News and updates from London Stock Exchange
Ordinary shares now trade across the NYSE, LSE and STO under a harmonised global listing structure LONDON: AstraZeneca today begins trading its ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for the first time, enabling more US investors to participate…
LONDON: AstraZeneca strengthens its weight management portfolio through a new strategic collaboration agreement with CSPC Pharmaceuticals to advance the development of multiple next-generation therapies for obesity and type 2 diabetes across eight programmes. Under this agreement, the companies will initially…
LONDON – Property group British Land (BLND.L) has agreed to acquire real estate investment trust Life Science REIT (LABS.L) in a recommended cash and share deal valuing its smaller rival at approximately £150 million, the companies announced on Wednesday. The…
LONDON: Develop North PLC, the North East England based investment company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Percy as its new Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Her appointment comes as the Company enters the next phase of…
LONDON: Future plc announced the acquisitions of 100% of SheerLuxe Ltd and BLUSH Talent MGMT Ltd, a UK-based digital publishing group that combines the authority of a trusted media brand with the authenticity and engagement of the creator economy. The…
LONDON: Kitwave Group plc, a leading UK delivered wholesale business, announced on Wednesday a recommended cash acquisition by Kite UK Bidco Limited, a newly-formed entity indirectly owned by funds managed by private equity firm OEP Capital Advisers, L.P. Under the…
LONDON – Drax Group has signed an agreement to acquire Flexitricity Limited, a UK-based optimiser of flexible energy assets, from Quinbrook. The transaction values Flexitricity at £36 million, which is subject to customary closing adjustments. Completion is expected in Q1…
LONDON: City of London Investment Group (LSE: CLIG), a leading specialist asset management group offering a range of institutional and retail products announced the appointment of Cooper Abbott as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director with immediate effect. This appointment…
LONDON: VertiGIS Ltd said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire British software company 1Spatial Plc for about £87.1 million ($110.6 million) in cash, in a deal aimed at creating a global provider of geographic information systems (GIS) and location…
LONDON: Active Energy Group plc has been successfully granted an Entrepreneur Licence by the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA). The award of the MISA Entrepreneur Licence represents a strategic milestone for the Group and forms a core part of…
LONDON: Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust plc announced that its holding of the Salica Environmental Technology Fund (SETF), previously HP Environmental Technologies Fund LP (HPET), has completed the sale of its underlying portfolio company, Bluewater Bio Limited to a European…
LONDON: Fintel plc (AIM: FNTL), a leading provider of software and services to the UK retail financial services sector, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Pearson Ham Group’s market pricing business, a leading provider of proprietary…