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  • Pod Point valued at £10.6m as EDF set to takeover

    Transport and infrastructure

    Struggling Pod Point is to be taken over by France’s EDF in a deal that values the company at just £10.6m. The London-listed chargepoint provider had a market capitalisation of £352m when it began trading on the stock exchange in 2021. EDF will take full control of the group via the transaction, having previously held [...]

    Pod Point had a market capitalisation of £352m when it began trading on the London Stock Exchange in 2021.
  • Bargain basement Britain: Tech takeovers continue with three billion-pound swoops in a day

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    The frenzy of UK tech takeovers showed no signs of slowing down on Monday after three separate billion-pound M&A moves were made within hours of each other as US tech giants continued their hunt for British bargains. First to announce a move on Monday was London-listed semiconductor firm Alphawave, which confirmed it had reached an [...]

    London's IPO pipeline is expected to strengthen in 2026

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