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XPS Pensions, 4imprint, Alpha Group and Bloomsbury among most held by UK small company trusts
XP Power Ltd (LSE:XPP), 4imprint Group Plc (AQSE:FOUR) and Alpha Group International PLC (AIM:ALPH) are the most widely held stocks by investment trusts that focus on the UK smaller company sector. Each appears in the portfolios of eight different London-listed investment funds, according to research by the Association for Investment Companies.
XP Power shares tank after bidder bins £470m bid approach
Shares of XP Power Ltd (LSE:XPP) dropped by 19% in early deals after Advanced Energy Industries binned its £470 million bid approach - one of three for the UK power systems group. Advanced walked away after deciding 1,950p a share was as high as it wanted to go, adding that it felt it "captured the potential of future market recovery while factoring in near and intermediate-term market and operational risks facing XP Power as a standalone company".
XP Power rejects third takeover bid from Advanced Energy
XP Power Ltd (LSE:XPP) has rejected the third “unsolicited approach” from US energy company Advanced Energy despite the bid placing a knock-out 68% premium on yesterday's closing price. London-listed XP Power called the bids “a series of highly conditional, opportunistic, indicative proposals from Advanced Energy”.
Advanced Energy puts heat on XP Power shareholders to accept takeover bid
XP Power Ltd (LSE:XPP) has received a “possible” all-cash offer from US technology company Advanced Energy Industries for 1,950p per share. This latest offer values the company at £468 million and represents a 68% premium to XP Power's closing share price and an 82% premium to its 30-trading day volume-weighted average price.
