Hornby Hobbies to sell Scalextric business for £20 million

LONDON: Castelnau Group Ltd, an investment company established to invest in public and private companies, announced that Hornby Hobbies Limited, a portfolio company of the Group, has agreed the sale…

Ali Mirza February 27, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Intertek ETL expands presence in Colombia with acquisition of QTEST

LONDON: Intertek ETL, a global leader in independent electrical product safety, performance and compliance testing and certification, has expanded its footprint in Colombia with Intertek's agreement to acquire QTEST, a…

Bernice Miles February 27, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Hays plc CEO Dirk Hahn stepping down

LONDON: Hays plc today announced that the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dirk Hahn, is stepping down as CEO and as a Director with immediate effect for personal reasons. Mark…

NNR February 27, 2026

London Stock Exchange

CKI, PAH and CKA agree to sell UK Power Networks to Engie unit

HONG KONG: CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI), Power Assets Holdings Limited (PAH) and CK Asset Holdings Limited (CKA) said on Wednesday they have agreed to sell their entire stake in…

NNR February 26, 2026

London Stock Exchange

European Green Transition to acquire established business in the UK and Ireland

LONDON: European Green Transition plc (AIM: EGT) announces that in line with its strategy set out at IPO, EGT has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire an established,…

NNR February 25, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Verdane-backed BidCo to buy UK fintech investor Augmentum for £185.7 mln

LONDON: Augmentum Fintech Plc said on Wednesday it had agreed to be acquired by Frontier Bidco Limited, a newly formed company controlled by Verdane Fund Manager AB, in a cash…

Ali Mirza February 25, 2026

London Stock Exchange

UK property software firm essensys agrees £11.3 mln takeover

LONDON – essensys plc, a AIM-listed provider of software and technology to the flexible workspace sector, has agreed to a recommended £11.3 million cash takeover by essensys Bidco Limited, a…

Ali Mirza February 24, 2026

Australian Exchange

Aussie Broadband to acquire Nexgen in $44 mln deal to boost SME reach

SYDNEY - Aussie Broadband Ltd (ASX: ABB) said on Monday it will acquire Nexgen Investment Group Pty Ltd for $44.1 million in cash, strengthening its small and medium enterprise (SME)…

NNR February 23, 2026

Australian Exchange

Novacyt to acquire Southern Cross Diagnostics for AUD $8.5 million

MANCHESTER: Novacyt S.A. has conditionally agreed to acquire, via its wholly owned subsidiary, Novacyt Holdings UK Limited, the entire issued share capital of Southern Cross Diagnostics Pty Ltd, a profitable distributor…

Ali Mirza February 23, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Smarter Web Company acquires Bristol-based Squarebird Agency for £1.69 million

LONDON: The Smarter Web Company (LSE: SWC) on 20 February 2026 acquired Squarebird Agency Ltd, a profitable Bristol-based web design and digital marketing agency, for a total net consideration of…

Bernice Miles February 23, 2026

Euronext

IMCD to acquire Willows Ingredients to strengthen food & nutrition offering in Ireland and UK

ROTTERDAM: IMCD N.V. has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Willows Ingredients Group Limited (Willows Ingredients), a distributor of ingredients serving the food and nutrition sector…

NNR February 20, 2026

London Stock Exchange

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc agrees to merge with BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc

LONDON: The Board of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc has agreed a proposed combination with BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc (BRSC). The Combination will bring together two similar investment companies with…

Ali Mirza February 20, 2026