They have been described as sitting ducks: UK-listed companies that really ought to be more highly valued and are therefore ripe for being picked off by cash-rich foreign predators.
It’s bad news for the London market but for private investors, picking the right takeover target can mean a quick profit, as bidders normally have to pay well above the current share price to win control.
And the bids have started coming thick and fast with every few days seeming to
The last time Beewan Athwal and Adrian Kirby saw their beautiful, vibrant 12-year-old daughter alive she was skipping up the stairs to bed.
It was an ordinary Saturday night, in December 2020, and Amy, who had spent the day wrapping Christmas presents for her friends, turned back briefly towards her parents. ‘Good night,’ she said. ‘I love you.’ It was a fleeting moment of affection, and one which TV producer Beewan, from North London, now carries close to her heart.
Rita Ora‘s Stateside takeover continued on Wednesday night as she made a glamorous appearance on the latest episode on The Masked Singer US.
After cementing her career across the pond with music success, the star was in high spirits as she appeared alongside Robin Thicke, Ken Jeong and Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg on the judging panel after joining the show for its 11th season.
Sporting a bright pink bustier top and matching blue shorts, Rita showed off her incredible
Nikki Haley will finally surrender to Donald Trump in a speech on Wednesday morning after the ex-president delivered a series of devastating blows to her failing campaign on Super Tuesday.
Haley, 52, will speak in her home state of South Carolina around 10am local time, reports The Wall Street
Pop-up clinics dishing out MMR jabs are being set up in schools in a push to boost vaccines as cases of measles surge.
The NHS has sent letters to parents of six to 11-year-olds in England urging them to make an appointment with their GP if their child has not had both doses.
They have also issued reminders to 1million people aged 11 to 25 in London and the West Midlands, the two epicentres of the outbreak, encouraging them to
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Discounts on new electric vehicles (EVs) have increased by a staggering 323 per cent in the last year as in a desperate bid to stimulate sales by car manufacturers and their networks.
With consumer demand for EVs waning in recent months, the average combined cash and finance discount on a new battery-powered car has grown to a whopping £4,399 in the last 12 months, according to new market analysis.
By comparison, discounts on petrol and diesel models over the same
Manchester City have held talks with West Ham over a big-money swoop for £70million-rated Lucas Paqueta.
The Brazilian international playmaker has worked his way towards the top of Pep Guardiola’s summer wish-list as City seek to strengthen their ranks after losing Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez.
After selling Declan Rice to Arsenal for a £105m club-record fee, the Hammers now have another fight on their hands to keep hold of their 25-year-old samba starlet.
Paqueta joined the Irons for £51m
Napoli have submitted a second official bid for in-demand Spanish youngster Gabri Veiga as they attempt to steal a march on Liverpool and Chelsea. Both clubs are said to be keen on acquiring the Celta Vigo midfielder’s services though neither has shown the same concrete interest as Napoli, who are accelerating their push for Veiga.
Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Napoli submitted a £25.8million bid for the player on Tuesday which was swiftly rejected by the La Liga outfit, who
The Athletic are reporting that Manchester United have made a joint double bid worth £60m for Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay.
Other outlets are reporting that the bids are separate and worth a similar value and will be negotiated separately.
But crucially, it’s believed both proposals are closer towards what United would actually accept for both meaning we could see movement.
United have already had a £20m offer rejected for Harry Maguire earlier in the window but now they are
