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May 11, 2026
Lansdowne Oil and Gas PLC said Monday it has secured £99,259 ($135,000) in a share sale to retail investors, bringing the amount that the explorer has conditionally raised since April to almost £2 million.
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May 11, 2026
Blackstone said Monday that it has agreed to acquire a major stake in Greek e-commerce platform Skroutz from CVC Capital Partners to expand its presence in southern Europe and add another digital marketplace stake to its portfolio.
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May 11, 2026
Prosus NV said Monday that it will sell a 5% stake in Delivery Hero SE to Hong Kong-based Aspex Management for €335 million ($394 million) to help satisfy a regulatory condition and complete its €4.1 billion acquisition of Just Eat Takeaway.com.
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May 11, 2026
A financial services consultancy said Monday that it has advised software company Access Group on securing the retirement benefits of all 40 members of its pensions plan in a £4.5 million ($6.1 million) full buy-in with Just Group PLC.
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May 08, 2026
OnlyFans owner Fenix International Ltd. said Friday it has agreed to sell a minority stake to investment firm Architect Capital in a deal valuing the company at $3.15 billion, with the transaction aimed at expanding the platform's financial services and creator tools.
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May 08, 2026
In this week's Taxation With Representation, gold companies Regis Resources and Vault Minerals combine, Long Lake Management acquires American Express Global Business Travel and Vodafone buys out CK Hutchison Holdings to become the sole owner of their telecommunications joint venture.
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May 08, 2026
The past week in London has seen Morrisons sued by a former logistics partner, EDF and Cripps LLP face a claim brought by a family estate near Hinkley Point C and a former BBC broadcaster file a defamation claim against a Welsh news site over articles linking her to Russian state media and conspiracy theories. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 08, 2026
Space tech firm Seraphim said Friday that it has raised approximately £137 million ($186 million) in equity as part of raising up to £350 million by selling a class of temporary shares.
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May 08, 2026
A trade body for European fund managers warned lawmakers Friday against large-scale changes to the Shareholders' Rights Directive that would obstruct investors' existing rights.
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May 08, 2026
Insurance business JMG Group said it has acquired three brokers in the English Midlands as part of a regional expansion.
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May 08, 2026
The Pensions Management Institute and Schroders have said they will investigate how governance of investment in defined benefit retirement plans is changing in real time, amid record funding positions for pensions in Britain.
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May 08, 2026
Property software business Essensys said Friday that a takeover offer of approximately £11.3 million ($15.3 million) from its founder has won the support of more than 90% of its shareholders, making it unconditional.
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May 08, 2026
Commerzbank AG published plans on Friday to boost future profitability as the German lender builds defenses against a takeover bid from Italy's UniCredit SpA, which it described as vague and fraught with "considerable execution risks."
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May 08, 2026
Smith & Nephew PLC started a share repurchase program of up to $250 million on Friday, the initial phase of the medical technology giant's new $500 million buyback that is intended to reward investors.
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May 08, 2026
Barclays PLC said Friday that it will reward investors with a new share buyback program worth up to £500 million ($680 million) after it completed a £1 billion repurchase plan.
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May 08, 2026
Intertek Group PLC has rejected a third takeover proposal from a subsidiary of Swedish private equity firm EQT AB, saying on Friday that the latest offer continues to undervalue the British laboratory testing company and still carries too much risk.
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May 07, 2026
The United Kingdom's antitrust authority has determined that several of Welltower Inc.'s U.K. senior housing acquisitions create "a realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition."
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May 07, 2026
The Iran war could cost the U.K. government up to £8 billion ($10.9 billion) a year through lost tax revenue and higher debt interest payments, a progressive think tank warned Thursday.
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May 07, 2026
Moonpig Group PLC began a share repurchase program on Thursday to return up to £32.5 million ($44 million), the first part of its planned £65 million buyback as it looks to reward investors and reduce its share capital.
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May 07, 2026
Shell PLC said Thursday that it will return $3 billion to shareholders in its latest share buyback program, as the energy giant announced strong results for the first three months of 2026, with the war in Iran boosting oil prices globally.
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May 07, 2026
Atlantic Lithium said on Thursday that it has agreed to be sold to Chinese battery giant Huayou for approximately $210 million in an all-cash deal amid the global rise in the use of batteries to reduce global warming.
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May 07, 2026
Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust PLC said on Thursday that it has launched a share buyback worth up to £20 million ($27 million), minus costs, to reward shareholders as part of its ongoing managed wind-down.
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May 07, 2026
Laka Ltd. has acquired the bike insurance business of U.K. specialist VeloLife in its fourth takeover since 2023, as the London-based mobility insurer steps up efforts to consolidate Europe's fragmented micromobility sector.
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May 07, 2026
British Gas owner Centrica said Thursday that it has acquired a power station in South Wales for approximately £370 million ($504 million) in a deal guided by Slaughter and May and Freeths LLP.
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May 07, 2026
Angelini Pharma SpA will buy U.S. rival Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $4.1 billion in cash, the companies said Thursday, a transaction that will give the Italian company access to therapeutics for rare diseases affecting the brain.