National Grid PLC (LSE:NG.), Associated British Foods PLC (LSE:ABF) and Kingfisher PLC (LSE:KGF) are among the companies acting as a drag on the FTSE 100 on Thursday, as part of a busy batch of b

Intertek Nears £9.2 Billion EQT Takeover Decision

09:01am, Wednesday, 20'th May 2026
Intertek Group Plc (IKTSF) could be moving closer to a takeover after signaling that EQT AB's (EQBBF) fourth and final proposal may now be strong enough for its
Shares in Intertek Group PLC (LSE:ITRK), the FTSE 100 quality assurance and testing group, rose 7.3% to 5,687p after the board said it would be minded to recommend a deal valuing the business at £10.
Britain's Intertek is likely to agree to ​a 9.4-billion-pound ($12.72-billion) takeover bid by Swedish ‌private equity firm EQT , the company said on Wednesday, after repeatedly rejecting earlier
Shares in Intertek Group PLC (LSE:ITRK), the FTSE 100 testing and certification company, rose 5% to 5,227 pence in early trading after EQT, the Swedish private equity group, submitted what it describe
The Swedish buyout group sweetened its takeover bid for the U.K. testing specialist to $12.79 billion, including dividends, saying this was its final proposal.
Sweden's EQT AB tabled ​a sweetened 9.4 ‌billion pound ($12.74 billion) proposal for Britain's Intertek on ​Tuesday, after three ​of its earlier bids ⁠were turned down ​on concerns they un
Activist investor PrimeStone Capital on Monday urged Intertek's board to "engage constructively" with EQT , after ​the British company rejected a sweetened takeover proposal from the ‌Swedish priv
Shares in the FTSE 100 testing and certification group fell 6% to 4,747p after the board dismissed the latest bid as significantly undervaluing the company. Intertek Group PLC (LSE:ITRK), the FTSE 100
Intertek rejected the improved proposal from buyout group EQT, saying that it undervalues the company and it remains committed to a strategic review.
Britain's Intertek ​rejected a ‌sweetened 8.93 billion ​pound ($12.12 ​billion) takeover proposal ⁠from ​Swedish private ​equity firm EQT AB ​on ​Friday, saying it ‌undervalued ⁠
Britain's Intertek is set to reject EQT's sweetened 58-pound-per-share offer ($78.85), the ​Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar ‌with the matter.
Swedish private equity firm EQT AB raised its bid to buy Britain's Intertek to about 8.93 billion ​pounds ($12 billion) on Tuesday after the product testing firm rebuffed its ​previous proposals o
Intertek Group PLC (LSE:ITRK) shares jumepd over 7% to 5,156p sharply after private equity firm EQT submitted an improved 5,800p per share cash proposal to acquire the company. The approach, which is

EQT Raises Takeover Bid For Intertek Again

03:28am, Tuesday, 05'th May 2026
Swedish buyout group EQT said it submitted an improved takeover proposal for Intertek, valuing the company at $12.08 billion.
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