Company News
CAB Payments gets Netherlands payment service provider licence, shares surge
CAB Payments surged on Thursday after its Dutch subsidiary secured a payment service provider licence with De Nederlandsche Bank N. V. (DNB).
Ascential lays out plans to return £850m to shareholders
Ascential expanded on its plans to return £850m to shareholders on Thursday, involving a tender offer to acquire up to £300m of Ascential shares, a special dividend of at least £450m, and on-market share buyback programmes to acquire £100m of Ascential shares.
Supermarket Income declares dividend, suspends scrip alternative
Grocery property investor Supermarket Income REIT announced an interim dividend for the quarter ended 31 March on Thursday, of 1. 515p per share.
Future returns to organic revenue growth in second quarter
Future reported a return to organic revenue growth in its second quarter on Thursday, largely attributed to robust performances in Go. Compare, B2B sectors, and resilient magazine sales.
Amaroq starts first underground mining blast at Nalunaq
Amaroq Minerals announced a significant milestone on Thursday, with the successful start of the first underground mining blast at the Nalunaq site in Southern Greenland.
DS Smith extends Mondi offer deadline by two weeks
DS Smith, the packaging group at the centre of a a bidding war between UK-listed Mondi and US firm International Paper, has extended the so-called 'put up or shut up' deadline for the former to make a firm offer.
CMA to launch in-depth probe into Vodafone's merger with Three
The Competition and Markets Authority said on Thursday that it will launch an in-depth investigation into the planned £15bn merger between Vodafone and CK Hutchison’s Three that was announced last year.
Drax Group signs new £150m loan
Power generation business Drax has signed a new £150m term-loan facility to help refinance its debt.
Bet365 fined £582,000 for failures at online business
Bet365 has been fined £582,120 by the Gambling Commission for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures at its online business.
Entain chair steps down while CEO search continues
Entain, the sports betting and gambling group currently without a permanent chief executive, has announced that chair Barry Gibson will also step down later this year following a four-year tenure.