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July 15, 2026
Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday it has begun the early stages of reviewing Danone SA's proposed acquisition of meal replacement brand Huel Ltd., inviting businesses and consumers to comment on whether the deal could reduce competition in the U.K.
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July 15, 2026
Zenith Energy said Wednesday its Wesolar subsidiary has inked a non-binding agreement to sell its portfolio of solar development projects in northwest Italy for €12 million ($14 million), reaping a significant profit.
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July 15, 2026
Saudi Reinsurance Co. has said it has agreed to acquire a minority stake in AdA Risk Holding Co. Ltd., a London-based specialty underwriting firm, as the reinsurer seeks to strengthen its position in the Lloyd's market.
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July 15, 2026
European real estate investment firm Infill Capital Partners has said it no longer plans to pursue its proposed £40.9 million ($54.8 million) take-private bid for Safestay, a British tourist hostels company.
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July 15, 2026
The U.K. should start working now on major legal and public policy changes to account for the rising number of consumers using chatbots for financial advice, the governor of the Bank of England has warned.
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July 14, 2026
Shell has said it will sell its Indian renewables platform to Aditya Birla for $1.8 billion, less than four years after buying the business, as the oil giant reduces exposure to certain parts of its power generation assets.
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July 14, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday that its board has appointed former Macfarlanes LLP lawyer Dan Lavender to its committee that ensures contested enforcement decisions are made fairly.
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July 14, 2026
The Treasury's champion of wholesale digital markets, Chris Woolard, has set out for Chancellor Rachel Reeves a 12-month plan to get companies, regulators and the government to develop online assets in wholesale financial markets.
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July 14, 2026
Poolbeg Pharma PLC said Tuesday it has conditionally raised £3.5 million ($4.7 million) through a share sale to fund two clinical trials through to completion and boost its position in talks with potential partners.
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July 14, 2026
Multinational pharma giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire worldwide rights to develop and commercialize a lung cancer drug for as much as $1.5 billion from Chinese pharma company Dizal Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
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July 14, 2026
A director who covertly sabotaged his board's strategy to sell a business breached his statutory duty to act in good faith, Britain's top court ruled Tuesday, holding that his belief that he was acting in the company's long-term interests did not excuse his conduct.
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July 14, 2026
Flooring company Victoria PLC said Tuesday that it has completed the €34.4 million ($40 million) sale-and-leaseback of its Belgian distribution center as it continues to shift much of its Balta Rugs manufacturing to Turkey.
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July 13, 2026
The U.K. pension plan of global engineering consultancy Stantec has completed a full insurance buy-in, securing the retirement benefits of all 680 members, a financial adviser said on Monday.
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July 13, 2026
Helix Exploration said Monday it has completed the acquisition of a helium liquefaction facility in Oklahoma in an $11 million cash and shares deal.
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July 13, 2026
AkzoNobel NV said Monday that Nippon Paint is still interested in acquiring its decorative paints business for €7.5 billion ($8.6 billion) after the owner of Dulux brand rejected an earlier joint takeover attempt from the Japanese rival and another company worth €12.5 billion.
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July 13, 2026
U.K. marketing group System1 said Monday it has rejected an unsolicited £43.1 million ($57.7 million) takeover approach by its rival Brave Bison, arguing that it significantly undervalues the business.
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July 13, 2026
Two marine insurers in merger talks said Monday that 89% of shareholders in Thomas Miller Holdings have accepted their joint takeover offer, with the acquisition of the holding company expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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July 10, 2026
Safestay said Friday that European real estate investment firm Infill Capital Partners is weighing a £40.9 million ($54.8 million) takeover offer for the tourist hostels owner that will take the company private.
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July 10, 2026
The past week in London has seen lawyer Ian Rosenblatt launch legal action against music mogul Simon Cowell, Boohoo face a fresh investor claim after previously facing allegations that it feigned ignorance of labor abuses in its supply chain, and an ex-Tory MP and his chief of staff sued by their former employer. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 10, 2026
LondonMetric Property and Schroder REIT said Friday they have improved Schroder REIT's share component of their proposed all-share takeover of Picton by 1.45%, even though the revised terms decreased the British REIT's value to approximately £397 million ($533 million).
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July 10, 2026
Apollo Global Management has agreed to pay €3 billion ($3.4 billion) for a minority stake in Bayer's long-acting reversible contraceptive business, according to a joint announcement Friday.
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July 10, 2026
Xavier Niel's investment vehicle said Friday it has agreed to buy a stake of about 16.2% in Vodafone for around £4.4 billion ($5.9 billion) from an Emirati telecommunications group, making the French billionaire the telecoms giant's largest shareholder.
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July 10, 2026
An education company has settled a £4.6 million ($6.2 million) dispute with its former chief executive at a London court, dropping allegations that she caused the business to violate government contracts by failing to reinvest profits.
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July 10, 2026
EasyJet PLC said Friday that it has agreed to support a takeover offer of approximately £5.7 billion ($7.6 billion) from asset management giant Apollo and no longer intends to recommend Castlelake's £5.2 billion bid announced on Monday.
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July 10, 2026
Finnish lender S-Bank PLC has agreed to acquire a domestic competitor, Oma Savings Bank PLC, in a recommended all-cash takeover valued at €571.4 million ($653.4 million), a move intended to create a stronger financial player.