Market Pulse
Ithaca Energy prices $750m senior notes, signs $1.24bn facility
Ithaca Energy announced the pricing of $750m in senior notes due 2029 on Friday, alongside the signing of a $1. 235bn amended and restated reserves-based lending (RBL) facility by its subsidiary Ithaca Energy UK.
Trakm8 secures Sainsbury's contract extension
Telematics and data insight provider Trakm8 has been awarded a two-year contract extension with British supermarket giant Sainsbury's.
Digital 9 appoints new investment manager for portfolio wind-down
Digital 9 Infrastructure announced the appointment of InfraRed Capital Partners as its new investment manager and alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) on Friday, overseeing the managed wind-down of its portfolio.
German inflation cools to 1.6pc in September
German inflation fell to 1. 6% in September, according to the Federal Statistical Office, down from August's 1. 9% print and in line with preliminary expectations.
Dekel Agri-Vision reports fall in palm oil production
West African agriculture company Dekel Agri-Vision updated the market on production in the third quarter on Friday, for its palm oil and cashew operations in Côte d'Ivoire.
THG raises £95.4m to facilitate demerger of Ingenuity business
E-commerce company THG said on Friday that it had raised £95. 4m in a placing to help fund the demerger of its Ingenuity business.
London open: Stocks dip as investors mull GDP data
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data.
QinetiQ wins three year UK defence contract worth up to £150m
QinetiQ announced on Friday that it has been awarded a three-year contract by Defence Digital, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, to support the development of next-generation tactical military communications systems.
Quiz CFO Sweeney to step down
Fashion retailer Quiz said on Friday that chief financial officer Gerard Sweeney is planning to step down after more than eight years with the group.
UK economy returns to growth in August
The UK economy returned to growth in August, according to figures released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower; UK economy returns to growth
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Friday following a downbeat US session, as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data.
Friday newspaper round-up: Scottish Power, TGI Fridays, green energy firms
The leaders of the world’s biggest green energy companies have promised more than £24bn of new private investment across Great Britain ahead of a meeting with the prime minister on Friday. Keir Starmer is expected to meet the green energy bosses on the sidelines of the first Council of Nations and Regions in Edinburgh to discuss the multibillion-pound projects just days before the government’s international investment summit next week. – Guardian.