LONDON, UK: Marlowe plc, the UK leader in business critical services and software which assure safety and regulatory compliance, has acquired Santia Limited, a provider of environmental safety testing and consultancy services, for a consideration of up to £4.5 million. Santia is based in Cardiff and employs approximately 120 staff. The acquisition provides attractive synergies…
Ryman Healthcare appoints Richard Umbers as Group CEO
CHRISTCHURCH: Ryman Healthcare has appointed Richard Umbers as Group CEO. Experienced retail leader Rwill join Ryman in October 2021, a news release said Richard Umbers has been appointed Group Chief Executive Officer at Ryman Healthcare, following an extensive global search. Mr Umbers is an internationally experienced CEO with a background in leading large businesses. His…
Philippine Airlines files restructuring under Chapter 11
Avation and Philippine Airlines (PAL) have agreed terms for PAL to retain the use of a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on lease from Avation. Philippine Airlines have advised that sufficient creditors, including Avation, have agreed to support the restructuring and the airline has a high level of confidence that the process will be completed successfully. A…
NFT Investments makes invests into real estate platform Blimp Homes
LONDON, UK: NFT Investments PLC, an investment company specialising in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), made an investment of $700,000 into Blimp Technologies Inc., trading as Blimp Homes, a first-of-its-kind, decentralised real estate collaboration and search platform. The investment is being made as part of a US$1 million private equity fund-raising by Blimp, which is incorporated in…
TRIG to buy 4 solar PV sites in Spain with a total capacity of 234MW
LONDON, UK: The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG) has exchanged contracts to acquire a 100% interest in four solar PV sites in the province of Cadiz, Spain, with a total capacity of 234MW. Completion of the acquisition is subject to certain conditions being satisfied. The transaction is expected to complete in respect of three projects…
Spectral MD Holdings to get $18.8mn additional finding from BARDA
LONDON, U.K: Spectral MD Holdings (SMD) announced the commitment of additional funding of $18.8 million from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), which will be used to expand the current clinical training study of Spectral MD’s DeepView Wound Imaging System for burn wound healing assessment. SMD is a predictive analytics company that…
Aleen Gulvanessian appointed on Macfarlane Group Board
LONDON, UK: The Board of Macfarlane Group PLC announced the appointment of Aleen Gulvanessian as a non-executive director with effect from 1 October 2021. She has also been appointed as Chair of Macfarlane Group’s Remuneration Committee, succeeding Andrea Dunstan. Aleen Gulvanessian was a corporate partner at Eversheds Sutherland for 30 years before stepping down in…
Kazatomprom announces appointment of CEO and management changes
LONDON, UK: JSC National Atomic Company (Kazatomprom) announced the appointment of Mr. Mazhit Sharipov as chief executive officer (CEO) and Chair of Kazatomprom’s Management Board. Mr. Sharipov, who has been with the Company since 2015 as Managing Director of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, and as Chief Nuclear Fuel Cycle Officer (CNFCO) since 01 January 2021…
Foresight Sustainable Forestry to float on London Stock Exchange
LONDON, UK: Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company PLC, an externally managed investment company that will invest in UK forestry assets, intends to undertake an initial public offering (IPO) on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, by way of an initial institutional placing, offer for subscription and intermediaries offer for a target issue of up…
Petershill Partners announces IPO on LSE to raise $750mn
LONDON, UK: Petershill Partners, a leading investment group providing bespoke capital and strategic solutions to some of the world’s best performing alternative asset management firms, is considering an initial public offering (IPO), a bourse filing said. The Ordinary Shares would be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the FCA and…
Digital 9 buys Nordic data centre platform, Verne Global for £231 million
LONDON, UK: Digital 9 Infrastructure Plc has completed the acquisition of Verne Holdings Limited (Verne Global), a data centre platform in Iceland, operating on a former NATO site near Keflavik for a valuation of approximately £231 million in cash. Verne Global is the leading Icelandic data centre platform, delivering sustainable data centre solutions in a…
FLSmidth’s acquisition of TK Mining to exclude thyssenkrupp’s mining activities in India
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: It was announced on 29 July 2021 that FLSmidth will acquire thyssenkrupp’s Mining business (TK Mining). As stated in the announcement, it was still being negotiated if thyssenkrupp’s mining activities in India which are part of a larger integrated entity not fully owned by thyssenkrupp would be part of the transaction. Following discussions…