Cobham and Ultra Electronics reach £2.6bn deal with UK jobs guarantee to assuage ministers August 16, 2021 The boards of Cobham and Ultra Electronics have agreed terms of a £2.6bn takeover deal, that caused national security concerns for Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng last month. Cobham said the board at defence and engineering firm Ultra had backed backed the 3,500p per share that values it at £2.57bn. Shares in Ultra jumped out of [...]
Porvair profit falls as molten metal arm sags July 1, 2024 London-listed Porvair missed expectations in the firm's annual results, with adjusted profit before tax falling three per cent.
Made.com: Online retailer confirms plans to raise £100m in London IPO June 1, 2021 Made.com has confirmed plans to list in London later this month after capitalising on the shift to e-commerce during the pandemic. Last week the online furniture retailer unveiled plans for a float and today confirmed it plans to raise £100m, and the offer will include an offer of existing shares to be sold by existing [...]
Deliveroo stumbles to London float with pricing at bottom end March 30, 2021 Deliveroo will price its initial public offering at 390p per share, the bottom end of previously touted valuations for the food delivery firm. The price would indicate a lower-than-expected valuation of £7.6bn, after a string of UK fund managers said they would not take part in the deal. The fund managers cited concerns about Deliveroo’s [...]
London Stock Exchange boosts income despite trading slowdown and signals improved listing environment May 1, 2019 The London Stock Exchange boosted income in the first three months of the year and said the listing environment had improved in the second quarter. The increase, five per cent up year-on-year to £546m, was led by its clearing and information services businesses. LSE said the performance came against a "challenging market backdrop." Read more: [...]
Shipping firm TMI announces $250m London float April 29, 2021 A shipping firm planning to specialise in smaller cargo vessels has this morning announced plans for a $250m (£180m) London listing. Taylor Maritime Investment (TMI) said it would use the proceeds from the float to buy a fleet of two dozen ships in the “handysize” and “supramax” classes. These types of vessel, which can carry [...]
Available LME copper stocks fall to the lowest since 2021 June 22, 2023 Copper available to the market in London Metal Exchange fell to the lowest level since October 2021, data from the exchange showed.
Extinction Rebellion target the City, with Guildhall and StanChart doused in paint August 27, 2021 In the group’s fifth consecutive day of action Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists have vandalised Guildhall and the headquarteres of Standard Chartered. In a video shared on Twitter police could be seen clashing with protestors as the green rabble rousers painted red streaks and pressed handprints onto the bank’s main entrance. Activists also targeted the Guildhall. [...]
Power of 10: UK more than doubles number of $10bn companies amid tech boom July 21, 2021 The number of UK tech businesses worth at least $10bn (£7.3bn) has more than doubled in the last six months, marking the latest sign of a boom in the British tech sector. Fintech darling Revolut, recently-listed Wise and online grocery giant Ocado are among the businesses to gain the title of decacorn in the first [...]
Burford Capital cashes in with £75m for role in high-profile Russian divorce battle July 16, 2021 Partners at Burford Capital, the City firm that backed the ex-wife of a Russian billionaire in her High Court divorce battle, have been paid £74.6m for their role in the high profile case. The financier, which funds claimants in legal disputes with the aim of taking a cut of any settlement, told the London Stock [...]