Home | FCA & regulatory news | British English edition
Trade Hub UK

Independent coverage of UK markets, FCA policy and institutional trading
AD CME Group Education AD Bank of England Statistics AD Investing.com Markets AD LSEG Data
City & Markets

DCC, one of FTSE 100’s biggest energy firms, agrees £5.75bn takeover

Trade Hub UK regulation desk (2026-07-27): KKR and Energy Capital Partners poised to buy firm despite misgivings from founder and biggest shareholders One of the biggest energy businesses listed on the… Primary source: original at Guardian Markets (theguardian.com).

By Guardian Markets

DCC, one of FTSE 100’s biggest energy firms, agrees £5.75bn takeover

KKR and Energy Capital Partners poised to buy firm despite misgivings from founder and biggest shareholders

One of the biggest energy businesses listed on the London Stock Exchange has agreed a controversial £5.7bn takeover by private equity, adding to the growing exodus of companies from the UK market.

The US private equity groups KKR and Energy Capital Partners are poised to buy DCC Energy after the company’s board recommended the offer despite misgivings from its founder and biggest shareholders.

Continue reading...
Read also
  1. China’s Longi Green Energy first-half net loss widens as solar downturn persists
  2. The 'choose your own adventure' earnings: Why retailers are handling tariff refunds so differently
  3. Trump criticizes NBC over election comment as Treasury denies some NYT, WSJ and Bloomberg reporters G20 credentials
  4. Nordic American Tankers earnings beat by $0.08, revenue fell short of estimates
  5. Aon nears $17 billion deal to buy insurance broker USI from KKR, WSJ reports

Source: Guardian Markets