Primary Health Properties lowered the shareholder acceptance threshold to proceed with its takeover bid for Assura, and urged the target to reconsider its proposal, after Assura agreed to a rival ...

Under the terms of the "best and final" offer, KKR is offering Assura shareholders 50.42p in cash. In addition, Assura shareholders will retain the quarterly interim dividends of 0.84p each announced ...

Primary Health Properties PLC will ask its shareholders to vote on its takeover offer for peer Assura PLC, though Assura has backed a rival bid. On Friday, the London-based healthcare facility ...

The private-equity firm plans to bid against rival Advent International, which submitted a roughly $5 billion proposal.

Shares in oil giants BP (BP.) and Shell (SHEL) surged this morning as Brent crude oil jumped 7 per cent to $74 a barrel. The spike followed news of an overnight Israeli strike on Iran, fuelling fears ...