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National Grid, Intertek and Kingfisher drag on FTSE in busy ex-dividend day
03:52am, Thursday, 28'th May 2026
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
Intertek shares surge as board signals readiness to back £10.6bn EQT takeover bid
04:02am, Wednesday, 13'th May 2026
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 set to accept EQT's $12.7-billion takeover bid
03:06am, Wednesday, 13'th May 2026
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
Intertek shares jump 5% as EQT ups bid to £9.4bn
03:11am, Tuesday, 12'th May 2026
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
EQT Makes Final $12.8 Billion Bid to Take Over Intertek
03:01am, Tuesday, 12'th May 2026
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 tables $12.7 billion proposal to take UK's Intertek private
02:57am, Tuesday, 12'th May 2026
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 urges Intertek to engage with EQT bid
02:47pm, Monday, 11'th May 2026
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
Intertek rejects third EQT takeover approach at £58 per share as break-up plan advances
04:05am, Friday, 08'th May 2026
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 Rejects Sweetened $12.1 Billion Offer From EQT
03:00am, Friday, 08'th May 2026
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 rejects EQT's $12-billion takeover bid
02:11am, Friday, 08'th May 2026
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 set to reject EQT's sweetened takeover offer, FT reports
02:55pm, Wednesday, 06'th May 2026
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 sweetens Intertek bid to $12 billion
04:14am, Tuesday, 05'th May 2026
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 surges on third offer from Swedish private equity firm EQT
04:07am, Tuesday, 05'th May 2026
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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