Mark Kleinman: Thames Water crisis drains confidence in privatised sector April 4, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column. This week he tackles Thames Water
London Stock Exchange could be stripped of smaller firms by 2028, warns Peel Hunt April 3, 2024 The London Stock Exchange could be stripped of smaller companies by 2028 if the pace of a current “feeding frenzy” continues, according to a top investment bank.
Here are the top five stocks on the FTSE 100 this year March 30, 2024 As the first quarter of 2024 comes to an end, City A.M. looks at the top five best-performing stocks on the FTSE 100 so far this year.
The week that was: Cocoa price squeeze as UK equities’ struggles continue March 30, 2024 We recap another busy week in the City which in which we saw cocoa prices sky rocket, Flutter fly away and left Thames Water on the brink.
UK now second most targeted country for mergers and acquisitions March 28, 2024 The UK is now the second most targeted nation for mergers and acquisitions globally, behind only the US, as deals in the country have surged to $76.1bn (£60.2bn) so far in 2024. UK mergers and acquisitions have been 88 per cent higher than this time last year but are still below the values in the [...]
Keysight outbids Viavi in £1.15bn takeover of Spirent Communications March 28, 2024 An American company has invaded a £1bn agreed takeover deal Spirent Communications, in a shock move which will see another firm taken off the London market.
City set for takeover battle as rivals enter bidding for DS Smith March 27, 2024 A US-listed paper producer has thrown a spanner into the works of Mondi's takeover of DS Smith, with a potential £5bn-plus bid of its own.
Mega-merger on the way as Mondi set to buy UK rival DS Smith for £5.1bn March 8, 2024 Mondi is set to buy its smaller rival DS Smith for £5.1bn, the firms revealed in a stock exchange announcement. The deal, which had been rumoured since last month, saw Amazon packaging giant DS Smith’s shares jump 11 per cent on the day. Now, the two firms confirmed the agreement for a possible takeover, which [...]
DS Smith: Amazon packaging giant silent on takeover bid as box volumes stay flat March 6, 2024 Packaging giant DS Smith has omitted mention of a potential takeover bid in a trading statement, instead noting that box volumes remained flat over the last three months. In a trading statement, the group said its focus remained on improving operating efficiency, resilient pricing and tight cost controls, as North America and Eastern Europe saw [...]
FTSE 100 close: London dragged lower by Astrazeneca, DS Smith soars after takeover rumours February 8, 2024 Shares in Astrazeneca, the biggest company listed in London, dropped 6.3 per cent even after reporting an increase in revenue in 2023.