LONDON, UK: British Land has exchanged on the acquisition of three warehouses at Hannah Close, in Wembley for £157m with completion expected by mid February. This is a development-led opportunity which aligns to our strategy of delivering new urban logistics space through the intensification and repurposing of existing buildings. It is well located within the…
Data shows SARS-CoV-2 human challenge studies safe in healthy young adults
Open Orphan plc (AIM: ORPH), a rapidly growing specialist contract research organisation (CRO) and world leader in testing infectious and respiratory disease products using human challenge clinical trials, announces the results from the world’s first COVID-19 characterisation study, which was a partnership between hVIVO, Imperial College London, the Vaccine Taskforce and Department of Health and Social Care…
TotalEnergies partners Veolia to accelerate development of biomethane
PARIS, FRANCE: TotalEnergies and Veolia have signed an agreement to produce biomethane from Veolia waste and water treatment facilities operating in more than 15 countries. The partners will develop and co-invest in a portfolio of international projects, with the ambition to produce up to 1.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) of biomethane per year by 2025. This production…
Innovative Eyewear expands ecommerce channels with key retailers
LONDON, UK: Tekcapital Plc, the UK intellectual property investment group focused on transforming university technologies into valuable products that can improve peoples lives, announced that portfolio company Lucyd’s, Innovative Eyewear Inc. subsidiary, has been approved by DICK’s Sporting Goods to provide its Lucyd Lyte smart eyewear on dickssportinggoods.com and by BestBuy.ca to place its products…
McKaY agrees £19 million disposal of Great Brighams Mead
LONDON, UK: McKay Securities Plc has exchanged contracts to sell the freehold interest of Great Brighams Mead, a prominent office building located in Reading’s town centre, to residential property developer King’s Oak. The sale price of £19.00 million (£224 psf) reflects a premium of 21.0% to the 30 September 2021 book value. Completion of the…
Hiro Metaverse announces £115 million IPO on London Stock Exchange
LONDON, UK: Hiro Metaverse, a special purpose acquisition company incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg as a public limited liability company, announced its successful IPO on the main market of the London Stock Exchange by way of a placing of units comprising one Public Share and the right to receive one…
AQRU Plc has acquired Lithuania’s blockchain company Bison Exchange
LONDON, UK: AQRU plc (AQSE: AQRU), an incubator specialising in decentralised finance (DeFi), has acquired Bison Exchange UAB (Bison), a blockchain technology company registered in Lithuania, for a cash consideration of €30,000. Following the acquisition, Bison Exchange UAB changed its name to Accru Finance UAB as part of a broader streamlining process that included the…
Huddlestock Fintech wins mandate with Danish company Lunar
STAVANGER, NORWAY: Huddlestock Fintech AS has won mandate with Danish fintech company Lunar. Huddlestock’s leading professional services team in Denmark will help Lunar create interactive customer experience guides for its private client investment offering, Lunar Invest. Huddlestock’s teams will create and conceptualize both physical and virtual corporate action guides for Lunar Invest. The multi-dimensional delivery,…
Askari Metals commences trading on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Askari Metals Limited (ASX: AS2), an Australia based exploration company with a portfolio of battery metals (Li + Cu) and gold (Au) projects across Western Australia, Northern Territory and New South Wales, has commenced trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE) under the symbol 7ZG. Commenting on the dual listing of Askari Metals,…
Telstra will invest $1.6bn in telecommunication and fibre network projects
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Telstra will invest $1.6 billion approximately in two major telecommunications infrastructure projects to support the nation’s digital economy and enable unprecedented levels of connectivity across Australia. The two distinct projects are: • Building and managing the ground infrastructure and fibre network in Australia for Viasat, a global communications company. This program will support…
Challenger Limited sells 30% stake in Whitehelm Capital for €32mn
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Challenger Limited (ASX: CGF) has sold 30% equity interest in Whitehelm Capital, a Fidante Partners infrastructure affiliate manager, to PATRIZIA AG for €32 million. The sale consideration will be paid in cash from PATRIZIA. “The sale provided a unique and compelling opportunity for Challenger to deliver value to Challenger’s shareholders whilst ensuring continuity…
CO2 Capsol & HZI sign MoU on carbon capture for waste to energy industry
OSLO, NORWAY: CO2 Capsol and Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) – a Swiss Japanese greentech company – have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on initiatives to implement CO2 Capsol´s Hot Potassium Carbonate carbon capture technology on Waste to Energy (WtE) plants. Plant operators and key players in the WtE industry are increasingly looking…