M&A
Grafton buys Leyland SDM for £82.4m
FTSE 250 merchanting and DIY group Grafton has acquired London-based independent specialist decorators’ merchant Leyland SDM for £82. 4m on a debt-free, cash-free basis.
James Fisher buys Australia's Cowan for £1.5m
James Fisher said it had bought Australian recompression chamber maker Cowan Manufacturing for AUD $2. 6m (£1. 5m) in cash.
Greencoat Renewables winds up purchase of wind farm
Irish renewable infrastructure company Greencoat Renewables announced on Friday that it has acquired a 9. 2MW wind farm for €22. 5m.
Acacia Mining in talks with Chinese investors over possible asset sale
Acacia Mining has begun talks about potentially selling a stake in some or all of its Tanzanian gold mining operations.
Tesco's tie-up with Booker at risk after ISS recommends shareholders reject sale
Tesco's £3. 7bn takeover of food wholesaler Booker suffered a blow after the former's shareholders were advised to vote against the tie-up by advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services on Thursday.
Croda Europe to buy Plant Impact for £10m
Croda Europe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Croda, has agreed to buy crop enhancement developer Plant Impact for around £10m.
Pembridge acquires cash-generating Canadian copper mine
Pembridge Resources announced on Thursday that it has struck a deal agreement to acquire 100% of Canada-based copper miner, with an associated $50m fundraising.
Stadium Group surges on TT Electronics deal
Shares in Stadium Group surged on Thursday after it agreed to be bought by TT Electronics for 120p per share in cash, or around £45. 8m.
NewRiver buys 2 retail parks for £26.5
NewRiver real estate trust said it had bought two retail parks for a combined £26. 5m, representing an initial yield of 8. 9% and a capital value of 141 per sq ft.
Market buzz: Sky and BT win most Premier League TV rights
1920: English Premier League football TV broadcasting rights for the three seasons beginning 2019/20 have been decided - well most of them. BT Sport and Sky Sports have defended well, keeping most of the games for a cost of £4. 46bn, with two of the seven live broadcasting packages still to be confirmed by the EPL, which said there was "interest from multiple bidders". BT Group has secured a package of 32 games per season for a total across the three seasons of £885m.
CSRA shares rocket on $9.6bn General Dynamics deal
Shares in government IT business CSRA rocketed in pre-market trade on Monday after it agreed to be bought by General Dynamics for $9. 6bn.
Fox pledges on Sky News independence to win bid clearance
Broadcaster 21st Century Fox has offered to bolster editorial independence at Sky News as it tries to win regulatory backing for its bid to take control of the UK broadcaster.
WPP buys Mumbai and Delhi-based digital agency The Glitch
WPP said on Monday that GroupM, its wholly-owned global media investment group, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Indian digital creative agency The Glitch.
AVEVA combination with Schneider software cleared by US regulator
AVEVA Group updated the market on its proposed combination with the Schneider Electric software business on Monday, confirming that the review by the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States has now finished, and clearance has been received for the merger.
Market buzz: Calm returns but 'risk appetite yet to reappear'
European equities are higher on Wednesday morning, following a rebound overnight in the US that continued in Asia.
Merger talks between Croda and Ashland were called off in January - Reuters
Speciality chemicals manufacturer Croda called off merger talks with US rival Ashland in January.
J Murphy buys Carillion's UK power business
J Murphy & Sons has bought Carillion's UK power business and will take over from the bankrupt company on work for National Grid.
Broadcom sweetens bid for Qualcomm to $82 a share
Broadcom has sweetened its bid for Qualcomm to $82 per share from $70 last November.
Unite Students buys Edinburgh property for £24m
Student accommodation provider Unite said it had bought a 331 bed property in Edinburgh for £24m, representing an acquisition yield of 6%.
Vodafone's on-off talks with Liberty Global back to 'early stages' again
Vodafone confirmed it was in talks with Liberty Global about potentially buying some of the Virgin Media owner's continental European assets.