UK M&A Boom Accelerates as Overseas Buyers Snap Up British Companies While Large Corporates Reshape Portfolios

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the United Kingdom is gathering significant momentum as large British companies streamline their operations and overseas investors take advantage of attractive valuations to acquire cash-generative UK businesses, according to Citi UK Chief Executive Tiina Lee.

Speaking to CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe from London’s Canary Wharf on Thursday, Lee described […] Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the United Kingdom is gathering significant momentum as large British companies streamline their operations and overseas investors take advantage of attractive valuations to acquire cash-generative UK business... [4873 chars]