Latest Bids, Mergers and Takeovers

AssetCo, the asset and wealth manager, has announced that following the deal struck in May to acquire the entire issued share capital of Saracen Fund Managers for £2.75 million, the acquisition was...

Strategic communications group SEC Newgate has acquired a 70% shareholding in Twister Communications Middle East (TwisterME), the Dubai-based branch of Italian PR firm Twister Communications Group....

MJ Hudson, the specialist service provider to the asset management industry, has announced it has bought Saffrey Champness Fund services for an all cash consideration of £2.8m. Saffrey Champness...

Gateley, the legal and professional services group, has announced that Gateley Vinden ltd, has bought the business and assets of Tozer Gallagher, a practice of chartered quantity surveyors and...

DS Smith, the British multinational packaging business, has announced the proposed slae of its De Hoop paper mill in the Netherlands to De Jong Packaging, in a cash deal worth €50m, or £43m....

Segro, the real estate investment company headquartered in London, has agreed to sell a portfolio of six Italian urban warehouses for £127.5m to AXA Investment Managers, on behalf of its clients....

Redde Northgate, the integrated mobility solutions platform providing services across vehicle lifecycle, has announced that it has acquired Charged Electric Vehicles, a specialist supplier and...

International market research and data analytics group, YouGov, has today announced that it has acquired Faster Horses, an Australian online-focussed data insights consultancy. The company hopes...

Hawkwing plc has announced that it has entered into a non-legally binding heads of terms for the acquisition of Internet Fusion Group ltd. The acquisition would help to fund and accelerate...

Atome, President Energy’s hydrogen and ammonia production subsidiary, has announced it has acquired a 75% interest in Northern European green hydrogen and ammonia company ‘HCO.’ The acquisition...

Parkmead, the independent energy group focused on growth through gas, oil and renewable energy projects, has announced it has agreed to buy a royalty associated with the group’s existing interests...

Technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property support services provider RWS Holdings has acquired Horn & Uchida Patent Translation, Ltd a specialist in patent...

Fletcher King, the chartered surveyor, has responded to recent press speculation and confirms that it is in talks with Elliot Bernerd, the British Property Developer, in respect of a potential...

Team17, the global games entertainment label, has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the business and assets of StoryToys, via the acquisition of its parent company TouchPress....

Water Intelligence has reacquired its Northeast Florida franchise within the group's American Leak Detection subsidiary (ALD). Northeast Florida is a significant franchise delivering water...

Mattioli Woods' acquisition of Maven Capital Partners UK LLP has completed, the company said. Pursuant to the terms of the Maven Acquisition, the company has allotted 4,545,455 new Ordinary...

Network International Holdings has said it is "making good progress" in closing the acquisition of DPO group, having gained the necessary regulatory approvals. The approvals relate to the...

MJ Hudson, the specialist service provider to the asset management industry, has announced it has acquired the entire issued share capital of FinTech risk specialist, Clarus Risk, for an initial...

Bidco and St Modwen Properties have reached an agreement on the terms of an increased and final recommended cash offer by Bidco for the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of St...

Power Metal Resources has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Garfield gold-copper and the Stonewall gold exploration properties, located in Nevada, USA. The properties will be...

PureTech, a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company that discovers, develops and commercialises medicines, has announced it has acquired the remaining 22% outstanding shares in Alivio Therapuetics,...

Marlowe plc, a UK leader in business-critical services and software that assures safety and regulatory compliance, has announced it will acquire Cater Leydon Millard, the law firm, for an...

Leading provider of high technology products and services for research and industry, Oxford Instruments, has agreed to buy German microscope manufacturer WITec GmbH for €42 million, to be paid all...

Multinational electricity and gas utility company National Grid has announced today that it has acquired PPL WPD Investments, and the company’s subsidiary (The WPD Group), the holding company of...

Moroccan focused upstream gas company, Sound Energy plc, has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Schlumberger Holdings II Limited to acquire the entire issued share capital of...

StockMarketWire.com Newcastle-under-Lyme-based legal and professional services firm Knights Group has completed the acquisition of Yorkshire-based law firm Keebles. A total of 791,990 new ordinary...

Supreme, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers, has announced its plans to acquire Vendek, a Dublin-based distributor of batteries and lighting products, for €1.82 million. Vendek operates under...

Six Bidco and Sigma Capital have announced they have reached an agreement on a recommended cash offer by Bidco for the entire issued (and to be issued) share capital of Sigma. The agreement means...

London-based asset management group Sanne has revealed that it received a fifth proposal from Cinven, the private equity company, to buy the company in an all cash offer at 875p per share, in a...

Marlowe plc has acquired Healthwork, a national provider of occupational health services, for an expected enterprise value of £17.2 million. The acquisition of Healthwork adds significant scale to...

Vectura has completed the management buy-out of its oral manufacturing subsidiary, Skyepharma Production SAS. In 2019, Vectura Group made the strategic decision to become a fully focussed...

Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company, is in discussions with Vivendi to acquire 10% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Universal Music Group (UMG) for...

Paper packing manufacturer Smurfit Kappa Group has completed the acquisition of Cartones del Pacifico, a leading paper-based packaging company in Peru. The acquisition expands its footprint in the...

African-focused British independent energy company Savannah Energy is in advanced discussions with ExxonMobil Corporation with regards to the proposed acquisition of its entire upstream and...

Global real estate firm, Savills, has announced an agreement between its subsidiary Savills Investment Management (IM) and Samsung Life. In a newly formed strategic investment alliance, the...

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has announced it will be acquiring two onshore wind farms located in central Sweden – Ranasjo and Salsjo. The company is set acquire a 50% interest in the two...

Supply @ME Capital (SYME has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire the entire share capital of TradeFlow Capital Management. The acquisition will enable SYME to further enhance its...

The directors of Brighton Bidco Limited and the directors of St. Modwen Properties PLC have reached agreement on the proposed acquisition. The terms and conditions of a recommended all cash...

UK-based wealth manager AssetCo is set to acquire the entire issued share capital of the Edinburgh-based fund management business, in a deal worth £2.75 million. The acquisition comes after...

Ahead of its AGM, Prudential has said it now expects the demerger of Jackson to be completed in the second half of the year, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. The company added...

NCC Group has announced the signing of an agreement for the proposed acquisition of the Intellectual Property Management business of Iron Mountain Inc. The deal comprises substantially all of the...

International education software and services provider, Tribal Group, has acquired and paid for the remaining issued share capital of Semestry Limited, a supplier of cloud based scheduling and...

Admiral Group has announced that ZPG Comparison Services Holdings UK (RVU) has completed the purchase of Penguin Portals Group. This comprises the online comparison portals Confused.com,...

Information and data management services firm Restore has entered into an agreement to acquire Rainbow HoldCo Limited, which trades as EDM Group Limited. This includes a proposed placing to raise...

Power Metal Resources has acquired a 75 per cent stake in First Development Resources, an Australian copper-gold miner. The private company holds a portfolio of exploration interests in the...

AstraZeneca's proposed acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals has been cleared by the US Federal Commission, following the end of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...

Leak detection and remediation firm Water Intelligence has reacquired its Central Florida franchise within the Group's American Leak Detection subsidiary. Increased market demand for water...

Asset management group TEAM is continuing to engage with Tavistock Investment shareholders over a potential bid. Tavistock has rebuffed previous approaches, but TEAM executive chairman Mark Clubb...

Mobile Streams has reached an agreement to acquire a 49% interest in KrunchData for £735,000, comprising £500,000 cash and 90,384,615 Ordinary Shares issued at 0.26p each. The deal also gives...