Poundland suitors tussle to buy £30m discount retailer Retail Several bidders will table offers for Poundland on Friday, as the owners of the discount retailer seek £30m for the company they bought for just £1. Multiple suitors are expected to hand their bids to Gordon Brothers, which owns Poundland, as early as Friday, as the US investment firm rushes to complete a deal before [...]
Private equity firm Pollen Street weighs sale Investing Private equity firm Pollen Street is weighing a sale and has begun talks with potential suitors, the company confirmed today, in what could be the latest of a wave of takeovers to hit the London Stock Exchange this year. The London-listed investment house, which counts lenders Shawbrook and Bunq among its portfolio, said its board [...]
Accel-KKR swoops on AIM construction software firm for £208m Merger/Acquisition Private equity giant Accel-KKR has struck a deal to buy an AIM-listed construction software company in the latest of a wave of takeovers on the London Stock Exchange this year. The group has snapped up Eleco for £207.6m in a deal backed by the company’s board. Shareholders are in line for a 235p per share [...]
Spire Healthcare overhauls board amid £1bn private takeover September 6, 2026 The chief executive and chair of Spire Healthcare have stepped away amid a £1bn takeover of the London-listed private hospital group. Veteran boss Justin Ash has said he will retire from the group as it “enters a new phase with strong foundations” under its new ownership by a consortium of investors. Spire’s board have agreed [...]
Trio of firms poised to quit London Stock Exchange as exodus gathers pace September 1, 2026 The scale of the exodus from the London Stock Exchange has been laid bare on the first trading day back from the summer break after three listed companies simultaneously unveiled plans to exit the market. FTSE 250 members Bodycote and Gamma Communications, as well as energy firm Capricorn, each laid out fresh offers to be [...]
Exclusive: Easyjet shareholder rights to be watered down under Apollo deal August 13, 2026 Easyjet shareholders risk having their stake in the airline seized from them unilaterally and are highly unlikely to be paid a dividend if they opt to retain their stake in the carrier once Apollo’s takeover is complete. According to documents filed by the private markets juggernaut last Thursday, investors who roll their investment into the [...]
Apollo snaps up Easyjet after Castlelake walks away August 6, 2026 Easyjet has agreed a £5.7bn takeover deal with Apollo after rival bidder Castlelake pulled out of the bidding process. In a joint announcement with the low-cost airline on Thursday, the American private markets juggernaut said it had “reached an agreement on the terms and conditions of a recommended cash acquisition”. The offer has the backing [...]
Manchester billionaire tables £583m offer for property developer Harworth August 6, 2026 Billionaire-owned Peel Group has tabled a £583m offer for Harworth as the property developer is poised to become the latest firm to exit the London Stock Exchange. The offer of 172.5p per share represents a premium of 20.1 per cent compared to Harworth’s closing share price yesterday and a 36.9 per cent premium above the [...]
Starling plans to ‘come out swinging’ in diversification bid August 6, 2026 Bernadette Smith has a spring in her step as she sits down in Starling’s headquarters to discuss her new role. The fintech’s new banking boss is buzzing with energy that she wants to pass onto customers and investors. “I want everyone to be talking about us,” she says, envisaging how she will measure success in [...]
FTSE 100 Segro agrees to £14bn takeover by Prologis August 4, 2026 FTSE 100 property firm Segro has agreed to a £14bn takeover by Prologis, bringing an end to a long tussle between the two real estate giants and striking another blow to the London Stock Exchange. The US-based commercial landowner said on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Segro’s board which values the British [...]