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Foreign takeovers of UK firms hit four-year low in early 2024
(Alliance News) - British firms saw a sharp decrease in takeover deals by foreign companies in the last quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Read more(Alliance News) - British firms saw a sharp decrease in takeover deals by foreign companies in the last quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Read more(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday:
Read morePRAGUE, May 29 (Reuters) - Royal Mail and its sister business GLS need sizable, almost immediate investments to defend market share and face shifting market trends, Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky told Reuters on Wednesday after the group's owner agreed to a 3.57 billion pound ($4.55 billion) takeover.
Read moreMay 29 (Reuters) - The owner of Britain's Royal Mail has agreed to a 3.57 billion pound ($4.55 billion) takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, it said on Wednesday, in a take-private deal of one of the world's oldest postal firms.
Read morePRAGUE, May 29 (Reuters) - Royal Mail and GLS need sizable, almost immediate investments to defend market share and face shifting market trends, Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky told Reuters on Wednesday after the groups' owner agreed to a 3.57 billion pound ($4.55 billion) takeover.
Read moreRoyal mail owner IDS surges after agreeing to $4.6 bln takeover
*Read moreFTSE 100 down 0.9%; FTSE 250 sheds 1.3%
*Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe declined on Wednesday with markets nervy ahead of US data later this week, and as investors digest hawkish words from a US central banker.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe were lower at midday on Wednesday, after positive data from the US on Tuesday threw interest rate cuts into question.
Read more(Alliance News) - International Distributions Services PLC on Wednesday agreed to a GBP3.57 billion takeover offer, which the IDS chair said included a "far-reaching package" of binding commitments regarding the courier's future operations in the UK.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Wednesday, with eyes on a bunch of takeovers.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open lower on Wednesday, as Asia heads down and after a mixed performance on Wall Street.
Read more(Sharecast News) - Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services on Wednesday said it had reached agreement with Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky on a takeover worth up to £5.3bn for the 500-year-old company.
Read more(Alliance News) - Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services PLC on Friday said "positive momentum is building" as it reported an improvement in its financial fortunes.
Read moreInternational Distributions Services PLC - London-based Royal Mail owner - Confirms delay to publication of results for the financial year ended March 31, which it had aimed to release on Thursday. Explains its auditor KPMG requested additional time to complete the usual standard procedures, noting that their internal reviews were late in the audit timetable. Further, IDS confirms it expects its adjusted operating profit excluding voluntary redundancy costs for the financial year to be broadly in line with its previously published guidance.
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