgeted at $3.2 million, (according to Ford's grandson). Producer: Willis Goldbeck; screenplay: ...
- Research articles 2000-01-01
- Look Again at Shopping Trends, say UK Retail Leaders
- The UK retail sector may be in dire straits at the moment, but the great and the good put on a brave face at this year's Retail Week Conference. In his keynote, Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King insisted consumers are not purely gong for the cheapest option on...
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- Laurel pubs bolsters board for flotation
- THE MANAGED pubs group Laurel Pub Company yesterday bolstered its executive board ahead of plans to seek a stock market listing within the next year. John Lovering, who also chairs Homebase, Odeon Cinemas and Peacock Group, joined the group, which was created last year from the former Whitbread pub estate,...
- Research articles 2002-08-06
- Somerfield bid pair set to walk
- THE TWO entrepreneurs bidding for Somerfield are expected to abandon their interest in the supermarket group after it rejected an improved offer of pounds 593m yesterday. John Lovering, a former head of the Homebase DIY business, and Bob Mackenzie, a former chief executive of National Car Parks,...
- Research articles 2003-06-06
- Duo stalking Somerfield set to raise offer
- THE ENTREPRENEURS stalking Somerfield will this week put a higher offer to the supermarket's board in a last-ditch effort to start takeover talks. It is understood John Lovering, the chairman of Peacocks, and Bob Mackenzie, the former chief executive of National Car Parks, will indicate that their...
- Research articles 2003-04-28
- Sainsbury's seeks OFT approval to buy 171 Somerfield stores
- J SAINSBURY said yesterday it would still seek Office of Fair Trading clearance to buy 171 Somerfield stores even though the two entrepreneurs who had been bidding for the company formally walked away yesterday. John Lovering, a former Homebase chairman, and Bob Mackenzie, a former chief executive...
- Research articles 2003-06-13
- The Week Ahead: Investors want Somerfield to set out its stall on
- THE BOARD of Somerfield earlier this month rejected a 120p-a- share offer from a consortium led by the entrepreneur John Lovering, on the grounds that it substantially undervalued the business. But on Wednesday, the convenience store operator will be under pressure to show the City how it intends to go...
- Research articles 2003-06-30
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