News And Announcements
Just Group confident on full-year performance
Just Group said it was increasingly confident about achieving full-year expectations after margins improved in the third quarter.
Orchard Funding Group appoints Gary Jennison as chairman
Finance company Orchard Funding Group has appointed Gary Jennison as chairman with immediate effect.
Riverstone Energy reports on solid quarter
Riverstone Energy issued an interim management statement on Wednesday, for the period from 1 July to 30 September, reporting a net asset value at period end of $1. 73bn or £1. 29bn.
Paddy Power Betfair reports good trading in third quarter
Paddy Power Betfair said trading was good in the third quarter, prompting the bookmaker to make a small upgrade to its annual profit guidance.
Greencoat UK Wind buys majority stake in five wind farms
Greencoat UK Wind has acquired an 80% stake in five wind farms from EDF Energy Renewables, it announced on Wednesday, for a total consideration of £98m, including £7m cash and working capital.
Indivior's monthly opioid treatment recommended for FDA approval
Indivior may soon give Donald Trump a new weapon is his campaign against the opioid crisis after the London-listed company's long-lasting treatment of opioid use disorder was recommended for approval by the US drug regulator's advisory body.
CLS Holdings completes sale of Centenary Court for £14.4m
CLS Holdings has completed the disposal of Centenary Court in Bradford to a private investor for £14. 35m.
Old Mutual to retain 19.9pc of Nedbank, board confirms
Old Mutual announced on Wednesday that the strategic minority shareholding to be retained in South African banking firm Nedbank Group, to underpin the ongoing commercial relationship between the companies, has been agreed at 19. 9%.
Halma completes acquisition of Lancashire-based Mini-Cam
Safety, health and environment technology group Halma has completed the acquisition of Mini-Cam from Lloyds Development Capital and a group of private shareholders for an initial cash consideration of £62m.
SEGRO gets Midlands big box warehouse in ninth asset swap
SEGRO has acquired a fully let 390,000 square foot big box warehouse in the Midlands region from Legal & General’s LGIM Real Assets, it announced on Wednesday, in exchange for Kingsland Business Park, which is a multi-let industrial estate in Basingstoke, and a balancing cash payment.
Smurfit Kappa revenues rise but profit hit by cost pressures
Irish packaging company Smurfit Kappa posted a rise in third-quarter revenue on Wednesday as it announced acquisitions in Greece and Russia to expand the group's footprint.
Good news on Calquence, bad news on tralokinumab says AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca issued a slew of announcements on Wednesday morning, with the first confirming that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to Calquence (acalabrutinib).