REFILE-UPDATE 1-London's FTSE 100 falls after U.S. recession fears spark global rout Refiling to restore dropped number "100" in headline FTSE 100 down 2.0% , FTSE 250 off 2.8% Utilities sector leads losses John Wood Group plummets after Sidara walks away from buyout By Purvi Agarwal, Roshan Abraham Aug 5 (Reuters) - The UK's main stock indexes kicked off the week on a downbeat note, led by losses in utilities as fears of U.S.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds: Thoughtworks, Tenet Healthcare, Mallinckrodt, Quantum Capital Group, Credit Agricole Updates: L'Oreal Aug 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Monday: ** Thoughtworks TWKS.O agreed to be taken private by Apax Partners in a deal worth about $1.75 billion, the technology consultancy firm said, nearly three years after its stock market debut.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Aug 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Monday: ** Dubai's Sidara said it was walking away from its plan to buy UK's John Wood Group WG.L , citing rising geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the financial market, prompting the British engineering group's shares to plunge 40%.

BRIEF-John Wood Group Says It Remains Confident In Strategic Direction, Fundamental Prospects Aug 5 (Reuters) - John Wood Group PLC WG.L : WOOD GROUP (JOHN)PLC - RESPONSE TO SIDARA’S NO INTENTION TO BID STATEMENT JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC - CONFIRMS OUTLOOK FOR 2024 AND 2025 WOOD PLC: BOARD REMAINS CONFIDENT IN WOOD'S STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND FUNDAMENTAL PROSPECTS WOOD PLC - GRANTED SIDARA ACCESS TO DUE DILIGENCE MATERIALS.

London's FTSE 100 drops as U.S. recession fears spark global sell-off For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window FTSE 100 down 1.9% , FTSE 250 off 3% Benchmark index set for worst day since March 2023 amid broader declines John Wood Group plummets after Sidara walks away from buyout Aug 5 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 plunged over 1.5% on Monday to hit their lowest in over three months, as recession fears in the United States trigge