WH Ireland has taken a step towards its acquisition by Team after shareholders voted in favour of the deal at both its court meeting and general meeting.
In a stock exchange update yesterday (8 January), the AIM-listed wealth and investment group confirmed that the requisite majorities of shareholders approved the scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006, clearing a key condition for the takeover to proceed. The transaction, first announced on 27 November 2025, will see Team acquire the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of WH Ireland, subject to final regulatory and court approvals. Scheme shareholders voted in favour of the resolution to approve the scheme at the court meeting, while WH Ireland sharehol...
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