Value of UK deals rockets as buyers pounce on FTSE 100 firms

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The value of UK merger and acquisitions more than doubled in the first half of 2026 as foreign buyers capitalised on sluggish valuations to pick off some of Britain’s most valuable companies.Takeovers worth some £124bn were struck in the first six months of the year, up 107 per cent year-on-year from £60bn in the same period of 2025, according to a new report from PwC.This was despite the total number of deals dropping 13 per cent to 1,301. 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