Overseas buyers accounted for £63bn, or more than 80% of takeover offers in the UK from January to April, according the ...
They have been described as sitting ducks: UK-listed companies that really ought to be more highly valued and are therefore ripe for being picked off by cash-rich foreign predators. It's bad news for ...
Storage group Lok’nStore is the latest firm to be targeted by foreign bidders in the takeover frenzy gripping the City. The board of the Hampshire company, which has 43 self-storage lock-ups ...
International Paper settles all-share deal after tussle with British rival Mondi The FTSE 100 UK packaging firm DS Smith is to be taken over by a bigger US rival, International Paper, after the ...
SCOTTISH patents agency Murgitroyd Group has received a takeover bid from Sovereign Capital Partners, the London-based private equity firm. Murgitroyd said it had received an offer valuing the ...
A COMPANY that was started more than 20 years ago from its founder's North-East home last night confirmed a takeover bid believed to value it at £800m. Northgate plc, now a Europe-wide company ...
Darktrace to be taken private in £4.2bn deal The UK stock market is shrinking at its fastest pace in history amid a wave of foreign takeovers which have propelled the FTSE 100 to its strongest ...
The US owner of CarStore has announced plans to close 16 UK sites and cut 250 jobs. Four remaining CarStore sites will be kept open and refranchised, while seven CarStore pods will become Evans ...
Leyland-based Enterprise Plc, has agreed a £486m management takeover deal. The bid, led by chief executive Owen McLaughlin and finance director Neil Kirkby, is backed by cash from a private ...
It’s easy to help others in our community. Simply donating food could make a huge difference to someone, especially at this time of year. We wanted to help, so we've listed national food banks ...