Bids, mergers and takeovers

WH Smith PLC on Monday said it has completed the sale of its high street business to Modella Capital Ltd but for a lower

Pristine Capital PLC on Friday said it plans to move its London listing from the London Main Market to AIM, after signing

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

Kinovo PLC on Friday said the Court has today approved the £56.4 million acquisition by Sureserve Group Ltd.

The London-based

BNP Paribas SA on Friday said its Securities Services business has entered an agreement with HSBC Holdings PLC to buy its

Next 15 Group PLC on Friday confirmed it is in early talks to dispose of some of its brands, a day after it announced a new

Beacon Energy PLC on Friday said it was in discussions for a reverse takeover of a European gas project after ‘an extremely

British Gas owner Centrica PLC is preparing to take a 15% stake in the UK’s new nuclear power plant Sizewell C, reports have

Haleon PLC on Friday said it completed the acquisition of the remaining 12% equity interest in Tianjin TSKF Pharmaceutical Co

TotalEnergies SE - Paris-based energy company - Acquires 25% interest in Block 53, located offshore Surinane, from Spanish

Unilever PLC is paying $1.5 billion for its acquisition of Dr Squatch, a maker of male grooming products, the Financial Times

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

RWS Holdings PLC on Thursday said it has bought the intellectual property behind Papercup’s artificial intelligence dubbing

Marlowe PLC on Thursday reported a swing to profit in the year ended March 31, ahead of the company’s takeover by Mitie Group

Sirius Real Estate Ltd - London and Johannesburg-listed property investor - Acquires a light industrial property in

Central Asia Metals PLC on Thursday said it has increased the value of its offer for New World Resources once again, matching

PZ Cussons PLC on Thursday said it will take an impairment in the value of its St Tropez tanning lotion brand, after an

Inspired PLC on Thursday said it has agreed to a takeover proposal from HGGC LLC, finally snubbing a lower bid from one of

Shell PLC on Thursday formally denied a press report that it is in talks to buy rival oil major, BP PLC.

‘In response to

Shell PLC has denied it is in talks to acquire rival BP PLC after speculation about a deal that would combine the UK‘s two

Shell PLC is holding early stage talks to acquire rival BP PLC, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

WSJ sources

Henry Boot PLC on Wednesday said that its subsidiary has completed the sale of a freehold site with planning permission for

Renold PLC on Wednesday said it has bought transmission chain product supplier Ognibene Spa for a total cash consideration of

Mitie Group PLC - The Shard, London-based engineering, security, cleaning and hygiene services provider - Says DBRS

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC and Warehouse REIT PLC on Wednesday said they have reached an agreement that will see Tritax Big Box