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Intertek: Ma Activity
EQT made sweetened offer of £10.6bn for FTSE 100 lab testing group Intertek, moving closer to acquisition completion
Source: City AM
The leadership read
Consolidation of this kind shifts demand toward integration and transformation leadership bench strength in the sector.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 111.2 (Hot) — up 5.2 versus the prior month — and EMEA signal share is easing (-4.4pts).
Intertek: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 2 tracked across 34 days.
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