LONDON: Knights Group has agreed to acquire Thursfields Legal Limited (Thursfields Solicitors”), a premium, full service legal services business with offices across the West Midlands. Under the terms of the acquisition, Knights will acquire Thursfields Legal Limited from its ten shareholders on a debt free, cash free basis, for a total consideration of c.£12.5m. This comprises…
Software Circle has acquired Link Maker Systems for £4.5m
LONDON: Software Circle plc (AIM: SFT) has acquired the entire issued share capital of Link Maker Systems Limited. Link Maker’s adoption platform joins-up children’s social care across the UK to increase placement choice for children, and to improve use of data and collaboration between local authorities and adoption agencies. The total consideration of £4.5m will…
Wiseway Group agrees to acquire US-based KWT International Inc.
Wiseway Group Limited (ASX: WWG), one of Australia’s leading integrated freight and logistics operators, has reached agreement to acquire KWT International Inc., a US-based logistics company with locations in Los Angeles and New York. SYDNEY: Wiseway Group Limited (ASX: WWG), one of Australia’s leading integrated freight and logistics operators, has reached agreement to acquire KWT…
Lord Resources appoints Andrew Taylor as Chief Executive Officer
SYDNEY: Lord Resources Limited (ASX: LRD) announced the appointment of Mr. Andrew Taylor as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 August 2024. A geologist with more than 15 years’ experience, Mr. Taylor was the geological consultant to the vendors of the Bellevue Gold Project and a facilitator of the transaction into Draig Resources Limited (now ASX…
Novatti Group sells 100% shares in International Bank of Australia for $2.87 million
SYDNEY: Novatti Group Limited (ASX: NOV) has entered into a binding agreement with Eurus Capital Pty Ltd for the sale of 100% of its shares in International Bank of Australia (IBOA Group Holdings Pty Ltd) for $2.87 million. This decision was made as part of Novatti’s ongoing strategic review of all business units and subsidiaries…
LQaaS platform Pitchit raises $2.5 million seed funding, led by Silicon Road Ventures
Pitchit, a pioneer in AI-powered Lead Qualification as a Service (LQaaS), closed an oversubscribed $2.5 million seed round, led by Silicon Road Ventures, with participation from Gray Ventures, Plug and Play, and Alchemist Accelerator.Pitchit’s LQaaS platform, available today, automates the first 24 hours of manual labor required to qualify inbound leads. To date, Pitchit has…
Vodafone Spain and MasOrange agree terms to create a joint fibre network company
LONDON: Zegona Communications plc (LSE: ZEG) announced Vodafone ONO, S.A.U. (Vodafone Spain) and MasOrange have signed a confidential non-binding term sheet setting out the proposed key terms for a national network sharing agreement. The proposed transaction will involve Vodafone Spain and MasOrange creating a joint fibre network company. This will cover approximately 11.5 million premises…
Informa PLC offers to acquire Ascential Plc for £1.2 billion
LONDON: Informa PLC reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Ascential Plc. Under the terms of the offer, each Ascential shareholder will be entitled to receive 568 pence in cash/share valuing the share capital of Ascential at approximately £1.2 billion…
Hexima to acquire all the issued capital of RealThing Entertainment
SYDNEY: Hexima Limited (ASX: HXL) has entered a binding but conditional share sale agreement to acquire all the issued capital of Real Thing Entertainment Pty Ltd from the shareholders of RealThing. RealThing has developed an artificial intelligence platform called AiSAP (Autonomous Intelligent Software Agent Platform). AiSAP provides a new paradigm in user device interaction. Instead…
Urban & Civic is set to acquire L&Q Estates from London & Quadrant Housing Trust
LONDON: Urban & Civic is set to acquire L&Q Estates from London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q). The sale, now unconditional, will soon be completed. L&Q Estates, a strategic land business, promotes sites through the planning process and delivers serviced land to the market. Urban & Civic, a leading UK Master Developer, was chosen to…
Ocula Technologies received £3.25m series A investment in a round led by Praetura Ventures
LONDON: Ocula Technologies Holdings, a growing SaaS business specialising in providing AI insights to e-commerce businesses, has received £3.25m of series A investment in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures, a UK based venture capital firm. Castelnau, a founding shareholder in Ocula, and Lloyds Banking Group via its fintech investment team, have also added…
Van Dyk appointed CEO and MD of Austin Engineering Limited
SYDNEY: Austin Engineering Limited (ASX: ANG) announcedthe appointment of Sybrandt (Sy) Van Dyk as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) andManaging Director. Mr Van Dyk will replace David Singleton who will retire as CEO and Managing Director on 30 June 2025, as previously advised. Mr Van Dyk will begin a handover period with Mr…