M&A
Just Eat rejects final Prosus offer, sticks with Takeaway.com
Food delivery business Just Eat has rejected a final enhanced takeover offer from South Africa's Prosus and urged shareholders to approve the £6. 3bn bid from Takeaway. com of the Netherlands.
CMA to consider Stonegate's undertakings about EI deal
The Competition and Markets Authority said on Friday that it will decide by February whether to accept the undertakings offered by Stonegate to address its concerns about the company’s acquisition of pub chain EI Group.
Battle for Just Eat hots up as Prosus, Takeaway.com sweeten bids
The battle for Just Eat intensified late on Thursday after Prosus and Takeaway. com sweetened their bids for the London-listed food delivery firm.
Vodafone to sell Malta business to Monaco Telecom for €250m
Vodafone said on Thursday that it has agreed to sell its Maltese business to Monaco Telecom for €250m (£212m).
Clariant to sell Masterbatches business for $1.6bn
Swiss speciality chemicals company Clariant said on Thursday that it has agreed to sell its Masterbatches business to US polymer group PolyOne for $1. 6bn.
Endeavour calls on Centamin to extend offer deadline
Canadian miner Endeavour Mining Corporation has called on London-listed gold miner Centamin to seek an extension to its offer deadline.
Hansteen surges as it agrees £500m takeover
Hansteen shares surged on Wednesday after the real estate investment trust agreed to be taken over by Potter UK, an affiliate of private equity firm Blackstone Group, in a £500m deal.
Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler agree $50bn merger
Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot have agreed a $50bn merger that will create the world’s fourth-largest car maker by volume.
Ferguson makes Oakland interim Wolseley boss as Higson quits
Ferguson has appointed Simon Oakland as interim boss of its Wolseley UK arm, replacing Mark Higson who is quitting the business as it prepares for demerger in 2020.
Sirius Real Estate acquires German business park
Branded business parks operator Sirius Real Estate has completed its acquisition of Alzenau business park near Frankfurt am Main on Tuesday.
CMA to probe Google's acquisition of Looker Data Sciences
The Competition and Markets Authority will investigate Google’s $2. 6bn takeover of cloud analytics company Looker Data Sciences.
Keywords Studios acquires three businesses
Video games services provider Keywords Studios made three acquisitions on Tuesday, in line with its strategy of being the industry's "go-to" technical and creative services platform.
Intertek enters tourism sector with Check Safety First acquisition
Intertek on Tuesday said it had snapped up global health, safety, quality and security risk management business Check Safety First (CSF) for an unspecified sum.
Primary Health in new UK, Irish deals
Primary Health Properties said it had bought an investment property in Bolton for £8m and would fund a €5m (£4. 22m) deal in Ireland.
Endeavour, Centamin agree to explore possible merger
Centamin has agreed to explore a potential merger with rival Endeavour Mining Corporation, just days after it dismissed an initial £1. 5bn bid from the Africa-focused gold miner.
WPX Energy to buy Felix Energy for $2.5bn
US oil and gas producer WPX Energy has agreed to buy Delaware Basin operator Felix Energy in a $2. 5bn cash and stock deal.
Cineworld to buy Canada's Cineplex for $2.1bn
Cineworld has agreed to buy Canadian cinema chain Cineplex for $2. 1bn.
CMA to probe Viagogo takeover of StubHub
The Competition and Markets Authority said on Friday that it will investigate whether Viagogo’s $4bn acquisition of StubHub will result in a "substantial lessening" of competition in the market.
Standard Chartered agrees Permata stake sale for $1.3bn
Standard Chartered has agreed to sell its stake in Indonesia's PT Bank Permata to Bangkok Bank for $1. 3bn (£986m).
Takeaway.com extends Just Eat offer deadline
Takeaway. com has exended the timetable for its offer for Just Eat after receiving acceptances representing less than 14% of the food delivery group’s shares.