UK acquisition deals fall to pandemic low as foreign eyes turn away from London June 4, 2024 The number of UK mergers and acquisitions fell to their lowest in March since 2020, as the rate of foreign companies buying British businesses almost halved throughout the quarter. There were 426 M&A transactions in the first quarter of the year, 18 fewer than the previous quarter, data from the Office for National Statistics revealed [...]
BHP abandons £39bn pursuit of Anglo American May 29, 2024 BHP has abandoned its pursuit of Anglo American today after the London-listed firm refused to offload its South African iron ore business prior to a deal and declined to extend takeover talks.
Wood Group mulls fourth and ‘final’ takeover bid from Dubai-based Sidara May 29, 2024 Dubai-based engineering and consulting firm Sidara has submitted a fourth and "final" takeover proposal to Aberdeen-based rival John Wood Group.
Anglo American rejects BHP request to extend takeover talks May 29, 2024 Anglo American has rejected BHP's request to extend the deadline for a takeover.
Will BHP seal the deal on Anglo American takeover? May 28, 2024 Investors have reined in their bets on a BHP takeover of Anglo American as an extended deadline on the deal draws near.
Hargreaves Lansdown founder watching takeover bid ‘with interest’ May 24, 2024 The founder of investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown has said he watching the takeover attempt by a consortium of private equity investors "with interest" after news of the bid came to light this week.
Nationwide CEO: No plans for more big acquisitions after £2.9bn Virgin Money deal May 23, 2024 The chief executive of Nationwide has said the lender is not considering any more big-ticket acquisitions, with Britain's largest building society already busy enough finalising its £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money.
Goldman-backed Petershill sees private equity activity picking up May 23, 2024 "Crucially, we have maintained our high bar for new acquisitions as we seek out high performing sector specialist Partner-firms," the partners continued.
Virgin Money shareholders approve £2.9bn Nationwide takeover despite analyst warnings May 22, 2024 Virgin Money shareholders have given the green light for the bank to be acquired by Nationwide for £2.9bn, paving the way for the UK's biggest banking merger since the financial crisis.
London-listed software firm Idox has 20 per cent revenue boost on ‘healthy’ M&A pipeline May 22, 2024 Idox, which sells software property management software to the government, also more than halved its debt to £6.6m, down from £14.7m.