Overseas firms make a splash buying up UK transport, retail and manufacturing companies
By 
Chris Tindall2026-06-09T12:02:00
The number of UK transport, retail and manufacturing businesses snapped up by foreign companies rose for the third year running in 2025 and far outstripped our acquisitions of overseas firms, official data showed.
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