Here’s how to fix London listings Opinion We need a whole of government effort to halt Britain’s companies falling prey to overseas bids, says Andrew Griffith Mitie’s takeover by rival facilities management group OCS marks the London Stock Exchange’s eleventh £1bn takeover so far this year. That’s before the Prologis bid for Segro. The cry will go up about the London Stock [...]
FTSE 100 Segro ‘minded to accept’ £14bn Prologis takeover Property Segro has said it is “minded to accept” the £14bn takeover offer tabled by US real estate giant Prologis. The FTSE 100 property firm said on Wednesday evening that the terms of Prologis’s fourth bid are at a level it would be willing to recommend to its shareholders. Segro’s update came just five minutes before [...]
Prologis pursuit of Segro descends into silver-haired scrap Property Prologis’s attempt to take over Segro has descended into a spat over the age of its chief executives as the US firm looks to convince the FTSE 100 company’s shareholders to accept its offer, City AM can reveal. New York-listed Prologis, the world’s largest listed real estate company, has warned Segro’s investors that 65-year-old boss [...]
FTSE 100 property giant Segro rejects £13.5bn Prologis bid July 20, 2026 Segro has rejected a second and third takeover bid from US rival Prologis, as the tussle between the two property giants steps up a gear. The FTSE 100 real estate firm rejected Prologis’ latest bid last week, which amounted to £9.93 per share and valued the group’s total shares at £13.5bn. Prologis said its latest [...]
Prologis ramps up pressure on FTSE 100 property giant Segro July 9, 2026 US real estate giant Prologis has called on shareholders in FTSE 100 rival Segro to engage with its £12.6bn takeover bid, arguing the deal offers a “substantial upfront premium” and access to a larger global footprint of data centres. Prologis, a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in San Francisco, claimed that “constructive engagement… remains [...]
FTSE 100 Segro shares rocket as it fights off £12.6bn swoop by US real estate giant June 24, 2026 Real estate investment firm Segro has rejected a £12.6bn bid from a US fund looking to combine the two companies into one mammoth investment trust. Prologis said it had gone public with its offer in a bid to convince Segro shareholders to back the deal. As part of Prologis’ offer, Segro stocks would be valued [...]
End of Trump’s state visit is no time for Britain to relax September 22, 2025 Donald Trump’s state seemed a success and brought inward investment with it, but steel tariffs are still on the table and political chaos reigns at home, says Eliot Wilson The Eagle has flown. President Donald Trump undertook his unprecedented second state visit to the United Kingdom last week – unprecedented for a US president, anyway, [...]