News And Announcements
BT Openreach to hire 3,500 trainee broadband engineers
BT’s network infrastructure division Openreach announced it will hire 3,500 new trainee engineers over the next 12 months on Thursday.
Totally's Vocare secures a number of contract extensions
Out-of-hospital services provider Totally has secured a number of contract extensions through its wholly-owned urgent care services subsidiary Vocare, it announced on Thursday.
Globalworth buys Warsaw office block for EUR 55m
Globalworth Real Estate announced the acquisition of Warta Tower, a modern office tower in the City Centre West district of Warsaw, by Globalworth Poland for a consideration of €55m on Thursday.
Amryt Pharma pleased with progress, announces new in-licence agreement
Rare and orphan disease-focussed biopharmaceutical company Amryt Pharma updated the market on its trading on Thursday, and announced that it has concluded terms for an exclusive in-licence agreement for a novel gene therapy platform, offering a “potentially exciting” treatment for patients with epidermolysis bullosa (EB).
Ten Lifestyle Group signs big contract with HSBC
Technology-enabled lifestyle and travel platform Ten Lifestyle Group has signed a “significant contract” with HSBC Group, it announced on Thursday, to provide concierge services to one of the group's exclusive wealth propositions.
Unilever opts for Rotterdam over London in head office shake-up
Unilever and the UK government have denied the consumer goods giant's decision to base its head office in the Netherlands is a vote of no-confidence in Brexit Britain.
GKN's largest customer tolls death knell for Melrose deal
GKN's largest customer, Airbus, has suggested it would withdraw custom from the FTSE 100 engineer in the event of the proposed hostile takeover by Melrose International.
LightwaveRF appoints Adam Williams as revenue chief
Smart home solutions provider LightwaveRF announced the appointment of Adam Williams as its chief revenue officer with immediate effect on Thursday.
Vast Resources makes progress on offtake agreement with Mercuria
Romania and Zimbabwe-focussed mining company Vast Resources announced on Thursday that, as part of the arrangements towards finalisation of the proposed $9. 5m pre-payment offtake agreement with Mercuria Energy Trading, it has issued 565 million warrants in terms of the authority from shareholders granted at the general meeting on 14 February.
MySQUAR launches new strategy card mobile game 'Wushu King'
Myanmar-language social media, entertainment and payments platform MySQUAR announced the launch of a new strategy card mobile game called Wushu King on Thursday.
Diversified Gas & Oil enters into new $500m credit facility
Independent US based gas and oil producer Diversified Gas & Oil announced on Thursday that it has entered into a $500m, five-year senior secured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of seven US banks, led by KeyBank National Association.
Veltyco extends partnership with esports.com
Gaming industry online marketing and operator company Veltyco Group announced on Thursday that it has extended its partnership with eSports. com and has entered into a joint venture with eSports. com to join forces in a blockchain project.
Sareum Holdings to present SRA737 results in Chicago
Specialist cancer drug discovery and development company Sareum Holdings announced on Thursday that late-breaking preclinical results for SRA737 have been accepted for presentation in a poster at the American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018 being held in Chicago from 14-18 April.
Scotgold Resources sells French subsidiary
AIM-listed Scotgold Resources has agreed to sell its subsidiary SGZ France SAS, which holds the French exploration licence, Vendrennes, to Ikigai Limited for an initial cash consideration of €100,000.
Experian to buy ClearScore for £275m
Consumer credit reporting agency Experian has agreed to buy credit-checking firm ClearScore for £275m.
OneSavings Bank full-year profit up 21%
OneSavings Bank posted a 21% jump in full-year profit on Thursday as the loan book grew and the company said it kicked off 2018 with a strong pipeline of new business, but guidance on margins disappointed.
Cineworld confident for Regal challenge in blockbuster-heavy year
Cineworld reported strong profits growth for a 'momentous' 2017 and was feeling boffo about newly acquired US cinema chain Regal and a bulging slate of blockbusters in 2018.
St. Modwen completes £75m forward sale at St Andrews Park
St. Modwen has completed the forward-sale of 207 private rented sector units at its 1,300-home mixed-use regeneration project at St Andrew's Park, Uxbridge, to Annington Rentals No. 4, it announced on Thursday, for a total cash consideration of £75m, upon the occurrence of certain construction milestones.
Spirax-Sarco full-year results boosted by acquisitions
Full-year profit at Spirax-Sarco Engineering was boosted by strong organic growth and two "significant" acquisitions.
Just Group lifts dividend as merger synergies show
Just Group announced its results for the year ended 31 December on Thursday, reporting that its focus on profit over volume delivered a 35% pro forma increase in adjusted operating profit.