AECI names Alan Dickson as new group CEO, effective July 1

JOHANNESBURG: AECI, a diversified industrial group, on Monday named Alan Ernest Dickson as its next group chief executive officer and executive director, effective July 1, 2026. Dickson, a 29-year veteran of…

Bernice Miles June 1, 2026

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Hunting Plc CEO Jim Johnson to retire by mid-2027

LONDON: Hunting PLC, a precision engineering group, announced Tuesday that Chief Executive Jim Johnson intends to retire as a director by mid-2027, triggering a succession process that will consider both internal…

Ali Mirza June 1, 2026

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MHP SE to acquire stake of up to 100% in Greek poultry group Th. Nitsiakos AVEE

LONDON: MHP SE announced Monday that its wholly-owned subsidiary has entered into a share purchase agreement with the existing shareholders of Th. Nitsiakos AVEE Ptinotrofikes Epicheiriseis (Nitsiakos) for the acquisition of a stake of up to 100% in…

Bernice Miles June 1, 2026

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Drax Group to acquire Bluefield Solar Income Fund in £561 million cash deal

Acquisition expands Drax's renewable generation portfolio with 0.9GW of operating assets and 2.9GW development pipeline LONDON: Drax Group plc has agreed to acquire Bluefield Solar Income Fund Ltd. (BSIF) in a recommended…

Bernice Miles June 1, 2026

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Computacenter plc acquires Government Acquisitions Inc for $92 million

LONDON: Computacenter plc, a leading independent technology and services provider, announced the acquisition of Government Acquisitions Inc ('GAI'), a Value-Added Reseller ('VAR') focused on the US federal government market, for…

Bernice Miles May 28, 2026

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Johnson Matthey agrees to acquire CORMETECH Inc. for $360 million

LONDON: Johnson Matthey Plc has reached an agreement to acquire CORMETECH Inc., the leading and high-growth US manufacturer of Selective Catalytic Reduction ("SCR") catalysts providing emissions control for stationary power…

Bernice Miles May 28, 2026

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UK energy price cap will rise by 13% from July

Energy regulator Ofgem on Wednesday 27 May announced a 13% increase of the energy price cap for the period covering 1 July to 30 September 2026. The price cap refers to the default tariff applied when a customer has not signed…

Ali Mirza May 27, 2026

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Banco Santander launches $850 million tender offer for AT1 securities

MADRID: Banco Santander, S.A. said Wednesday it has begun a cash tender offer to purchase up to $850 million of one series of its outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated Additional Tier 1 (AT1) securities. The…

Web Desk May 27, 2026

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Hg invests £11 million in Rightsline as part of $500 million funding round

LOS ANGELES: Hg, the manager of HgCapital Trust plc (HgT), has made an investment in Rightsline, a provider of rights and royalties management software, the companies said on Wednesday. Terms of the overall transaction were…

Bernice Miles May 27, 2026

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Anglesey Mining names Andrew Fulton as CEO, replacing Rob Marsden

LONDON: Anglesey Mining plc, the U.K.-based mineral exploration company that wholly owns the Parys Mountain copper-zinc-lead-silver-gold project in North Wales, announced Monday the appointment of Andrew Fulton as chief executive officer,…

Web Desk May 26, 2026

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Jardine Matheson acquires I-MED Radiology Network for $2.4 billion

LONDON: Jardine Matheson Holdings has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in I-MED Radiology Network (I-MED), a global leader in diagnostic imaging and teleradiology based in Australia, from funds advised by Permira,…

Bernice Miles May 26, 2026

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Creo Medical enters non-binding LOI to sell 49% stake in European unit

CHEPSTOW: Creo Medical Group plc has signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell its entire 49% stake in Creo Medical S.L. to a company owned by Luis Collantes, the CEO of…

Web Desk May 22, 2026