Bids, mergers and takeovers


Royal Bank of Canada buys HSBC Bank Canada for £8 billion

Royal Bank of Canada on Wednesday said it has entered an agreement to acquire HSBC Bank Canada, in a move to position itself as the...

Wed, 30/11/2022 - 17:16


TOP NEWS: SSE completes sale of Transmission arm for GPB1.47 billion

SSE PLC on Wednesday said it completed the sale of a 25% minority stake in its SSEN Transmission unit for £1.46 billion.

The Perth, Scotland-based...

Wed, 30/11/2022 - 14:32


Elementis says Chromium business outside of its strategy, agrees sale

Elementis PLC on Wednesday said that it has agreed upon the sale of its Chromium business, following on from a strategic review in April 2022....

Wed, 30/11/2022 - 11:51


Block Energy celebrates SLB decision not to use acquisition option

Block Energy PLC on Wednesday said that SLB, the biggest offshore drilling contractor in the world according to Bloomberg, had decided against exercising its rights...

Wed, 30/11/2022 - 11:27


Strix seals Billi acquisition; profit expected to be below 2020 levels

Strix Group PLC on Wednesday said it completed the acquisition of Billi Australia Pty Ltd, Billi New Zealand Ltd and Billi UK Ltd, and it...

Wed, 30/11/2022 - 11:14


IN BRIEF: Greatland Gold enters option deal to sell Tasmanian licences

Greatland Gold PLC - London-headquartered mine developer & explorer - Signs an option agreement with Flynn Gold Ltd to sell its Tasmanian exploration licences for...

Wed, 30/11/2022 - 10:45


TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca sells Ohio manufacturing site

AstraZeneca PLC on Wednesday announced the sale of its West Chester manufacturing site in the US state of Ohio to National Resilience Inc.

The...

Wed, 30/11/2022 - 09:19


Highway Capital posts interim loss; sees acquisition delayed to 2023

Highway Capital PLC on Tuesday announced a loss for the first six months of the financial year, and said its proposed acquisition of Guinevere Capital...

Tue, 29/11/2022 - 17:19


TOPS NEWS: HSBC agrees sale of Canadian arm to Royal Bank of Canada

HSBC Holdings PLC on Tuesday said its subsidiary HSBC Overseas Holdings UK Ltd agreed to sell its Canadian banking business to the Royal Bank of...

Tue, 29/11/2022 - 12:34


Citius Resources expects to complete reverse takeover, loss narrows

Citius Resources PLC said on Tuesday that it expects to complete a reverse takeover of AUC Mining Ltd, pending due diligence, while it reported its...

Tue, 29/11/2022 - 12:04


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