BRUSSELS: Campine NV, a Belgian metals recycling and specialty chemicals company listed on Euronext Brussels, has signed an agreement to acquire Flamaway Group, a Belgian producer of flame retardant mixtures with operations in Belgium, the United Kingdom and China. The deal, scheduled to close Oct. 1, 2026, will boost Campine’s flame retardant sales volume by more than 50%,…
SYDNEY: Rio Tinto has agreed to acquire the Aurukun Bauxite Project in Western Cape York, Queensland, from a joint venture between London-listed Glencore and Mitsubishi Development, a company spokesperson said Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal remains subject to Queensland government and other Australian regulatory approvals, the spokesperson said. The acquisition would expand Rio Tinto’s existing…
LONDON: Gem Resources Plc, a natural resources company listed on the London Stock Exchange, announced on Monday that it has signed a conditional agreement to acquire a gold processing operation in Colombia, marking its entry into the South American country’s mining sector. The company’s Hong Kong subsidiary, GemR Corporation Limited, entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire…
LONDON: Greenland Energy Company has reached an agreement on indicative terms to acquire London-listed 80 Mile plc in an all-share transaction valuing the target company’s existing issued share capital at £61.48 million, the companies announced Monday. Under the proposed terms, 80 Mile shareholders would receive 0.01108 new Greenland Energy shares of common stock for each existing 80 Mile ordinary…
PARIS: French artificial intelligence company Mistral has raised €3 billion ($3.5 billion) at a valuation of roughly €21 billion ($24 billion), marking the largest equity funding round for a privately held European technology firm, the three-year-old startup said Tuesday. The funding round was jointly led by existing investor PSG Equity, along with first-time backers Samsung Electronics of…
LONDON: SigmaRoc, the European lime and minerals Group, announced the acquisition of Akcinė Bendrovė “Dolomitas” from its current shareholders for a consideration of €110 million on a debt and cash free basis, plus a further €8 million for certain non-core assets. Dolomitas is a leading Lithuanian dolomite business established in 1964, with c. 3.5m tonnes of annual production of high-quality dolomite…
LONDON: Oxford Metrics plc, a smart sensing and measurement technology group, has appointed Stefan Lampa as chief executive officer and a director of the company, effective early December 2026. Lampa will succeed Imogen O’Connor, who has stepped down from the CEO role and the board with immediate effect due to health reasons, a statement said. Gary Bullard,…
LONDON: Spire Healthcare Group PLC, one of the United Kingdom’s largest independent hospital operators, has agreed to be acquired by a private consortium in a cash deal valued at approximately £1.03 billion, the companies announced Monday. Tulip UK Bidco Ltd., a newly formed company backed by funds managed by Toscafund Asset Management LLP, THCP Advisory Ltd., and Ares…
OSLO: Multiconsult ASA and Rejlers AB have agreed to combine in a cross-border merger, creating a pan-Nordic multidisciplinary consultancy group with nearly 8,000 employees and a market capitalization of approximately 8 billion Swedish kronor, the companies announced Monday. Under the joint merger plan approved by both boards, Multiconsult shareholders will receive 0.9725 Rejlers Class B shares for each Multiconsult…
MELBOURNE: Elixinol Wellness Ltd. has completed the sale of its United States business to Ananda Health, Inc., the company announced Monday, as it sharpens focus on its Australian health and wellness portfolio. The transaction, which closed Sept. 4, provides for total consideration of approximately A$465,000, according to an ASX announcement. The deal includes an upfront payment of A$250,000,…
MELBOURNE: Neurizon Therapeutics Ltd., a late-stage biotechnology company focused on neurodegenerative diseases, has appointed Dr. Chris Bremer as chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. Bremer, who holds an M.D., Ph.D. and MBA, brings more than 20 years of international pharmaceutical and biotechnology leadership to the role, a statement noted. His career includes senior global executive positions at Grünenthal,…
PERTH: First Au Limited has entered a binding agreement to acquire the Sandstone Gold Project in Western Australia, a move that gives the company access to substantial historical drilling data and an accelerated pathway to defining a maiden mineral resource. The acquisition includes five tenements — four prospecting licences and one exploration licence — covering approximately 3.5…