M&A
Gain Capital buys online trading firm City Index
Gain Capital has agreed to buy online trading firm City Index for about $118m.
WPP invests further in image recognition firm Planorama
Advertising and media giant WPP said on Thursday that it has invested further in French image recognition technology firm Planorama as it expands its services to retailers and FMCG companies.
Greene King given 'put up or shut up' extension for Spirit takeover
Greene King's "put up or shut up" deadline to agree its proposed £723m takeover of rival Spirit Pub Company has been extended by five days.
British Sky Broadcasting invests $7m in US start-up Whistle Sports
British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) has invested $7m in Whistle Sports, a US sports network on YouTube.
C&C set to make rival bid for Spirit Pub Company
Irish drinks group C&C has muscled in on rival Greene King's £723m attempt to buy UK pub group Spirit Pub Company.
Cranswick snaps up cooked poultry firm Benson Park
Cranswick, the UK supplier of fresh meats, charcuterie and sandwiches, has bought British cooked chicken and turkey supplier Benson Park for an undisclosed sum.
Synthomer snaps up remaining half of Azko Nobel joint-venture
Chemicals group Synthomer has completed bought out joint venture Akzo Nobel's share of Eka Synthomer Oy, a Finnish paper latex producer.
Spirit gets fresh takeover offer from Greene King - UPDATE
Pub group Spirit has received a fresh takeover offer from rival Greene King at about 109. 5p per share. Spirit has told Greene King it would recommend the offer subject to approval of other terms and is in talks with them.
Daisy Group recommends £494m offer from CEO-led consortium
AIM-listed telecoms company Daisy Group has reached an agreement on a recommended cash offer of just under half a billion pounds from a consortium of investors including its boss Matthew Riley.
Old Mutual Wealth acquires Quilter Cheviot
International banking group Old Mutual has confirmed the acquisition of investment managing firm Quilter Cheviot has been agreed for £585m by its UK retail investment business Old Mutual Wealth.
Deutsche Telekom and Orange look at alternatives to EE float
European Telecommunications giants Deutsche Telekom and Orange SA are again studying a possible sale of their British mobile phone joint venture EE as an alternative to a stock-market listing.
Aegon agrees to sell Canadian life operations for €423m
Aegon has agreed to sell its Canadian life business to Wilton Re for €423m (C$600m).
Shire due $1.64bn if Abbvie pulls out of takeover deal - UPDATE
After US drugmaker Abbvie on Tuesday night said it was reconsidering its $54bn takeover of Shire, the UK company has pointed out it would be due a break fee of roughly $1. 64bn if the deal falls through.
Abbvie to reconsider Shire bid in light of new US Treasury rules
US pharmaceutical giant Abbvie is having second thoughts regarding its planned $54bn acquisition of London-listed rival Shire.
Weir expands mining offer through Trio deal
Engineering firm Weir said it was expanding its product offering in the minerals market with the $220m acquisition of Trio, a crushing and separation equipment business.
Melrose to sell off Bridon unit for £365m
Manufacturing conglomerate Melrose is to offload its industrial cable, ties and wire making division Bridon to a Canadian pension fund for £365m and said it would use the proceeds to pay down debt and finance a capital return.
Valeant and Bill Ackman considering higher offer for Allergan
US pharmaceutical giant Valeant and activist investor Bill Ackman are thought to be planning to sweeten their bid for Allergan from $176 to $191 a share, valuing the Botox maker at $56. 8bn.
Rio Tinto rejected Glencore approach in August, company reveals
British-Australian diversified resources group Rio Tinto has revealed that it had turned down the advances of Glencore after an approach from the mining and commodities giant in the summer.
ASOS 'ripe for an approach', UBS names Amazon as potential buyer
Online fashion retailer ASOS "seems ripe for an approach", according to UBS, which predicted that US internet marketplace Amazon could pay £50 a share in a potential takeover.
Petroceltic International gets takeover bid from Dragon Oil
Oil & gas explorer Petroceltic International has received a £491. 6m takeover approach from rival Dragon Oil.