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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 dollars (£207.6 ...

28 Dec 2023 at 12:36

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Foreign takeovers of UK firms hit four-year low in early 2024

British firms saw a sharp decrease in takeover deals by foreign companies in the last quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The total value of inward merger deals, where overseas businesses buy British firms, declined 39% to £6.1 ...

04 Jun 2024 at 11:07

City

Barratt’s £2.5bn takeover of Redrow gets green light from watchdog

Housebuilder Barratt’s £2.5 billion purchase of Redrow has been given the green light after regulators accepted the companies’ measures designed to assuage competition concerns. The Competition and Markets Authority had raised concerns the deal ...

04 Oct 2024 at 12:49

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Vodafone completes £6.6bn deal to offload Italian arm

Vodafone has completed the eight billion euro (£6.6 billion) sale of its Italian business to Switzerland’s Swisscom as a flurry of deals are sewn up for the start of the new year. The mobile phone giant – which last month saw its £15 billion ...

02 Jan 2025 at 09:14

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Wood Group extends takeover talks with UAE suitor Sidara

Troubled engineering firm John Wood Group has given its Dubai-based suitor Sidara more time to come up with a firm offer. Aberdeen-headquartered Wood Group said Sidara – a privately held network of engineering and design companies run from ...

24 Mar 2025 at 09:22

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Peel Hunt set for smaller-than-expected loss despite challenging UK markets

London investment bank Peel Hunt said it is set for a smaller-than-expected loss for the past year despite a “challenging” six months. The brokerage is among City firms to have faced pressure from a weak appetite for deal-making and ...

01 Apr 2025 at 09:11

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Probe into Aviva’s £3.7bn deal for Direct Line launched by competition watchdog

An investigation into Aviva’s £3.7 billion takeover swoop for insurance rival Direct Line has been launched by Britain’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had kicked off an initial probe into ...

14 May 2025 at 08:05

Value of UK merger and acquisition deals jumps to highest level for two years

The value of UK merger and acquisition deals has risen to its highest level for more than two years, according to new figures. This was partly driven by more deals by international investors and companies to snap up UK-based firms ...

03 Jun 2025 at 11:15

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Alphawave agrees £1.8bn takeover by America’s Qualcomm

Chip designer Alphawave has agreed to a 2.4 billion dollar (£1.8 billion) takeover by US semiconductor group Qualcomm in the latest blow to the London market. Qualcomm is offering to pay 183p per share in cash for London-listed ...

09 Jun 2025 at 16:48

City

FTSE 100 dips while markets watch for US-China talks progress

Stocks in London closed mixed on Monday amid a fresh burst of mid-and-small cap M&A (mergers and acquisitions) activity, while the wider market watched as US-China trade talks resumed. The FTSE 100 index fell 5.63 points, 0.1%,...

09 Jun 2025 at 17:15

City

Wood Group to sell North American division for £81.5m

Troubled Wood Group is to sell off its North American transmission and distribution business in a 110 million US dollars (£81.5 million) deal. The proposed sale of the division comes days after Wood revealed a Dubai-based ...

29 Aug 2025 at 09:18

City

FTSE 100 closes lower as geopolitical issues worry investors

The FTSE 100 gave back early gains to close lower on Wednesday as weak retailers and increased geopolitical concerns limited progress. The index closed down 17.14 points, 0.2%, at 9,225.39. The FTSE 250 ended 62.61 ...

10 Sept 2025 at 17:14

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