Assura: FTSE 250 firm rejects £1.5bn takeover approach Business FTSE 250 healthcare real estate investment trust Assura has rejected a takeover offer worth more than £1.5m – the fourth such deal it has turned down in the last six months it has been revealed. The Altrincham-headquartered business hit the headlines at the end of last week when it emerged it had been approached by [...]
FTSE 250 Assura receives unsolicited takeover approach Business Assura, the FTSE 250 healthcare real estate investment trust, has received an unsolicited takeover approach from private equity giant KKR and a major universities pension scheme. The Altrincham-headquartered company confirmed late on Friday that it had been contacted by KKR and USS Investment Management, which is representing Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). The parties have until [...]
Renewi: Share price rockets on £700m Macquarie takeover offer Business Australian asset management giant Macquarie has made an offer to buy FTSE 250 waste disposal company Renewi for $887m (£701m). In a stock exchange notice, Renewi said the two firms had “reached preliminary agreement on the financial terms of a potential acquisition”, with the board recommending the price to investors, if a firm offer under [...]