News And Announcements
IWG rejects offer from US real estate investment trust Prime Opportunities
US real estate investment group Prime Opportunities Investment said on Tuesday that it had made an approach to IWG regarding a possible cash offer that was rejected by the London-listed office space provider.
Smiths Group in talks about merging medical division with ICU Medical
Smiths Group confirmed on Tuesday that it is in very early stage discussions about a potential combination of its medical division with Nasdaq-listed ICU Medial.
Rolls-Royce launches Pearl engines for business jets
Rolls-Royce has launched its Pearl line of engines, which will be the sole engine for a new range of business jets unveiled by Bombardier.
GSK and Innoviva file Trelegy Ellipta for Japan approval
GlaxoSmithKline, along with its partner Innoviva, has submitted a regulatory application to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for once-daily fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol under the proposed brand name ‘Trelegy Ellipta’, it announced on Tuesday, for the treatment of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Standard Life Aberdeen plans £1.7bn cash return
Standard Life Aberdeen plans to return £1. 75bn to shareholders after agreeing to sell its insurance business.
Vedanta's Tuticorn copper smelter sealed after protestors killed
Vedanta Resources has been ordered to permanently close its Tuticorin copper smelter in India, where anti-expansion protestors were killed by police earlier in May.