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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.
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May 07, 2026
Global funding for insurance technology companies remained steady at $1.63 billion in the first three months of this year, Gallagher Re said Thursday, while almost all of that investment went to companies focused on artificial intelligence.
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May 07, 2026
Lion Finance Group PLC said Thursday that it will soon launch a share buyback program worth up to 55 million Georgian lari ($20.5 million) to lower its share capital.
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May 07, 2026
Aberdeen Investments said Thursday that it has agreed to a deal with activist investor Saba Capital Management to manage Herald Investment Trust PLC, as part of a compromise to secure the trust's long-term future.
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May 07, 2026
Linen supplier Johnson Service Group said Thursday that it will begin a share buyback program worth up to £55 million ($75 million) to extend its run of returning cash to investors through repurchases.
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May 07, 2026
UniCredit SpA said Thursday that it will take a hit of up to €3.3 billion ($3.9 billion) on its profits to sell part of its Russian subsidiary to an investor in the United Arab Emirates as the Italian lender moves to distance itself from sanctioned clients.
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May 13, 2026
Addleshaw Goddard LLP said Wednesday that it is establishing a new public procurement and construction practice in Poland with a five-lawyer team, as it looks to expand its Polish offerings just a year after opening the Eastern European office.
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May 06, 2026
National law firm HF said it has acquired healthcare specialist Hempsons in a move the firm said would help it expand into new practice areas.
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May 06, 2026
Intuitive Investments Group PLC said Wednesday that it has received the go-ahead from the Takeover Panel to extend the deadline for acquisition company Acceler8 Ventures to make a firm offer worth approximately £600 million ($807 million) or walk away.
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May 06, 2026
Retirement savings adviser Isio said Wednesday it will acquire London-based financial technology business Collidr for an undisclosed sum, pending clearance from the Financial Conduct Authority.
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May 06, 2026
A trade body for financial institutions in Europe has warned lawmakers that European Union-wide rules on shareholders' rights fail to provide a single definition of shareholders, which could leave some deprived of their rights.