(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Monday, after the US announced that tariffs will be implemented later than previously claimed. Read More
(Alliance News) - Primary Health Properties PLC on Monday reported rental growth amid a "strong" operational performance in the first half of 2025 and said it is engaged in joint-venture talks amid its proposed acquisition of peer Assura PLC. Read More
Primary Health Properties PLC - London-based real estate investment trust and investor in modern primary healthcare premises - UK Competition & Markets Authority says it is considering whether to investigate a planned acquisition by Primary Health of Manchester-based peer Assura PLC. Says it will assess if the merged entity may result in a "substantial lessening" of competition within any market or markets in the UK. CMA has given itself up to July 18 to decide whether to launch an investigation into the Primary Health-Assura transaction. Invites interested parties to submit to it any initial views on the impact that the transaction could have on competition in the country. Read More
(Alliance News) - Primary Health Properties PLC said on Tuesday its shareholders have supported its plan to acquire peer Assura PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE closed down on Monday as traders awaited Tehran's response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe were lower, with the FTSE 100 in London only marginally in the red, as US involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict kept markets on edge but failed to spark a sell-off. Read More
(Alliance News) - Assura PLC said on Monday it recommended the new cash-share offer from peer Primary Health Properties PLC, describing it as "fair and reasonable". Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open lower at the start of the week, but looks set to avoid a deeper sell-off, in the wake of the US striking Iranian nuclear targets. Read More
(Alliance News) - Kohlberg Kravis Robert & Co Inc on Thursday said it has received clearance from the European Commission to acquire Assura PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - Assura PLC on Monday said it is reviewing the revised terms of a takeover offer from Primary Health Properties PLC only days after accepting a rival approach from a Kohlberg Kravis Robert & Co Inc led consortium. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday in London, ahead of a busy week for interest rate decisions. Read More
(Alliance News) - Primary Health Properties PLC will ask its shareholders to vote on its takeover offer for peer Assura PLC, though Assura has backed a rival bid. Read More
(Alliance News) - Primary Health Properties PLC on Friday responded to the decision by peer Assura PLC to accept a rival takeover bid, complaining about the "level of engagement" over Primary Health's offer. Read More
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(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is set to open lower on Friday, though its oil majors could save it from a deeper decline, as Brent prices jumped following an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Read More
(Alliance News) - Primary Health Properties PLC on Wednesday said it "strongly disagrees" with Assura PLC's decision to recommend a rival takeover bid from a consortium led by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Robert & Co Inc, or KKR, and property investor Stonepeak Partners LP, and is considering its options. Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities opened in a solid fashion on Wednesday, with news of a US and China "framework" after talks in London lifting the mood. Read More
(Alliance News) - Kohlberg Kravis Robert & Co Inc on Wednesday said the consortium it is leading has made its "best and final" offer in the latest move to acquire Assura PLC. Read More
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open slightly lower on Wednesday, ahead of a US consumer price inflation reading and an announcement on UK government spending plans. Read More