Small Caps
Franchise Brands ups FY dividend payout, underlying earnings seen at top end of guidance
Multi-brand franchise business Franchise Brands said on Monday that it will look to up its full-year dividend payout as it now expects to report adjusted underlying earnings at the top end of current market expectations.
The Property Franchise Group acquires GPEA and associated companies
Lettings and estate agency The Property Franchise Group has acquired GPEA and its associated companies, trading as The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country, for a total consideration of approximately £20. 0m.
Strip Tinning names Mark Perrins as group CEO
Connection systems supplier Strip Tinning has appointed Mark Perrins as group chief executive officer, joining the board of directors with immediate effect.
Hvivo scores £2.5m contract for Omicron characterisation study
Contract research organisation Hvivo has secured a £2. 5m contract with a mid-sized pharmaceutical company to initiate an Omicron characterisation study after the manufacture of its Omicron BA. 5 challenge agent was successfully completed in 2023.
MP Evans purchases minority stakes in Indonesian subsidiaries
Palm oil producer MP Evans has purchased a 5% minority holding in the majority of its Indonesian subsidiary trading companies.
Blackstone increases Hipgnosis offer
US private equity firm Blackstone has upped its bid for embattled music rights publisher Hipgnosis as it looks to change its takeover offer to a so-called 'scheme of arrangement'.
WH Ireland to sell capital markets business to Zeus for up to £5m
WH Ireland said on Monday that it has agreed to sell its capital markets business to investment bank Zeus Capital for up to £5m.