(Sharecast News) - UK Commercial Property REIT on Wednesday said it was in talks with Picton Property Income Limited on a possible all-share merger. UKCM said "there can be no certainty either that an offer will be made nor as to the terms of any such offer". In a...
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BAE buys Ball Aerospace for $5.5bn
(Sharecast News) - BAE Systems on Thursday said it had bought Ball Corporation's aerospace business $5.55bn in cash. Ball Aerospace makes spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and antenna systems, serving the intelligence community, US Department of Defense,...
Halma buys Australia’s Lazer Safe for £23m
(Sharecast News) - Safety technology group Halma said it had bought Australian company Lazer Safe for AUD $45m (£23m) on a cash- and debt-free basis. Headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, Lazer Safe designs and makes safety equipment to protect workers when...
UK’s CMA provisionally clears Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware
(Sharecast News) - The Competition and Markets Authority said on Wednesday that it has provisionally cleared chip maker Broadcom's $69bn (£53.4bn) proposed takeover of VMware. The watchdog had said in March that the deal raised competition concerns and could make...
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Sage buys US-based Lockstep for undisclosed sum
UK software company Sage Group said it had bought Lockstep, a provider of cloud native technology that automates accounting workflows...
Phoenix Group to buy Sun Life for £248m
Phoenix Group said it was buying closed book UK life insurance company Sun Life for £248m. The deal is expected to deliver around £470m of...
JD Sports sells Footasylum to Germany’s Aurelius for €45m
German asset management firm Aurelius Group has bought retailer Footasylum from JD Sports Fashion for an enterprise value of about €45m....
Frasers Group buys I Saw It First
Frasers Group on Thursday said it was buying fast fashion firm I Saw It First for an undisclosed sum. The Sports Direct owner, run by Mike...
Primary Health Properties buys medical centre for £7.25m
Primary Health Properties has bought the Strawberry Hill Medical Centre, Newbury for £7.25m, the company said on Monday. The property is...
M&S buys main logistics services provider Gist
Marks and Spencer has announced the acquisition of its principal contract logistics provider, Gist, from BOG Group, for an initial £145m...
Ten Entertainment lifts guidance as demand surges
Bowling and entertainment centre operator Ten Entertainment raised annual guidance as first-half sales growth had exceeded pre-pandemic...
Intermediate Capital in talks to buy Wembley Arena – report
FTSE 100 fund manager Intermediate Capital is reportedly in exclusive talks to buy Wembley Arena after the venue's owner put it up for...
DiscoverIE buys CDT Group for £5m
Electronics maker discoverIE Group on Wednesday said it had bought CDT group for £5m. CDT, designs and makes customised plastic enclosures...
Deal to buy UK Power Networks collapses after owner hikes price – report
A £15bn takeover deal to buy UK Power Networks, Britain's largest electricity distributor, has reportedly collapsed after surging...
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