UK Plc Attracts Wave of Takeover Offers From Foreign Suitors
Feb 29, 2024 · Direct Line Insurance Group Plc and electronics retailer Currys Plc both rejected bids from overseas buyers this week, while UK warehouse operator Wincanton Plc got an offer from a US logistics...
Let the new year sale of UK plc begin…
21 hours ago · Glance at the latest research from Canaccord Genuity’s Quest team and you can’t help conclude that UK-listed companies are on sale every day. To boot, on its analysis. Who needs the new year sales? Glance at the latest research from Canaccord Genuity’s Quest team and you can’t help conclude that UK-listed companies are on sale every day.
Investor tax hikes may hurt UK plc more than the super-rich
Oct 18, 2024 · Higher capital gains taxes (CGT) could give Britain's risk-averse savers further cause to shun UK stocks, fund managers and advisers say, potentially damaging Britain's economy more than...
Private equity takes a renewed interest in UK plc - Financial Times
Apr 21, 2023 · Private equity’s appetite for corporate Britain is back, as groups seek to revive a takeover frenzy that has seen nearly £80bn spent taking UK public companies private over the past five years....
Britain turns to retail investors to boost funds for UK Plc
Mar 6, 2024 · Britain set out plans on Wednesday for trading private company shares, tax-free retail investing, and tougher requirements for pension funds in a bid to funnel more cash into UK companies and...
Retailers Fall, Hit by Rising Investor Concerns About UK Economy
12 hours ago · Tesco Plc and Marks & Spencer Group Plc fell, prompting a broader selloff in UK retail shares, as concerns about Britain’s economy outweighed solid holiday season sales by two of the biggest ...
Nobody likes UK plc like UK plc likes UK plc - Financial Times
Jul 7, 2023 · In 1Q 2023 all the net buying of UK stocks was by corporates themselves via a combination of buybacks and low IPO activity (low supply). Both financial and non-financial corporates bought in net...
UK plc is under threat from aggressive US investors
Big difference in stock market valuations between comparable US and UK companies prompts swoop by American activist funds
UK plc is cutting ties to China, says CBI boss - Financial Times
Jul 29, 2022 · Thousands of British companies are cutting economic ties with China en masse, threatening to heap more pressure on the cost of living, the head of the CBI business group has warned.
FTSE 100 record highs do not reflect a recovery for UK PLC - Sky News
Apr 23, 2024 · Sky's Ian King explains why the FTSE 100 is outperforming the second tier for UK shares this year, declaring that it speaks volumes for the UK's economic outlook.