LONDON, UK: Vodafone Spain has acquired 2×10 MHz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band from the Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation (‘MINECO’) for €350 million. The total amount will be payable in a single instalment following the conclusion of the auction process. In addition, a licensing fee of €15.5m will be…
Pauline Lafferty joins Breedon Group’s Board as independent non-executive director
LONDON, UK: Breedon Group, a leading construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, announced the appointment of Pauline Lafferty as an independent non-executive Director from 1 August 2021. Moni Mannings, Non-executive Director and Chair of the Group’s Remuneration Committee, has given notice of her intention to step down from the Board of Breedon on…
Lucyd launches crowdfund for Innovative Eyewear Inc.
LONDON, UK: Tekcapital Plc (AIM: TEK, OTCQB: TEKCF), the UK intellectual property investment group focused on transforming university technologies into valuable products that can improve quality of life, is pleased to announce that portfolio company Lucyd‘s Innovative Eyewear subsidiary has launched a new Regulation Crowdfund. They are seeking to raise $500,000 at a $20m pre-money…
Northcoders Group to list its shares on AIM of London Stock Exchange
LONDON, UK: Northcoders Group plc, an independent provider of training programmes for software coding, announced its proposed admission to trading on AIM of 1.944 million new ordinary shares of one penny each, at a price of 180 pence per share. The Fundraising will raise a total of £3.5 million. WH Ireland Limited and Peterhouse Capital…
UKGI to sell part of HMT shareholding in NatWest Group
LONDON, UK: UK Government Investments Limited (UKGI) announced that it intends to sell part of Her Majesty’s Treasury’s (HMT) shareholding in NatWest Group plc over a term of twelve months through a pre-arranged trading plan that will be managed by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc. Under the Trading Plan, Morgan Stanley will have discretion…
AssetCo Plc agrees to buy 63% shares in Rize ETF for £16.5 million
LONDON, UK: AssetCo Plc has reached agreement to acquire an effective 63 per cent equity interest in Rize ETF for £16.5 million, which will be paid in cash, a news release said. AssetCo is also committing a further investment to Rize ETF of £5.25 million to help fund the growth of the business. The equity…
Aki Hussain appointed Group CEO of Hiscox Limited
HAMILTON, BERMUDA: Specialist global insurer Hiscox Limited announced that after 21 years as Group Chief Executive, Bronek Masojada has informed the Board of his intention to retire at the end of the year. Following a thorough succession process, the Board has appointed Aki Hussain, currently Group Chief Financial Officer, as Group Chief Executive from January…
Christian Schreyer appointed Group CEO of Go-Ahead Group plc
LONDON, UK: The Board of the Go-Ahead Group plc announced the appointment of Christian Schreyer as Group Chief Executive with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 5 November 2021. He will join the Group on 1 November. Christian’s appointment follows David Brown’s decision, announced in May, to retire from the role…
Pivotal Systems considering IPO dual listing in the United States
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The Board of Pivotal Systems Corporation announced that it is considering undertaking an initial public offering of its common stock in the U.S. and a dual listing on NASDAQ. Pivotal Systems’ CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs) will continue to trade on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). As a preliminary step, Pivotal Systems Corporation intends…
Straive Data Platform launched
SINGAPORE: Straive (erstwhile SPi Global), a market-leader in technology-driven content and data solutions, has launched of its Straive Data Platform (SDP). SDP is an end-to-end data management platform focused on unstructured data solutions. With its cloud-native and microservices-based architecture, SDP extracts and enriches data from any unstructured source and enables enterprises to harness the power…
China Meat Association honours Xilingol as the first green sheep-farming city
XILINHOT, CHINA: Xilingol League, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, became the country’s first green sheep-farming city thanks to its efforts in grassland ecological protection and green sheep farming, a news release said. The honor was rolled out by China Meat Association during a summit on green sheep farming held in Xilinhot on July 19,…
MilDef Group acquires Defcon Solutions for SEK 160 million
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: MilDef Group has acquired Defcon Solutions AB. The initial purchase price is SEK 160 million on a cash and debt free basis. During the years 2021-2023, upto SEK 40 million in contingent payments are conditioned on agreed financial targets. Defcon is expected to generate SEK 140 million in revenue during 2021. MilDef was…