M&A
Hill & Smith buys Parking Facilities for £12.4m
Infrastructure products supplier Hill & Smith has bought parking and access control products manufacturer Parking Facilities for £12. 4m in cash.
Warehouse REIT buys multi-let warehouse estate in Cheshire
Real estate investor Warehouse REIT has agreed to acquire a multi-let estate of warehouse units in Cheshire for £15. 5m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6. 6%.
Philip Morris and Altria end merger talks
Merger talks between US tobacco companies Philip Morris International and Altria have ended.
First Quantum Minerals denies takeover talks
First Quantum Minerals said on Monday that it is not engaged in discussions regarding a takeover bid but is in talks about a potential sale of a minority interest in its Zambian copper assets.
Sports Direct makes £4m cash offer for Goals Soccer Centres
Sports Direct waded back into the takeover market on Monday with a discounted £4m cash offer to buy out scandal-hit Goals Soccer Centres.
World High Life to buy cannabis oil supplier Love Hemp for £9m
Medical cannabis investment company World High Life has agreed to buy London-based cannabis oil supplier Love Hemp for up to £9m.
Telford Homes gets EU clearance for CBRE takeover
Telford Homes has received clearance from the European Commission for its takeover by US real estate firm CBRE.
Low & Bonar agrees £107m takeover with Germany's Freudenberg
Low & Bonar shares rocketed on Monday after it agreed to be taken over by German technology group Freudenberg for £107m in cash.
StatPro agrees to takeover bid from Confluence Technologies
Analytics provider StatPro agreed to a takeover bid from US software firm Confluence Technologies on Friday, valuing the firm at £161. 1m.
Casino in talks to sell Leader Price to Aldi
French supermarket retailer Casino confirmed late on Thursday that it is in talks with German discounter Aldi about selling its discount chain Leader Price.
Sports Direct weighs in on JD Sports/Footasylum deal
A day after the competition watchdog said that JD Sports' proposed acquisition of Footasylum could be referred for an in-depth investigation, Sports Direct weighed in, arguing that a probe could have "wider market implications".
Petrofac to sell Mexican operations for up to $276m
Petrofac on Thursday agreed to sell its remaining 51% interest in its operations in Mexico, including Santuario, Magallanes and Arenque, to Perenco International for up to $276m.
Charles Taylor agrees to £261m takeover
UK insurance services firm Charles Taylor agreed to a £261m takeover on Thursday, representing a 34% premium to the group's closing price on Wednesday.
Spectris sells BTG unit to Voith for €319m
Instruments and controls company Spectris said it had sold its BTG unit to German paper supplier Voith for €319m (£283m) in cash as it moved to focus on high-growth end markets.
Eddie Stobart confirms expression of interest from Andrew Tinkler's TVFC
Eddie Stobart Logistics confirmed on Wednesday that it has received a "highly preliminary" expression of interest from TVFC, a company controlled by former Stobart Group boss Andrew Tinkler, that could include an offer for the struggling logistics group.
Cobham's £4bn US takeover faces national security investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate national security implications of Cobham's £4bn takeover by American private equity firm Advent International.
AFH Financial acquires Broadleaf Financial Services
Wealth management firm AFH Financial has acquired Wirral-based independent financial advisers Broadleaf Financial Services for up to £3. 2m.
Safestay buys Glasgow hotel for £3.15m
Hostel operator Safestay has agreed to acquire the freehold of its fifteenth hostel, currently operating as Best Western Glasgow City Hotel.
EU conditionally clears E.ON's acquisition of Innogy assets
The European Commission has conditionally cleared E. ON's proposed acquisition of Innogy's distribution and consumer solutions business, as well as some of its electricity generation assets.
Energy Transfer to buy SemGroup for $1.35bn
US oil and gas pipeline company Energy Transfer has agreed to buy smaller rival SemGroup Corp for $1. 35bn.