De La Rue: Banknote maker hopeful takeover will end in ‘coming months’ amid sliding revenue M&A Banknote printer De La Rue has said it believes takeover talks will reach a "successful conclusion in the coming months", as it reported a dent in full year revenue.
UK deal value skyrockets to £68bn as buyers pounce on bigger targets Business UK M&A value skyrocketed in the first half of 2024, rising by two thirds, despite the number of deals actually decreasing.
Almost half of UK corporations set to ramp up legal spend amid M&A resurgence LAW Nearly half of UK corporations are predicting an increase for their legal spend as the demand for legal advice on M&A transactions has clawed back
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 [...]
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.
Owner of Steven Bartlett-founded Social Chain eyes swoop for AIM-listed Mission May 12, 2024 London-based Brave Bison is currently in discussions with Mission's board and major shareholders to garner support for their proposal.
Goldman Sachs beats expectations as investment bank shows signs of recovery April 15, 2024 A nascent recovery in investment banking helped Goldman Sachs outperform expectations, with quarterly profit rising 28 per cent to over $4bn in the first quarter of the year.
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 [...]
Mergers and acquisitions: UK deals dry to pandemic low amid ‘constrained’ conditions March 5, 2024 The number of UK mergers and acquisition (M&A) deals continued to fall in the final three months of 2023, with December seeing the lowest number since the coronavirus pandemic began. There were a total of 367 combined domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the fourth quarter of the year, down from 400 in the [...]
Capital One announces tie-up with Discover in $35.3bn deal creating payments giant February 20, 2024 "Our acquisition of Discover is a singular opportunity to bring together two very successful companies with complementary capabilities and franchises," said Richard Fairbank, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Capital One said.