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London: Hargreaves Lansdown PLC has issued the following press release: Hargreaves Lansdown PLC on Tuesday confirmed it received a revised takeover proposal, and extended the deadline for an interested consortium [...]

Byline: Graeme Evans SPECULATION linking Persimmon to the PS1 billion. auction of a smaller rival today left the housebuilder among the laggards in a lacklustre FTSE 100 index. Persimmon shares [...]

Byline: Joe Wright ONE of Britain's biggest property developers is exploring a PS1bn takeover of rival house builder Cala. Persimmon, which has a market value of PS4.7bn, is understood to [...]

Byline: By, Henry Saker-Clark, PA Deputy Business Editor & Lawrence Matheson Struggling bar chain Revolution has confirmed it's been discussing a potential takeover deal with rival Nightcap. On Thursday, Revolution [...]

Byline: Hannah Boland Currys has received a second takeover offer from US activist investor Elliott as a bidding war for the electronics chain heats up. Elliott Advisors, the owner of [...]

Schroders Greencoat has revealed that it will complete the UKs largest-ever solar acquisition, securing 53 solar farms from Toucan Energy. With a combined capacity of 513.5MWp across sites in England, [...]

Byline: By, Jacob Leeks Manchester United co-chairman Avram Glazer refused to answer questions about the progress of the takeover of the club at Saturday's FA Cup final. The Glazers publicly [...]

London: Association of Investment Companies has issued the following press release: The infrastructure fund manager is reportedly looking to buy Toucan Energy, a collapsed solar provider. Analysts say a transaction [...]

London: Next PLC has issued the following press release: Next PLC on Friday said it will acquire FatFace Group Ltd for GBP115.2 million from a consortium of financial institutions. The [...]

Byline: Charlotte Gifford, Senior Money Writer Metro Bank rejected several secret takeover approaches from a rival British lender, including one made as recently as last month, it has emerged. Metro [...]

Cinema chain Vue International has secured funding to make a takeover offer for cash-strapped Cineworld. Vue International, Europe's largest privately owned cinema operator, has received backing from funds managed by [...]

Byline: Sarah Butler The struggling stationery retailer Paperchase is facing an uncertain future, with the owners considering a sale or potential administration less than six months after a previous buyout. [...]

London: Next PLC has issued the following press release: Next PLC on Tuesday said it has bought the Cath Kidston vintage clothing brand in a GBP8.5 million deal. The FTSE-100 [...]

A fibre broadband provider controlled by the giant US investor Oaktree Capital Management is exploring a merger with one of its 'altnet' rivals amid growing pressure to consolidate. Sky News [...]

British gas and electricity supplier Octopus is a step closer to signing the deal for the takeover of its rival Bulb. According to Sky News, industry sources said the agreement [...]

Byline: RETAIL Mark Banham NEW YORK-based corporate takeover specialist Apollo Global Management is set to make a PS6 billion approach for UK chemist Boots. The deal, first reported by Sky [...]

Byline: Chris Johnston THE London-listed car dealer Pendragon has foiled an attempted PS400m takeover by its largest shareholder. Hedin Group, a Swedishbased competitor that has a stake of about 25pc [...]

Regional newspapers group Newsquest has emerged as the frontrunner in a takeover race for rival Archant. Newsquest, which owns titles such as the Telegraph & Argus and Watford Observer, is [...]

Gambling software developer Playtech slumped 6.9pc to 597.5p amid concerns a takeover bid by Australia's Aristocrat may fall through. Sky News reported that bosses were considering a break-up of Playtech [...]

Byline: Giulia Bottaro ABRDN is ready to pay PS1.5bn for stockpicking platform Interactive Investor amid a boom in retail investment. The two companies could unveil a takeover as early as [...]

Byline: Gareth Corfield Morrisons sought to gatecrash a takeover for failed convenience store chain McColl's last night in a snub to the billionaire owners of Asda who were on the [...]

Kier Group, the London-listed construction company, has pulled out of talks about a takeover that would have completed the break-up of what was once one of Britains biggest outsourcers. Sky [...]

London: Sheikh Holdings Group Investments Ltd has issued the following press release: Sheikh Holdings Group Investments Ltd said on Monday it was in the early stages of a possible takeover [...]

SHARES in Aggreko, the temporary power generator group, fell today as investors reckoned the chances of its PS2.3 billion takeover happening were dimming. The company famed for powering everything from [...]

London: Rothemere Continuation Ltd has issued the following press release: Rothemere Continuation Ltd is close to inking a deal with trustees of Daily Mail & General Trust PLC, which marks [...]

Byline: Louise Moon FINANCIAL services outsourcing firm Equiniti faces a takeover attempt by US buy-out fund Siris Capital. The tech and telecom-focused private equity investor has tabled a 170p per [...]

Insurer LV= said it was in talks with suitors after Sky News reported it was negotiating a merger with rival Royal London. Formerly known as Liverpool Victoria, it was 'in [...]

Byline: Oliver Gill THE AA has requested more time to continue talks with takeover suitors as the prospect of a bidding war stalled for the debt-laden breakdown firm. A deadline [...]

Byline: Rachel Millard BT IS bolstering its defences against a potential takeover bid amid a slump in its shares that is stoking interest from private equity predators. The FTSE 100 [...]