Foreign Ownership of UK Firms Soared 35% Amid Glut of Dealmaking

The number of British companies controlled by overseas firms soared 35% in the years after the outbreak of Covid, as cheap valuations drove a dealmaking boom.

By Tom Rees, Fareed Sahloul · Bloomberg Markets

The number of British companies controlled by overseas firms soared 35% in the years after the outbreak of Covid, as cheap valuations drove a dealmaking boom.