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Posted on January 30, 2026
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Pinewood Technologies' shares surged 28% after Apax Partners proposed a $792M acquisition, boosting the UK finance market.
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Britain's Pinewood Technologies surged as much as 28% on Friday after the automotive service provider said it was set to agree a 575.5 million pounds ($792.06 million) deal with Apax Partners if the private equity firm tables a formal offer.
Apax Partners, which has made a number of approaches earlier, proposed to buy Pinewood for 500 pence per share, representing a premium of nearly 30% to the stock's closing price on Thursday.
The jump in Pinewood's shares made the firm the top gainer across all London stocks on Friday.
Pinewood Technologies provides a cloud-based platform to help car dealerships and manufacturers manage everything from vehicle sales and customer relationships to repairs and accounting.
Apax has until February 26 to announce a firm intention to make an offer or walk away.
($1 = 0.7266 pounds)
(Reporting by Nithyashree R B in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema and Janane Venkatraman)
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