Bids, mergers and takeovers


IN BRIEF: Team exchanges contracts on Homebuyer for £2.4 million

Team PLC - wealth, asset management and complementary financial services group - Agrees to buy entire issued share capital of Homebuyer Financial Services Ltd, a...

Wed, 27/12/2023 - 08:41


TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca buys Gracell to ‘enrich’ cell therapy pipeline

AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Gracell Biotechnologies Inc, paying about $1.2 billion for the clinical-stage company.

The Cambridge, England-based pharmaceutical company...

Wed, 27/12/2023 - 08:24


IN BRIEF: Unilever buys haircare brand K18 amid portfolio restructure

Unilever PLC - London-based maker of food & drink, cleaning, toiletry, and personal care products - Agrees to buy ‘biotech’ haircare brand K18 for an...

Sun, 24/12/2023 - 10:38


TRADING UPDATES: Graft Polymer raises £500,000 in placing

The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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Graft Polymer (UK) PLC - London-based...

Fri, 22/12/2023 - 18:05


IN BRIEF: Braveheart Investment to sell Phasefocus for £5 million

Braveheart Investment Group PLC - Dodworth, England-based investment company - Announces conditional sale of Phasefocus Holdings Ltd to analytics instrumentation company Bruker UK Ltd for...

Fri, 22/12/2023 - 14:26


Sopheon agrees terms for ‘compelling’ Wellspring takeover offer

Sopheon PLC on Friday announced agreed terms of a £115 million takeover offer from Wellspring Worldwide Inc, which it expects to complete early next year.

The...

Fri, 22/12/2023 - 13:57


IN BRIEF: Block Energy expects ‘busy’ new year as eyes farm-out

Block Energy PLC - exploration and production company focused on Georgia, applying new technology to previously discovered oil fields - Says it is ‘well funded’...

Fri, 22/12/2023 - 11:16


IN BRIEF: M&C Saatchi sells loss-making subsidiaries to local managers

M&C Saatchi PLC - London-based advertising agency - Sells loss-making subsidiaries in Sweden and Hong Kong to their local managers for little or no money,...

Fri, 22/12/2023 - 10:51


Bowen Fintech agrees reverse takeover of Japan crowdfunding platform

Shares in Bowen Fintech PLC were suspended from trading in London on Friday as the acquisition vehicle announced an agreement to buy a company that...

Fri, 22/12/2023 - 10:21


Enquest to sell 15% interest in Bressay field and production vessel

EnQuest PLC on Friday said it has agreed to sell a 15% working interest in its Bressay field and floating production, storage and offloading vessel...

Fri, 22/12/2023 - 10:17


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