(Sharecast News) - Van rental outfit Redde Northgate has made a £1.4bn merger approach for high street bike and car repair chain Halfords, the Sunday Telehgraph reported, citing unnamed sources. The report stated the duo held detailed talks about a possible tie-up...
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PZ Cussons offers to buy out Nigeria minority stake for £23m
(Sharecast News) - Consumer goods firm PZ Cussons has offered to buy out the minority-held shares of PZ Cussons Nigeria (PZCN) for £22.8m with a plan to de-list the business from the Nigerian stock exchange. Cussons said buying the 26.73% stake "will significantly...
TI Fluid buys Hungary’s Cascade for €25.4m
(Sharecast News) - TI Fluid Systems said it had agreed to buy Hungarian firm Cascade Engineering Europe for €25.4m (£21.7m) in cash. Cascade makes thermal fluid connectors and other plastic injection moulded components for the automotive industry. TI Fluid said the...
Intertek buys US PlayerLync for undisclosed sum
(Sharecast News) - Intertek said it had bought US based PlayerLync Holdings for an undisclosed sum. PlayerLync provides an app-based service for companies that combines mobile learning, operational support and compliance, content management and people engagement,...
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Indivior to buy US overdose treatment firm Opiant for $145m
UK-based drug company Indivior said it would pay $145m for Opiant Pharmaceuticals which produces treatments to overcome opioid addiction....
IWG shares surge on digital arm sell-off report
Shares in workspace provider IWG surged on Monday on a report that private equity outfit CVC Capital Partners is among a number of buyout...
Puretech shares fall as Nektar Therapeutics merger talks end
Shares in healthcare company PureTech fell on Tuesday as the company said it and US-based Nektar Therapeutics had ended merger talks only...
Puretech shares fall as Nektar Therapeutics merger talks ends
Shares in healthcare company PureTech fell on Tuesday as the company said it and US-based Nektar Therapeutics had ended merger talks only...
Puretech, Nektar Therapeutics end merger talks
Healthcare company PureTech and US-based Nektar Therapeutics have terminated merger talks only four days after they announced a potential...
Halma buys Germany’s WEETECH for €57.5m
Safety technology maker Halma said it had bought German testing technology firm WEETECH Holding for €57.5m (£50m), on a cash-and debt-free...
Frasers urges MySale shareholders to accept mandatory offer
Frasers Group urged MySale shareholders to accept its offer for the company after lining up assurances that would give it a 50.1% stake in...
Frasers to make mandatory offer for MySale after procuring 48% of shares
Retail group Frasers said it now intends to make a mandatory offer for Australian online fashion discounter MySale after procuring 48.5%...
Micro Focus agrees to £5bn takeover by Canada’s OpenText
Software maker Micro Focus said it had agreed a £5.1bn takeover, including debt, by Canadian rival OpenText. The offering is £5.32 per...
HICL takes minority stake in Cross London Trains
HICL Infrastructure said it had bought a minority equity stake in Cross London Trains (XLT) from funds managed by Equitix Investment...
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