LONDON, UK: Nightcap has entered into a lease for a new London Cocktail Club site in Corn Street, central Bristol. The site covers an area of approximately 3,500 square feet with a 2:30 am license over Thursday to Saturday. The site is expected to be open before the end of the calendar year and will…
Philip Morris International raises offer for Vectura to £1.02bn
LONDON, UK: Philip Morris International (PMI) has increased offer values the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Vectura at approximately £1.02 billion, a news release said. PMI’s business model and strategy is driven by a long term commitment to the transformation of its business and not a search for short term…
Telstra Health to acquire MedicalDirector for A$350mn
LONDON, UK: Telstra announced that Telstra Health has entered into a binding agreement to acquire leading GP clinical and practice management software company MedicalDirector for an enterprise value of A$350 million. Telstra Health Board Chair Brendon Riley said the acquisition of MedicalDirector was a key step in Telstra Health’s vision to create a connected and improved…
Directa Plus gets EU Grant Award
LONDON, UK: Directa Plus announced that its environmental services subsidiary, Setcar, has been awarded a grant for a project under the EU’s Regional Operational Program. The total financed program is for €1.15m, of which €0.6m is non-refundable financing. The project has a duration of two years and commences on 21 August 2021. The Regional Operational…
Schroder UK Public Private Trust makes investment in Revolut
LONDON, UK: Schroder UK Public Private Trust has made a $13.7m investment in the leading disruptive global neobank, Revolut Limited. This represents the second new private equity investment since the appointment of Schroder Investment Management Ltd as the Company’s Portfolio Manager and a clear demonstration of the continued progress towards rebalancing the portfolio. This investment…
Bluejay Mining forms joint venture with KoBold Metals
LONDON, UK: Bluejay Mining has announced a joint venture agreement with KoBold Metals, a mineral exploration company that uses machine learning to guide exploration for new deposits rich in the critical materials for electric vehicles. Principal investors in KoBold include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a climate & technology fund, overseen by Bill Gates, and whose investors…
Euro Sun Mining announces listing on London Stock Exchange
TORONTO, Euro Sun Mining Inc. announced its intention to seek a listing of the Company’s shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Main Market. Key Company Highlights – The Company’s main asset, the Rovina Valley Project (“the Project” or “RVP”), which contains the Rovina, Colnic and Ciresata deposits, is one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold projects in Europe,…
Crossword completes Stega acquisition
LONDON, UK: Crossword Cybersecurity Plc announced the acquisition of the whole of the share capital of Stega UK Limited, the threat intelligence and monitoring company referred to in Crossword’s announcement of 28 July 2021 has completed. The acquisition brings the additional capability of threat intelligence and monitoring services, using its sophisticated in-house platform. It will bring circa 30…
Domino’s Pizza disposes of Switzerland business
LONDON, UK: Domino’s Pizza Group plc has reached agreement to sell the Group’s entire shareholding in Domino’s Pizza GmbH (Domino’s Switzerland) for a consideration of CHF 0.3m (approximately £0.2m) on a debt-free, cash-free basis with a normalised level of working capital. Domino’s Pizza Group announces disposal of Iceland business for £13.7m The transaction is expected…
Idox acquires UK-based thinkWhere Limited
LONDON, UK: ldox plc has acquired thinkWhere Limited, a UK based geospatial information services (GIS) technology business, a news release said. Based in Stirling, thinkWhere provides end to end GIS systems using open source, cloud-based products and applications, providing unique access to a wealth of open datasets supported by professional consulting services. It has established…
Octopus makes investment in floating offshore wind developer
LONDON, UK: Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc has invested €7.5m (c.£6.4m) into Simply Blue Holdings Limited, the parent company of the Simply Blue Group (SBG). SBG is a developer of sustainable marine projects focused on floating offshore wind. SBG has developed a pipeline of over 9GW of floating offshore wind projects to-date, primarily in the…
Latitude Group to acquire Symple Loans for $200mn
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Latitude Group Holdings Limited has agreed to acquire Symple Loans for $200 million in Latitude shares and cash, subject to regulatory approval, a news release said. Symple is a Melbourne-based personal lending fintech using state-of-the-art global technologies, advanced analytics and proprietary risk-based pricing techniques to deliver simple digital experiences to customers and brokers,…