UK Should Be Concerned About ‘Relentless’ M&A Wave, Top Broker Warns

UK policymakers should be concerned about the volume of takeovers of London-listed companies and need to take steps to support the market, according to research from broker Peel Hunt Ltd.

The pace and scale of reduction in the number of companies is “relentless,” Peel Hunt Head of Research Charles Hall wrote in a report Thursday. Since the start of 2024, there have been 35 offers for companies in the FTSE 250 index — equal to 13% of the benchmark, he said.