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Wood Group

  • Wood Group mulls fourth and ‘final’ takeover bid from Dubai-based Sidara

    May 29, 2024

    Dubai-based engineering and consulting firm Sidara has submitted a fourth and "final" takeover proposal to Aberdeen-based rival John Wood Group.

  • Wood Group rejects latest takeover bid from Dubai-based suitor Sidara

    May 24, 2024

    Energy services firm Wood Group has rejected a third bid from Dubai-based suitor Sidara today on the grounds it “significantly “undervalues the firm.

  • Wood Group rejects second takeover offer from Dubai-based rival Sidara

    May 15, 2024

    Yesterday, Sidara hiked its initial offer of over £1.4bn, or 205p per share, by about three per cent to 212p per share.

  • Wood Group publishes upbeat trading update after rebuffing bid

    May 9, 2024

    Wood Group has published an upbeat trading update after it emerged the group had recieved a buyout offer.

  • Wood Group shares soar after engineering giant rejects takeover bid from Dubai-based rival

    May 8, 2024

    It said the board concluded that the offer "fundamentally undervalued Wood and its future prospects" and rejected it earlier today.

  • Leave London if UK markets are ‘unwilling or unable’ to engage, hedge fund tells Wood Group

    April 16, 2024

    In the letter, which Morning Wire has also seen, Sparta said it has been a shareholder in Wood since "early 2022," and during that time, the fund has been "frustrated by the continued underperformance of the shares."

  • Wood Group pushes cost-cutting drive and upgrades 2024 outlook

    March 26, 2024

    The company currently employs around 6,500 in the UK, most of whom are in Aberdeen.

  • UK oil major Wood Group to axe 200 jobs

    March 21, 2024

    The company currently employs around 6,500 in the UK, most of whom are in Aberdeen.

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