TORONTO: Halo Labs Inc. has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Canmart Ltd. in exchange for up to 72.463 common shares of Halo. Canmart is a licensed importer and distributor of cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs) in the United Kingdom. Issuance of certain…
HyperChain Capital to increase investments in DeFi projects
SINGAPORE: HyperChain Capital has announced plans to increase investments in innovative DeFi (decentralized finance) projects. There has been a significant growth in the decentralized finance segment of the blockchain over the past two months and it is expected to continue. Since the end of August 2020, the total value locked in DeFi space has increased…
Zenith Bank
Zenith Bank is a large financial service provider in Nigeria and Anglophone West Africa. It is licensed as a commercial bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. As of 31 December 2019, it holds $16.1bn in total assets, with shareholders’ equity of $854 million. The company is listed on the Nigeria…
YouGov
YouGov is a British international Internet-based market research and data analytics firm, headquartered in the UK, with operations in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Traded as: LSE: YOU Industry: Market research; Opinion polling Founded: 2000; 20 years ago Founders: Stephan Shakespeare; Nadhim Zahawi Headquarters: London, United Kingdom Website: www.yougov.co.uk
Xaar plc
Xaar plc is a company supplying industrial inkjet printheads and is based in Cambridge. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company was established in 1990 as a result of an ink jet research project funded by AMI. Xaar became listed on the London Stock Exchange in October 1997 and went on to…
X5 Retail Group
X5 Retail Group is a leading Russian food retailer. The Company operates several retail formats: proximity stores under the Pyaterochka brand, supermarkets under the Perekrestok brand and hypermarkets under the Karusel brand, as well as the Perekrestok.ru online market, the 5Post parcel and Dostavka.Pyaterochka and Perekrestok.Bystro food delivery services. The Company’s global depositary receipts are…
WPP Group Plc
WPP 701.20 -3.80 -0.54% : WPP PLC – MSN Money WPP Group (WPP plc) is a British multinational communications, advertising, public relations, technology, and commerce holding company headquartered in London, England. It is considered the world’s largest advertising company, as of 2019. WPP Group plc owns many companies, which includes advertising, public relations, media, and…
Worldwide Healthcare Trust
Worldwide Healthcare Trust (LSE: WWH) (previously known as Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical) is a large British investment trust dedicated to investing in a portfolio of biotechnology and healthcare companies around the world. Established in 1995, the company is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The chairman is Martin Smith. Industry: Investment management Headquarters: United Kingdom…
Wolfson Microelectronics plc
Wolfson Microelectronics plc was a microelectronics and fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. It specialised in signal processing and mixed-signal chips for the consumer electronics market and had engineering and sales offices throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States. In 2014 it was acquired by Cirrus Logic for £291 million. Traded as: LSE: WLF…
Wizz Air
Wizz Air, legally incorporated as Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. (Hungarian: Wizz Air Hungary Légiközlekedési Kft.) and stylised as W!ZZ Air, is a European ultra low-cost airline with its head office in Budapest. The airline serves many cities across Europe, as well as some destinations in North Africa and the Middle East. It has the largest…
Witan Investment Trust plc
Witan Investment Trust plc (LSE: WTAN) is a multi-managed, global equity investment trust. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Industry: Investment management Founded: 1909 Headquarters: London, United Kingdom Website: www.witan.com
William Hill plc
William Hill plc is a bookmaker based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Traded as: LSE: WMH Industry: Gambling Founded: 1964 Founder: William Hill Headquarters: London, England, UK Products: Bookmaking, betting shops, online gambling Website: http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-ca