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Investors to snap up ‘bargain’ British firms after dearth of deals in 2022

The number of big takeovers and mergers involving UK-listed companies nearly halved this year as investors were deterred by market volatility, political instability and recession fears. But the tide is set to turn in 2023, with buyers eyeing up ...

27 Dec 2022 at 09:00

City

Bunzl increases earnings outlook as cost inflation eases

Distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl has increased its full-year earnings guidance thanks to easing cost pressures and self-help action to boost profitability. The group posted a 4% rise in underlying pre-tax profits to £395.6 million for ...

29 Aug 2023 at 08:09

Finn Valley

Lifford Stranorlar MD has 398 approved applicants on Social Housing waiting list

The gross number of approved applicants on the Social Housing waiting list within the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District (MD) now stands at 398, councillors were told at their April MD meeting. Included in this are 32 households who are ...

10 Apr 2024 at 15:33

UK-based cybersecurity firm Egress to be acquired by US giant KnowBe4

UK-based email security firm Egress has been acquired by US cybersecurity giant KnowBe4, it has been announced. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, but KnowBe4 said the addition of Egress’s email security tools to its ...

24 Apr 2024 at 12:00

World

Trump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth £1.4 billion

Former US president Donald Trump has secured an additional 1.8 billion dollars (£1.44 billion) worth of shares in Trump Media, according to a regulatory filing this week. Based on the company’s stock hitting certain price benchmarks, ...

01 May 2024 at 22:12

UK takeover deals drop to lowest level since financial crisis

The value of UK takeover and merger deals slid to its lowest level since the financial crisis over the past year amid the gloomy economic backdrop. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) including UK firms or funds totalled 265.4 billion US ...

28 Dec 2023 at 12:36

Crime & Court

Action by community group and priest over Castlegoland beach works resolved

A community group and a Catholic priest have resolved their High Court proceedings over works done in and around a hotel and golf course Donegal. As a result of the agreements reached, public access to Castlegoland beach, which it ...

12 Feb 2024 at 19:33

Local News

Drop-in Clinics for parties interested in council turnkey acquisition process

Donegal County Council has launched a new turnkey acquisition process seeking proposals from developers to deliver turnkey social housing units to help meet the Council’s social housing need. Donegal County Council invites ...

11 Feb 2024 at 18:33

Takeovers and mergers slowed in June as UK firms fielded economic turmoil

The total number of takeovers and mergers involving UK companies dropped significantly in June as firms fielded high inflation, supply chain disruption and geopolitical tensions. There were 333 completed mergers and ...

06 Sept 2022 at 14:51

City

UK takeover activity declines at start of the year

Takeovers involving UK companies declined over the first three months of the year, amid tough economic conditions and political uncertainty, according to provisional official figures. Foreign companies spent £12.7 ...

06 Jun 2023 at 10:44

Ban on acquisition-only energy tariffs to remain in Ofgem U-turn

Ofgem has announced that the ban on acquisition-only tariffs will stay in place, just two months after it proposed scrapping it. The ban on the tariffs – cheaper prices that are only for new customers in order to ...

30 Jul 2024 at 09:53

City

Up to a third of Aim-listed firms ‘vulnerable to takeover’ in 2025

Up to a third of firms on London’s junior stock market are vulnerable to a takeover next year as the City is set for a “major and sustained” deluge of swoops on UK stocks, an investment bank has warned. A report ...

19 Dec 2024 at 13:36

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