Home sales at highest point for 18 months May 18, 2009 ESTATE agents sold more houses in April than any other month since October 2007, according to the latest estate agent data. The average estate agent sold ten properties in April, up from eight in March and a low point of five in August 2008, the figures from the National Association of Real Estate Agents show. [...]
Daiwa to buy Close Brothers division May 18, 2009 DAIWA Securities said yesterday it will acquire Close Brothers Corporate Finance, joining the push by Japanese investment banks to sign cross-border deals. Daiwa Securities SMBC, an investment banking venture between Daiwa Securities Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, will pay £75m for the division of Close Brothers Group. Daiwa said it expects the transaction to [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS May 18, 2009 REDROWUBS downgraded Redrow to “sell”, saying the shares look expensive given its inflexible balance sheet. Redrow said in its interim management statement it has a net debt target of £225m by June. But the broker believes it has limited flexibility to buy land at the bottom of the market and that the valuation is unattractive [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS May 18, 2009 REDROWUBS downgraded Redrow to “sell”, saying the shares look expensive given its inflexible balance sheet. Redrow said in its interim management statement it has a net debt target of £225m by June. But the broker believes it has limited flexibility to buy land at the bottom of the market and that the valuation is unattractive [...]
Qinetiq faces strike threat on pay freeze May 18, 2009 AS MANY as 2,000 staff at British defence technology firm Qinetiq may go on strike, as workers gear up to vote on walkouts over pay. Scientist trade union Prospect said yesterday it and three other unions would ballot up to half of the 7,000-strong work-force at Qinetiq – once a division of Britain’s Ministry of [...]
Qinetiq faces strike threat on pay freeze May 18, 2009 AS MANY as 2,000 staff at British defence technology firm Qinetiq may go on strike, as workers gear up to vote on walkouts over pay. Scientist trade union Prospect said yesterday it and three other unions would ballot up to half of the 7,000-strong work-force at Qinetiq – once a division of Britain’s Ministry of [...]
Ross buys into Big Yellow’s share placing May 18, 2009 SELF-storage company Big Yellow Group said yesterday it successfully completed a £32.9m share placing to exploit low property market prices and fund the development of several new sites. The group said it placed 11.5m new shares at 285p, a 5.6 per cent premium to Friday’s closing share price and a sharp contrast to the deeply-discounted [...]
Ross buys into Big Yellow’s share placing May 18, 2009 SELF-storage company Big Yellow Group said yesterday it successfully completed a £32.9m share placing to exploit low property market prices and fund the development of several new sites. The group said it placed 11.5m new shares at 285p, a 5.6 per cent premium to Friday’s closing share price and a sharp contrast to the deeply-discounted [...]
Ferrovial seeks to refinance debt May 18, 2009 FERROVIAL, the Spanish group which owns airport operator BAA, is intending to restructure its debt, it emerged yesterday. It plans to refinance around €3.3bn (£2.9bn) this month, and is understood to be offering higher interest rates over benchmark rates on its new loans. It will offer 200 to 300 basis points, higher than the 65 [...]
Ferrovial seeks to refinance debt May 18, 2009 FERROVIAL, the Spanish group which owns airport operator BAA, is intending to restructure its debt, it emerged yesterday. It plans to refinance around €3.3bn (£2.9bn) this month, and is understood to be offering higher interest rates over benchmark rates on its new loans. It will offer 200 to 300 basis points, higher than the 65 [...]