April 2023 - As asset allocators, we are used to the market’s occasional reminder that it is more than ready to teach humility to any over-confident, prediction-laden investors. So, it is with a healthy lack of certainty that we confront the range of plausible routes...
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UK govt ‘minded’ to approve Meggitt takeover
The UK government has indicated it is likely to accept the £6.3bn takeover of the domestic defence company Meggitt by American industrial outfit Parker Hannifin. The US conglomerate on Wednesday said it expected to complete the takeover within the next two months...
Private equity takeover of Ultra Electronics set to be approved
The £2.6bn takeover of British defence manufacturer Ultra Electronics by a US private equity firm looks set to be waved on by the UK government after the Department for Business said it was minded to accept the deal. Cobham last year launched a takeover of Ultra...
Grainger buys Bristol build-to-rent development for £128m
UK residential landlord Grainger on Thursday said it had agreed to forward fund and buy the build-to-rent element of a Bristol development for £128m. The "Redcliff Quarter" comprises 374 private rental homes, as well as 94 affordable homes and six commercial units,...
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Kainos buys Cloudator Workday unit for undisclosed sum
Digital technology company Kainos Group said it had bought Cloudator Oy's Workday division for an undisclosed sum. Cloudator was founded...
LondonMetric buys two warehouses for £13.5m to become dark kitchens
LondonMetric said it had bought two London warehouses for £13.5m which will be converted into "dark kitchens" serving the food delivery...
Biffa buys Viridor collection business, some recycling assets for £126m
Waste management group Biffa has struck a deal to buy the collections business and some recycling assets from Viridor Waste for £126m....
John Laing agrees to £2bn takeover by KKR
British infrastructure group John Laing has agreed to a £2bn takeover by US buyout firm KKR. The two firms on Wednesday said KKR would pay...
Bunzl buys New Zealand’s Obex Medical
Distribution and services group Bunzl said it was buying New Zealand's Obex Medical for an undisclosed sum. Obex is a medical distribution...
Indonesian start-ups Gojek and Tokopedia agree $18bn merger
Indonesian start-ups Gojek and Tokopedia have agreed to a merger worth $18bn that will create the biggest privately held technology...
Sanne rejects £1.3bn approach from Cinven
Private equity firm Cinven said its approach to fund administration services provider Sanne about a possible takeover at 830p a share had...
Intertek to acquire SAI Global Assurance, pushes into Canada, China and US
Testing specialist Intertek acquired Australia's SAI Global Assurance for AUD$855m in cash and on a debt free basis, "significantly"...
Hipgnosis buys catalogue from producer Andy Wallace
Music rights fund Hipgnosis said it had bought a catalogue from Grammy Award-winning producer, mixer and engineer, Andy Wallace for an...
Future buys Marie Claire US for undisclosed sum
Media platform Future said it had bought Marie Claire US, a joint venture between Marie Claire Album SAS and Hearst Magazines Media, for...
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