# London Stock Exchange to lose three more firms after takeover offers

https://mins.news/en/item/40096

- The Guardian, 2026-09-01 10:08 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/london-stock-exchange-to-lose-three-more-firms-after-takeover-offers

> Bodycote has agreed to a £1.84bn takeover by US private equity group Veritas, while Gamma Communications recommended Epiris’s £1.1bn offer and Capricorn agreed to a $396m deal with DNO. The transactions push the value of companies leaving London’s stock market this year above $100bn, adding to pressure on the exchange.

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