Bids, mergers and takeovers


Bloomsbury Publishing jumps after snapping up US academic publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC on Wednesday said it has bought Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group’s academic publishing business for up to $83 million.

Shares in the London-base...

Wed, 29/05/2024 - 12:25


Trafalgar Property shares suspended as confirms reverse takeover talks

Trafalgar Property Group PLC on Wednesday said it is in discussions about a possible acquisition that would be a reverse takeover.

The south-east England-focused residential property...

Wed, 29/05/2024 - 11:31


TOP NEWS: BHP request to extend deadline rejected by Anglo American

BHP Group Ltd requested an extension to the Wednesday deadline for its takeover offer for mining peer Anglo American PLC, but Anglo rejected this.

Anglo denied...

Wed, 29/05/2024 - 11:01


Fuller’s sells 37 pubs to Admiral Taverns for £18 million

Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC on Wednesday said that it had sold a portion of its pub portfolio at a significant premium, the proceeds of...

Wed, 29/05/2024 - 10:59


TOP NEWS: BHP seeks extension to Anglo American offer deadline

BHP Group Ltd requested to extend the Wednesday deadline for its takeover offer for mining peer Anglo American PLC.

Last week, the Melbourne-based miner’s third £34...

Wed, 29/05/2024 - 09:27


TOP NEWS: Royal Mail owner IDS agrees to Daniel Kretinsky-led takeover

International Distributions Services PLC on Wednesday agreed to a £3.57 billion takeover offer, which the IDS chair said included a ‘far-reaching package’ of binding commitments...

Wed, 29/05/2024 - 09:16


Averon Park set to buy Shard neighbour Foresight Sustainable Forestry

Foresight Sustainable Forestry Co PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to a takeover by Averon Park Ltd, a firm seeking opportunities to commit capital...

Wed, 29/05/2024 - 08:33


Vukile Property Fund withdraws Capital & Regional takeover bid

Vukile Property Fund on Tuesday said it has withdrawn its bid to acquire Capital & Regional PLC, leaving NewRiver REIT PLC as the only declared...

Tue, 28/05/2024 - 12:57


Wiit confirms early-stage talks for takeover of Redcentric

Wiit Spa on Tuesday confirmed talks to potentially acquire Harrogate, England-based IT service provider Redcentric PLC.

Wiit, a cloud and cybersecurity service provider, is listed in...

Tue, 28/05/2024 - 12:20


All change at top of Ithaca Energy ahead of purchase of Eni UK assets

Ithaca Energy PLC on Tuesday announced changes to its leadership team in preparation for the purchase of the UK upstream assets from Italian oil major...

Tue, 28/05/2024 - 11:21


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