Bids, mergers and takeovers

The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance

IQE PLC shares on Thursday continued their rally after the company again found itself at the centre of takeover speculation.

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Derwent London PLC on Thursday shared a confident view of the property market in ‘Europe’s business capital’, following

EQT Fund Management SARL confirmed on Wednesday it has no intention of making an offer for Oxford BioMedica PLC.

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Victorian Plumbing Group PLC on Wednesday said its founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Radcliffe will step down at the

Augmentum Fintech PLC on Wednesday saw its shares climb after saying it had agreed to a £185.7 million takeover offer.

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Shares in International Personal Finance PLC rose on Wednesday as the company reported increased profit and dividend in 2025

GSK PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to buy Canada-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical firm 35Pharma Inc for $950

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire 77 apartments in Naas, County Kildare, for €31

essensys PLC on Tuesday said it has agreed to a £11.3 million cash takeover offer from a company backed by one of its board

European Smaller Cos Trust PLC on Tuesday reported strong performance in its first half, beating its benchmark and

Unite Group PLC on Tuesday reported a decline in net assets in 2025 but lifted its dividend despite ‘weaker demand in a small

SolGold PLC on Monday said its shareholders largely approved its pending takeover by Jianxi Copper Company Ltd.

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The Smarter Web Company PLC on Monday announced it had acquired Bristol-based web design and digital marketing agency

Novacyt SA on Monday said it has conditionally agreed to buy the entire issued share capital of Southern Cross Diagnostic Pty

Atlantic Lithium Ltd on Monday said takeover discussions with a potentially interested party have ceased without an agreement

International Public Partnerships Ltd on Monday it has reached financial close on the sale of a minority stake in the Moray

Honeywell International Inc on Monday said it has agreed to amend the terms of its acquisition of Johnson Matthey PLC’s

The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance

Inspecs Group PLC on Friday said the vehicle indirectly owned by Luke Johnson and Ian Livingstone has switched to a takeover

BHP Group Ltd on Friday said it has signed a letter of intent with Faraday Copper Corp to explore a potential sale of BHP’s

Smiths Group PLC on Friday said it has signed a binding agreement to sell its Smiths Detection division to CVC Capital

Blackrock Smaller Cos Trust PLC and Blackrock Throgmorton Trust PLC have agreed to a proposed merger, the companies announced

Anglo American PLC on Friday reported a deep cut to its final dividend as the mining giant signalled progress on its plan to

Jubilee Metals Group PLC on Thursday maintained its annual guidance after delivering a ‘solid’ production performance for the