Fortum offers to acquire Elmera Group for $47 per share

HELSINKI: Fortum Oyj said Friday it has launched a recommended voluntary cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Elmera Group ASA for 47 Norwegian kroner per share, a 59% premium…

Chenos Kahn August 21, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Knights Group to acquire Moore Barlow’s businesses for £27 million

LONDON: Knights Group Holdings plc, a top-50 U.K. law firm, has agreed to acquire the commercial and private wealth service lines of Moore Barlow LLP for £27 million in cash, expanding its…

Bernice Miles August 21, 2026

Australian Exchange

James Hardie to sell European operations to Holcim for $980 million

CHICAGO: James Hardie Industries plc, a building materials provider, announced it will sell its European sustainable walling and flooring business, Fermacell, to Swiss rival Holcim for €840 million (approximately $980 million) in cash…

Web Desk August 21, 2026

Australian Exchange

Perenti to sell BTP Group for $100 million in portfolio shift

PERTH: Perenti Ltd. has agreed to sell its equipment rental and parts business, BTP, to Beetle Industries Pty Ltd. for $100 million, the mining services company announced Friday. The transaction, structured as a share…

Chenos Kahn August 21, 2026

PPK Group merger, nanomaterials business

Australian Exchange

BGH Capital proposes $24.75 per share takeover of EQT Holdings

MELBOURNE: EQT Holdings Ltd., the parent company of Equity Trustees, said Friday it has received an unsolicited takeover proposal from BGH Capital Pty Ltd. valued at 24.75 Australian dollars per share in cash.…

Muhammad ALI August 21, 2026

Australian Exchange

Noble Helium to acquire Earth Source Hydrogen in Western Australia

PERTH: Noble Helium Limited announced Friday it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Earth Source Hydrogen Limited, a move that significantly expands the company’s exploration portfolio into Western…

Chenos Kahn August 21, 2026

London Stock Exchange

AB Dynamics acquires Michigan-based eMpulse Test Systems

LONDON: AB Dynamics plc, a designer and supplier of testing products for the global transport market, announced it has acquired eMpulse Test Systems LLC, a Michigan-based manufacturer of advanced servoelectric…

Bernice Miles August 21, 2026

RockRose Risk raises $12.5 million to build wildfire mitigation platform

SAN FRANCISCO: RockRose Risk, an insurance brokerage that rewards property owners for wildfire mitigation, has raised $12.5 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Crosslink Capital and Congruent…

NNR August 20, 2026

Wire

Oncourse Home Solutions to be acquired by Genstar Capital

CHICAGO: Oncourse Home Solutions, a national provider of home infrastructure warranties, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Genstar Capital from funds advised by…

NNR August 20, 2026

Australian Exchange

Zurich Financial Services Australia has acquired ClearView Wealth Limited

SYDNEY: ClearView Wealth Limited announced Thursday that its acquisition by Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited has been implemented, finalizing the scheme of arrangement approved by shareholders and the New South…

Muhammad ALI August 20, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Ridgeview Partners offers to acquire Pinewood.AI in £545 million cash deal

Pinewood.AI stockholders to receive £4.48 per share, with option to roll equity into private company LONDON: Private equity firm Ridgeview Partners LLC has agreed to acquire Pinewood Technologies Group PLC (Pinewood.AI) in a…

Bernice Miles August 19, 2026

London Stock Exchange

Lorenzo Caci appointed Chief Operating Officer of Gana Media Group plc

LONDON: Gana Media Group plc announced that Lorenzo Caci has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer for the Group. In this role Lorenzo will be responsible for overseeing the operation of all…

NNR August 19, 2026