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SoftBank snaps up UK chipmaker Graphcore
SoftBank Group has snapped up UK start-up Graphcore, it was confirmed on Friday, as the Japanese tech giant continues to expand into artificial intelligence.
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Ideagen abandons pursuit of Crimson Tide, shares slide
Crimson Tide tumbled on Thursday as it said that Ideagen had decided not to make an offer for the group.
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Frasers Group ups stake in Hugo Boss
Frasers Group has increased its stake in German fashion brand Hugo Boss, the UK retailer confirmed on Thursday.
Bunzl buys two more distribution firms
Specialist international distribution and services group Bunzl on Thursday said it had added two more companies to its ever-expanding portfolio.
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Crest Nicholson poised to back £720m Bellway bid
Crest Nicholson said on Wednesday that it was "minded" to recommend Bellway’s revised £720m takeover offer, pushing shares in the housebuilder higher.
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Honeywell to buy Air Products’ LNG business for $1.81bn
Honeywell said on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy Air Products’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment business for $1. 81bn in cash.
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Diversified Energy to buy eastern Texas natural gas assets for $106m
Diversified Energy said on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy natural gas assets from Crescent Pass Energy for about $106m (£84m).
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Capita to sell software business Capita One for £200m
Capita surged on Tuesday after announcing the sale of its public sector software business Capita One for £200m.
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Eli Lilly to acquire Morphic via tender offer
American pharmaceuticals company Eli Lilly has struck an agreement to acquire biopharma business Morphic in a deal worth approximately $3. 2bn.
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Devon Energy to buy Grayson Mill’s Williston Basin business in $5bn deal
Devon Energy said on Monday that it has agreed to buy the Williston Basin business of Grayson Mill Energy in a $5bn deal.
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Hiscox surges as Sompo, Generali said to be interested in takeover
Hiscox surged on Monday following a report that two rivals are considering takeover bids for the insurer.
Grifols shares surge on report Grifols family, Brookfield eyeing €5.5bn bid
Shares in Grifols surged on Monday after a newspaper report stated descendants of the founding family and Canadian fund Brookfield were in talks to launch a takeover bid for the Spanish drugmaker that could be worth around €5. 5bn (£4. 64bn).
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Skydance and Paramount Global agree to merger
Skydance Media has agreed a merger with fellow American production company Paramount Global in a deal worth more than $8bn, effectively ending Shari Restone's decades-long ownership of Paramount.
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Britvic agrees to Carlsberg's sweetened £3.3bn offer
Danish brewing giant Carlsberg on Monday said it had reached a deal to buy UK soft drinks maker Britvic for £3. 3bn after two previous bids were rejected.
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Crest Nicholson 'not currently minded' to engage with Avant Homes after merger proposal
Crest Nicholson said on Friday that it had received "unsolicited, preliminary, indicative proposals" from Avant Homes about a potential all-share combination but that it was "not currently minded" to engage in discussions with the rival housebuilder.
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Avant Homes said to have tabled secret takeover offer for Crest Nicholson
Crest Nicholson surged on Friday following a report that Avant Homes, which is owned by investment firm Elliott Advisors, has tabled a secret takeover offer for housebuilder.
Spectris buys US-based SciAps for up to $260m
UK precision instrument maker Spectris on Thursday said it was buying US-based SciAps for up to $260m (£205m).
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Sidara's takeover deadline for Wood Group extended
Wood Group said on Wednesday that the deadline for Sidara to either announce a firm intention to make an offer or walk away has been extended as the Dubai-based engineering and consultancy firm needs more time for due diligence.
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Quest Diagnostics to buy Canada’s LifeLabs for $985m
Quest Diagnostics said on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy LifeLabs, a Canadian provider of community laboratory tests, for about $985m including debt.
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National Amusements tentatively agrees Paramount deal - reports
Shares in Paramount Global surged on Wednesday, on reports National Amusements has struck a tentative deal to sell its controlling stake in the US entertainment giant.