Bids, mergers and takeovers


Bakkavor completes £50 million disposal of operations in China

Bakkavor Group PLC on Friday said it has completed the sale of its China operations, Bakkavor China Holdings Ltd, for ¥509 million, or $50 million....

Fri, 11/07/2025 - 10:57


abrdn European Logistics advances wind-down with German property sale

abrdn European Logistics Income PLC on Friday said it has completed the sale of two German warehouses for €66.5 million as it continues to progress...

Fri, 11/07/2025 - 10:20


Doric Nimrod Air Three plots liquidation after Emirates aircraft sale

Doric Nimrod Air Three Ltd set out a timeline for liquidation on Friday after it agreed to sell four Airbus A380-861 aircraft to Emirates Group...

Fri, 11/07/2025 - 09:58


Custodian Property hails £1.6 million sale at premium to valuation

Custodian Property Income REIT PLC on Friday said it had sold one of its assets for £1.6 million, an 8% premium to the site’s valuation...

Fri, 11/07/2025 - 09:18


Tritax loses grip on Warehouse REIT as higher Blackstone bid beckons

Warehouse REIT PLC on Friday reversed advice to shareholders, recommending they vote in favour of a takeover offer from Blackstone Inc, rather than Tritax Big...

Fri, 11/07/2025 - 08:33


Flutter Entertainment takes control of FanDuel in $1.76 billion deal

Flutter Entertainment PLC on Thursday said it is buying Boyd Gaming Corp’s 5% stake in FanDuel, giving it 100% ownership of the US gambling operator.

The...

Fri, 11/07/2025 - 08:30


UPDATE: Warehouse REIT mulls higher takeover bid from Blackstone

Warehouse REIT PLC on Thursday said it was reviewing a revised takeover bid from Blackstone Inc, which tops a previously agreed offer from Tritax Big...

Thu, 10/07/2025 - 14:44


Blackstone raises takeover for Warehouse REIT to pip rival Tritax

US private equity firm Blackstone Inc on Thursday raised its takeover offer for London-listed Warehouse REIT PLC, topping a rival offer to which the investment...

Thu, 10/07/2025 - 12:14


Jupiter Fund to buy non-profit asset manager CCLA for £100 million

Jupiter Fund Management PLC on Thursday said it will acquire CCLA Investment Management Ltd for £100 million.

The London-based investment manager called it ‘a significant...

Thu, 10/07/2025 - 09:29


Merck & Co snaps up respiratory drug maker Verona for $10 billion

Merck & Co Inc on Wednesday said it has struck a deal to acquire Verona Pharma PLC, bolstering its respiratory diseases offering.

Merck will fork...

Thu, 10/07/2025 - 09:06


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