Up to a third of Aim-listed firms ‘vulnerable to takeover’ in 2025

Up to a third of firms on London’s junior stock market are vulnerable to a takeover next year, an investment bank has warned (Victoria Jones/PA) - (PA Archive)

Up to a third of firms on London’s junior stock market are vulnerable to a takeover next year as the City is set for a “major and sustained” deluge of swoops on UK stocks, an investment bank has warned.

A report by Peel Hunt on the UK takeover outlook, titled Barbarians At The Gate, said there was a “wave of demand” as private and foreign buyers line up to snap up UK stocks.