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            <title><![CDATA[UK Is Hotbed for Europe M&A With Currys, Deliveroo Among Targets]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Muller]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Private Equity Deals Dent European IPO Pipeline as Stocks Waver]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Swetha Gopinath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:36:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Takeover offers can be a welcome respite for private firms struggling to raise cash via IPOs.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Foreign Appetite for UK Firms at 2021-High on Cheap Valuations]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Easton]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:16:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kestrel Sees More UK Takeovers After Big Wins on Software Deals]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry Ren]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK Housebuilders in Merger Mode as Election Points to Revival]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Easton]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:48:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[London Broker Panmure Liberum Cutting Dozens of Jobs After Merger]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonard Kehnscherper]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:34:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hargreaves Lansdown Offer Brings UK Wealth-Manager M&A in Focus]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Muller]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 14:46:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TSB Sale Would Let BBVA Add Cash to Sabadell Bid, Analysts Say]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Muller]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 10:31:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anglo American Takeover Price Needs to Surpass £30/Share, Survey Shows]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anglo American Share Price Shows Traders Envisage Sweeter Bid]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Muller]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:07:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Allfunds, UK Stocks Touted as Favorite M&A Targets in Survey]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Muller]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:25:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peel Hunt Says UK Small-Cap Stock Index on Track for Extinction]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Easton]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:26:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe’s IPO Market Not Yet Open to Unprofitable Tech, BofA Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julien Ponthus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 08:20:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[European IPO Rebound Gathers Pace With Biggest Quarter Since 2022]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Swetha Gopinath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:57:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Keysight Bids £1.2 Billion for Spirent, Overtaking Viavi]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Thomson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:08:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK Takeover Targets Ask for More Despite Best Premiums in Years]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Msika]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biotech Rally Gets $100 Billion M&A Lift With More Deals to Come]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisa Pham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:20:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK Blank-Check Company’s Cash Turns It From Buyer to Target]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Muller]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:27:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Strategists See M&A Surging as Confidence Builds]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Muller]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:17:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK Lures Bargain-Hunting Buyers With Beaten-Down Valuations]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Muller]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:55:35 GMT</pubDate>
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