Become a Member
  • Track your favourite stocks
  • Create & monitor portfolios
  • Daily portfolio value
Sign Up
Quickpicks
Add shares to your
quickpicks to
display them here!

Ascential (ASCL) Share News

TRADING UPDATES: Hellenic Dynamics and Ondine Biomedical raise funds

8th May 2024 16:27

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

2nd May 2024 13:48

Read More

Ascential fleshes out GBP850 million shareholder return proposals

4th Apr 2024 09:31

(Alliance News) - Ascential PLC on Thursday provided further details on plans to return GBP850 million to shareholders, outlined in March. Read More

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares rise despite US interest rate unease

4th Apr 2024 08:47

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 edged higher on Thursday morning, despite lingering US interest rate worries hanging over equities, while gold notched another record high in earlier trade. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: Vodafone-Three deal faces deeper UK probe

4th Apr 2024 07:43

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open higher on Thursday, despite remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell failing to soothe lingering interest rate worries. Read More

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Dr Martens cut to 'sell'; BofA likes Tullow

26th Mar 2024 09:40

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday: Read More

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC cuts St James's Place; HSBC cuts Ascential

22nd Mar 2024 08:59

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning: Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: UK retail sales slightly better than expected

22nd Mar 2024 07:40

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open slightly lower on Friday, as investors pause for breath after a busy week of interest rate decisions. Read More

Ascential profit dives on higher costs, future "exciting"

21st Mar 2024 11:11

(Alliance News) - Ascential PLC on Thursday said it intends to return GBP850 million to its shareholders as it reported a dive in annual profit amid an optimistic outlook. Read More

IN BRIEF: Apax Global Alpha invests in WGSN as fund closes acquisition

2nd Feb 2024 09:05

Apax Global Alpha Ltd - Guernsey-based investor in technology, services, healthcare, internet and consumer-focused firms, providing access to the private equity investments of Apax Partners LLP - Invests approximately EUR21.5 million in WGSN Ltd on a look-through basis. Limited partner Apax XI Fund announced on Thursday it had closed the acquisition of WGSN from London-based business-to-business media and events company Ascential PLC. WGSN, also headquartered in London, "is the world's leading consumer trend forecaster" with a platform designed to help clients use data to "make critical design and purchasing decisions". Apax Global says WGSN will now, in partnership with the Apax funds, focus on enhancing and expanding its product design and consumer insight products. Read More

IN BRIEF: Ascential CFO Mandy Gradden sells GBP2.4 million in shares

5th Jan 2024 09:22

Ascential PLC - London-based business-to-business media and events - Chief Financial Officer Mandy Gradden sells 850,000 shares at GBP2.88, worth GBP2.4 million, on Thursday. Gradden retains 424,962 shares and also has share awards representing another 1.2 million shares. Read More

Ascential sells digital commerce business and signs credit facility

2nd Jan 2024 12:05

(Alliance News) - Ascential PLC on Tuesday said it has completed the sale of its digital commerce business, as well as a new financing deal. Read More

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

11th Dec 2023 15:45

Read More

IN BRIEF: Ascential outgoing CEO Duncan Painter sells 300,000 shares

27th Nov 2023 13:08

Ascential PLC - London-based business-to-business media and events - Chief Executive Officer Duncan Painter sells 300,000 shares at GBP2.80, worth GBP840,000, on Friday last week. As part of Ascential's disposal of its digital commerce business to Omnicom Group Inc, announced in October, Painter will join Omnicom to be CEO of Flywheel Digital, a new practice area within the business. At Ascential, Philip Thomas, CEO of Ascential Intelligence & Events, will become group CEO. Read More

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman says 'sell' Segro; JPMorgan cuts BP

1st Nov 2023 09:36

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday: Read More

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks stage fight back despite more banking woes

30th Oct 2023 16:56

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London fought back on Monday, after hitting two-month lows on Friday, although a fall in HSBC shares kept a lid on further progress. Read More

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Investors buy ahead of interest rate decisions

30th Oct 2023 11:56

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were firmly up at midday on Monday, as investors awaited this week's central bank decisions in Japan, the US and the UK. Read More

Ascential shares jump on sale of businesses for GBP1.2 billion cash

30th Oct 2023 09:36

(Alliance News) - Ascential PLC on Monday said that it has agreed to sell its digital commerce business to Omnicom Group Inc and its product design business to funds advised by Apax Partners LLP. Read More

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks rise; Ascential surges on disposals

30th Oct 2023 09:00

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday, as investors anticipated the week's central bank meetings, and considered the latest events in the Middle East. Read More

Ascential confirms exclusive talks with Apax over possible WGSN sale

29th Sep 2023 22:00

(Alliance News) - Ascential PLC on Friday confirmed press reports that it is in exclusive discussions with Apax Partners in relation to the sale of WGSN. Read More

FTSE 100 Latest
Value8,809.74
Change53.53