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Value of UK takeover bids outstrips new London listings by 27 to 1
Bids for listed companies worth nearly £60bn while combined market value of new entrants stands at only £2.2bn
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The Real Deal
· Jul 10, 2026
NYC’s top deals: Reuben brothers sell Surrey pad for $26M
There were 224 transactions totaling 434 million filed in New York City records in the 24 hours before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8. Residential: The most expensive home sale recorded in New York was on the Upper East Side, where a nearly 5,000-square-foot condo at Reuben Brothers’ Surrey Residences at 20 East 76th Street sold for 25.7 million. Douglas Elliman’s Lauren Muss and Michelle Griffith had the listing. The unit’s new owner is S Surrey LLC, and the transaction breaks down to more than 5,100 per square foot. Commercial: In Chelsea, an apartment building sold for 18.1 million at []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
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· Jul 5, 2026
Tottenham are splashing the cash, Man City have spent £116MILLION on Elliot Anderson and Man United are making moves... but are there still bargains to be had in the market? Free agent XI revealed
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· Jul 9, 2026
Diana and Genco trade fire before tender deadline
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