Bids, mergers and takeovers

BT Group PLC’s boss said the emergence of artificial intelligence technology could lead to the telecommunications firm

Spectris PLC on Friday confirmed it had rejected a bid approach from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP only days before

Primary Health Properties PLC will ask its shareholders to vote on its takeover offer for peer Assura PLC, though Assura has

MP Evans Group PLC on Friday reported a decrease in palm oil output but a higher yield of fresh fruit in the five months to

Animalcare Group PLC on Friday said it has acquired a 25% stake in Australian animal companion business InVetro Pty Ltd, with

Primary Health Properties PLC on Friday responded to the decision by peer Assura PLC to accept a rival takeover bid

Renold PLC on Friday said it has agreed to a £186.7 million takeover by MPE Bidco, a vehicle indirectly controlled by US

Adriatic Metals PLC on Friday said it has accepted a $1.25 billion takeover offer from Dundee Precious Metals Inc.

The

Ninety One PLC and Ltd said on Friday the transfer of Sanlam Investments UK Ltd’s active asset management business to Ninety

Earnz PLC - Cheltenham, England-based energy services company focused on global decarbonisation - raises £1.0 million via

80 Mile PLC on Thursday said it has agreed to sell the Kangerluarsuk zinc-lead-silver project in Greenland to mine developer

Gear4music Holdings PLC - York, England-based retailer of musical instruments and equipment - Pays £1.2 million to buy stock

Revolution Beauty Group PLC - London-based cosmetics retailer - Receives takeover proposals from ‘a number of parties’, to

Pod Point Group Holdings PLC on Thursday said it has agreed to a £10.6 million takeover by its majority shareholder EDF

Shuka Minerals PLC said on Thursday it expects to wrap up its takeover of Leopard Exploration & Mining Ltd this month after

Primary Health Properties PLC on Wednesday said it ‘strongly disagrees’ with Assura PLC’s decision to recommend a rival

Warehouse REIT PLC on Wednesday reported growth in profit during its most recent financial year, ahead of the firm’s planned

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SDCL Efficiency Income Trust PLC on Wednesday said subsidiary Onyx Renewable Partners LP has

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust PLC on Wednesday said subsidiary Onyx Renewable Partners LP has entered into a new senior

Craneware PLC - Edinburgh, Scotland-based provider of software, focused on US healthcare sector - Bain Capital Private Equity

GlobalData PLC - London-based data analytics and consultancy - GlobalData is left at the altar by both its potential suitors

BT Group PLC is exploring a possible takeover of TalkTalk, the Telegraph reported on Tuesday.

The telecommunications firm is

Ricardo PLC has agreed to a £281 million all-cash buyout from Canadian consultancy firm WSP Global Inc, the two companies

Kohlberg Kravis Robert & Co Inc on Wednesday said the consortium it is leading has made its ‘best and final’ offer in the

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