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      • 10 June 2025, 11:17 am

        Frasers weighs cash bid for Revolution Beauty but offer not certain

        Frasers Group PLC on Tuesday confirmed it is evaluating a possible all-cash offer for Revolution Beauty Group PLC but

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      • 10 June 2025, 10:52 am

        Oxford Instruments plans buyback after PS60 million NanoScience sale

        Oxford Instruments PLC on Tuesday said it plans to return £50 million to shareholders after announcing the £60 million sale

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      • 9 June 2025, 3:38 pm

        Lords Group acquires e-commerce platform CMO, aspires to online growth

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      • 9 June 2025, 3:18 pm

        Spectris jumps after $4.4 billion takeover bid from Advent

        Spectris PLC on Monday reported it has received a conditional takeover offer from private equity firm Advent International LP

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      • 9 June 2025, 2:03 pm

        Argentex shares rise as it rejects Lavide offer over funding shortfall

        Argentex Group PLC on Monday confirmed it has rejected a proposal from Lavide Holding NV, saying the approach does not

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      • 9 June 2025, 11:29 am

        DigitalBox completes acquisition of Life Network digital assets

        DigitalBox PLC on Monday said it has completed its acquisition of the digital assets of Life Network from Media Chain Group

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      • 9 June 2025, 11:26 am

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      • 9 June 2025, 10:41 am

        Empiric walks back unchecked comments as it mulls Unite merger

        Empiric Student Property PLC on Monday retracted statements made last week about its synergies and market presence amid a

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      • 9 June 2025, 9:48 am

        Henry Boot completes industrial business park sale for PS9.5 million

        Henry Boot PLC on Monday said its property investment and development arm, HBD, has completed the sale of TWO45, a multi-let

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      • 9 June 2025, 9:33 am

        US chipmaker Qualcomm agrees to buy Alphawave for $2.4 billion

        Alphawave IP Group PLC on Monday said it has agreed to a $2.4 billion takeover from US semiconductor firm Qualcomm Inc.

        The

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      • 9 June 2025, 9:30 am

        Revolution Beauty confirms Frasers Group considering takeover offer

        Revolution Beauty Group PLC on Monday confirmed Frasers Group PLC is one of a number of parties eyeing a bid for the company

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      • 8 June 2025, 11:19 am

        Frasers 'exploring' takeover bid for Revolution Beauty - Sky News

        Frasers Group PLC ‘is exploring a cut-price takeover bid’ for Revolution Beauty Group PLC, Sky News reported on Saturday.

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      • 6 June 2025, 1:24 pm

        MHA shares rise as annual results set to beat market expectations

        MHA PLC on Friday said all of its core sectors outperformed expectations in financial 2025 as it noted that an increasingly

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      • 6 June 2025, 12:13 pm

        SDI Group shares rise on Severn Thermal Solutions acquisition

        SDI Group PLC on Friday reported the acquisition of Gloucestershire, England-based Severn Thermal Solutions Ltd, as it

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      • 6 June 2025, 11:51 am

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        Assura PLC on Friday said it is still considering a takeover by Primary Health Properties PLC, after indefinitely adjourning

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      • 6 June 2025, 11:10 am

        Pinewood acquires full control of North American joint venture

        Pinewood Technologies Group PLC on Friday said it has bought Lithia Motors Inc’s 51% share of its joint venture Pinewood

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      • 6 June 2025, 11:05 am

        AIB sells minority stake in AIB Merchant Services to JV partner Fiserv

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      • 6 June 2025, 10:41 am

        CORRECT: Mitie strikes PS366 million deal to buy Marlowe

        (Corrects the geographic location of Mitie)

        Mitie Group PLC on Thursday said it is suspending its share buyback programme

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      • 6 June 2025, 9:43 am

        Rosebank eyes more acquisitions after sealing $1.9 billion ECI deal

        Rosebank Industries PLC on Friday confirmed plans to raise £1.14 billion to fund the acquisition of US company, Electrical

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      • 5 June 2025, 11:05 pm

        EARNINGS AND TRADING: Griffin Mining profit falls; Tern loss narrows

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      • 5 June 2025, 8:57 pm

        UPDATE: Unite highlights benefits of possible bid for Empiric Student

        Unite Group PLC on Thursday said its possible offer for Empiric Student Property PLC would create a group with enhanced scale

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      • 5 June 2025, 3:07 pm

        Empiric Student Property receives PS710 million approach from Unite

        Empiric Student Property PLC on Thursday confirmed it has received a non-binding takeover proposal from larger peer Unite

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      • 5 June 2025, 2:12 pm

        IN BRIEF: Alphawave IP agrees further extension for Qualcomm offer

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      • 5 June 2025, 10:43 am

        Mitie shares fall 11% as strikes PS366 million deal to buy Marlowe

        Mitie Group PLC on Thursday said it is suspending its share buyback programme after agreeing a £366 million takeover of

        3 min read
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      • 5 June 2025, 10:19 am

        Unite sells nine student accommodation properties for PS212 million

        Unite Group PLC on Thursday said it has exchanged contracts for the disposal of nine properties to an affiliate of US private

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