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Spire Decision Shows Takeover Rules Have Bite, Lawyers Say

By Najiyya Budaly ( September 18, 2026, 3:16 PM EDT) -- The Takeover Panel's decision to place restrictions on a consortium's £1 billion ($1.3 billion) deal for Spire Healthcare shows that the authority's rules will put offerors in their place if their actions threaten to harm market integrity amid increasing take-private deals for listed companies, lawyers say....

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