On 11 October 2026, the German government blocked China’s Cosco from acquiring an 80% stake in Hamburg Logistics firm Konrad Zipple. COSCO aimed to acquire an 80% majority stake to expand its inland hinterland logistics network around the Port of Hamburg; Cosco Shipping is a China state-owned entity; the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs […]
On 9 October 2026, the SFC updated the Takeover Table with the following: offer period for China Changbaishan International Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 00989) closed on 8 October 2026; new offer period has commenced for Xin Yuan Enterprises GRoup Limited (stock code: 01748) from 8 October 2026.
On 7 October 2026, Bang & Olufsen A/S notified the FSA that, pursuant to the Danish Capital Markets Act, B&O received a major shareholding notification from UBS Group AG. As of 02 October 2026, UBS Group AG held a total of 7,097,731 shares and voting rights in Bang & Olufsen A/S, corresponding to 4.82 percent […]
On 5 October 2026, Polytec Holding AG disclosed a change in major shareholdings, as required under Austrian stock exchange regulations. LLB Invest Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H, a Vienna-based investment management company, reduced its shareholding stake in Polytec from 4.89% to 3.89% of voting rights as of 2 October 2026.
On 2 October 2026, the UK Takeover Panel updated the Takeover Table with the following: offer period for Union Jack Oil plc (ISIN: GB00BLH1S316) ended on 2 October 2026.
On 30 September 2026, the SFC published its quarterly Takeovers Bulletin. Highlights: Concert party assessment for government or state-owned entities. Reminder on upcoming launch of the uncertificated securities market regime. Quarterly update on activities of Takeovers team.