The heat that has gripped the City of London in the past week has been equalled by the ferocity of bid fever.
Powerful US predators continue to stalk the UK markets, seeking bargain targets.
On Friday, the $68bn American investment house Apollo Global Management swooped in with a £5.7bn bid for easyJet.
Just days before, the airline had said 'yes' to a £5.5bn offer from another US group, Castlelake.
Meanwhile, Segro – the FTSE 100 real estate investment trust (Reit) – is also at the centre of an increasingly vicious takeover bid.
