LONDON, UK: Chariot Limited, the Africa focused transitional energy group, announced that along with its partner the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM), it has agreed key principles for long term gas sales from the Anchois Gas Project with the Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable (ONEE). Anchois Gas Project is…

Microsoft has agreed to purchase shares in LSEG that would result in Microsoft holding approximately a 4% equity stake in LSEG LONDON, UK: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Microsoft have entered into a new long-term strategic partnership to architect LSEG’s data infrastructure using the Microsoft Cloud, and to jointly develop new products and services…

LONDON, UK: Saint-Gobain has signed a binding agreement for the sale of all its merchanting brands in the United Kingdom – including the builders and timber merchant Jewson – to the Stark group. The divested assets are expected to generate revenues of around €2.7 billion in 2022 with an operating margin of around 2%. They…

LONDON, UK: Silverwood Brands plc, an enterprise company established to invest primarily in branded consumer businesses, has acquired interests in two consumer brands comprising Lush, a UK headquartered international cosmetics retailer, and Sonotas, a Japan-based skincare manufacturer. Silverwood has conditionally acquired approximately a 19.8% stake (“Lush Sale Shares”) in each of Lush Cosmetics Limited (LCL)…

LONDON, UK: Kitwave Group plc (AIM: KITW), the delivered wholesale business, has acquired the entire issued share capital of WestCountry Food Holdings, a specialist fresh produce wholesaler to the foodservice sector. The total gross consideration payable for the acquisition is £29.0 million in cash and has been funded from the Group’s current banking facilities and…