Revolution Beauty Group Plc has confirmed that Frasers Group, led by billionaire Mike Ashley, is among several parties conducting due diligence for a potential takeover of the British cosmetics company. This development follows a period of struggles for Revolution Beauty. Frasers Group's interest in the company has been publicly acknowledged by Revolution Beauty, signaling possible acquisition talks. Additionally, multiple UK regulatory Form 8.3 announcements were filed by various investment management firms including Qube Research & Technologies LTD, Balyasny Asset Management LP, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Arrowstreet Capital Ltd, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Verition Fund Management LLC, Millennium Partners L.P., NATIXIS, Massachusetts Financial Services Company, BOUSSARD & GAVAUDAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP, and Melqart Asset Management. These filings pertain to holdings in companies such as Aviva plc, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc., Deliveroo PLC, Direct Line Insurance Group plc, Primary Health Properties PLC, Spirent Communications plc, Urban Logistics REIT plc, LondonMetric Property plc, Dowlais Group plc, Alphawave IP Group plc, Qualcomm Incorporated, Spectris plc, and Assura PLC. The regulatory announcements indicate active institutional investment activity in the UK market but are separate from the Revolution Beauty takeover interest.
Qube Research & Technologies LTD UK Regulatory Announcement: Form 8.3 - Assura PLC - Amendment https://t.co/RDUX9THTMZ
NATIXIS UK Regulatory Announcement: Form 8.3 - Deliveroo plc https://t.co/4lkpxKyNDl
NATIXIS UK Regulatory Announcement: Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group plc https://t.co/p3xXhgkA3w