LONDON: CentralNic Group has received the funds from its recent bond raise and, further to the announcement released on 20 May 2019, the acquisition of TPP Wholesale Group is now complete. Headline consideration for the acquisition was AUD $24 million. The acquisition of Hexonet Group, announced on 1 July 2019, is also expected to complete…
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Shell commences $25 billion share buyback programme
LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell has announced the commencement of trading in the next tranche of its share buyback programme previously announced on July 26, 2018. In the next tranche, the company has entered into an irrevocable, non-discretionary arrangement with a broker to enable the purchase of A ordinary shares and/or B ordinary shares for a…
LSEG acquires Refinitiv for $27bn to become largest global FMI provider
LONDON: London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) has agreed definitive terms with a consortium including certain investment funds affiliated with Blackstone as well as Thomson Reuters to acquire the Refinitiv business in an all share transaction for a total enterprise value of approximately US$27 billion. Blackstone’s consortium includes an affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment…
Vodafone completes acquisition of European Liberty Global assets
LONDON: Vodafone Group has completed the acquisition of Liberty Global’s operations in Germany and the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania (CEE) for a total enterprise value of €18.4 billion. Vodafone now becomes Europe’s leading converged operator with 54 million cable and fibre households ‘on-net’ and a total next-generation network reach of 124 million homes and…
PSA International acquires Halterm container terminal
SINGAPORE: PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) has completed the acquisition of Halterm Container Terminal in the Port of Halifax, Canada, from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, a fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, following formal approval by the relevant regulatory authorities. Halterm is the only container terminal in Eastern Canada that can serve mega container…
Dan Tan appointed CEO of Amos Group Limited
SINGAPORE: AMOS Group Limited, a supplier of products, services, and solutions to the marine and offshore industries, announced the appointment of Dan Tan as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Tan joined Amos International Holdings as Chief Financial Officer in April 2017, which was later acquired by AMOS in October 2018. Tan was subsequently appointed…
Qatar National Cement posts profits
DOHA: Qatar National Cement Company disclosed its reviewed financial statements for the period ended on 30.06.2019. The statement shows that the net profit is QR 100.14 million compared to net profit amounting to QR 168.52 million for the same period of the previous year. Earnings per share (EPS) amounted to QR 0.153 for the period…
HRnetGroup acquires 11.67mn shares of Staffline for £21mn
SINGAPORE: HRnetGroup Limited has acquired 11.67 million shares of Staffline Group at a price of 180 pence for a total cash consideration of £21.009 million. Following the acquisition, HRnetGroup’s total holding in Staffline has increased to 17.154 million shares representing 24.89% of the total voting rights of Staffline. The transactions will be funded through internal…
Dubai Investments reports 17% increase in second quarter profits
DUBAI: Dubai Investments PJSC, the leading diversified investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, reported profit of AED 151 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019, an increase of 17% compared to the same period last year. In his comments, Khalid Bin Kalban, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Investments, said: “Dubai…
Al Ramz posts 3.5% profit growth in the quarter
DUBAI: Al Ramz Corporation Investment and Development (Al Ramz) reported net profit of AED 12.6 million for the second quarter of 2019 ended June 30, 2019 compared to net profit of AED 12.2 million for corresponding period of 2018 representing an increase of 3.5%; net profit was AED 177 thousand for the first half of…
SGX reports 8% growth in FY2019 net profit to S$391 million
SINGAPORE: Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported FY2019 net profit of S$391.1 million up 8%, its highest net profit in 11 years. Revenues were also the highest since listing at S$909.8 million. Operating profit increased to S$461.0 million from S$424.9 million same period last year, with earnings per share at 36.5 cents against 33.9 cents same period…
Tabreed reports 11% growth in net profit for the first half of 2019
ABU DHABI: National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed), the leading UAE-based regional district cooling developer, released its consolidated financial results for the first half of 2019 ended June 30, 2019. The company continues to meet the region’s growing demand for district cooling and delivers solid performance and growth. Financial highlights – six months ended 30 June…