LONDON (Alliance News) - WPP PLC Wednesday said its Kantar Media research and analytics business has acquired Spanish social media data analytics agency The Data Republic S.L. No financial details were provided. WPP said the deal will give it access to The Data Republic's proprietary Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Weir Group</strong>'s takeover approach to Finnish rival Metso is the biggest of a flurry of deals and potential deals announced Tuesday, with <strong>GKN</strong> acquiring the William's Formula 1 team parent's hybrid engine unit and <strong>Capita</strong> bo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Aberdeen Asset Management</strong>, up 6.1%. The asset manager estimates net outflows slowed to ap Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - WPP PLC said Tuesday it has acquired Paris-based digital marketing company X-Prime via its marketing communications agency JWT. X-Prime had revenue of EUR4.7 million for 2013, with gross assets of around EUR3.2 million. WPP didn't provide financial details of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Babcock International Group</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 higher Monday after its Cavendish Fluor Partnership joint venture was selected as the preferred bidder for a GBP7 billion nuclear plant decommissioning contract.<br /><br />The joint venture with Fluo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Babcock International Group</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 higher Monday after its Cavendish Fluor Partnership joint venture was selected as the preferred bidder for a GBP7 billion nuclear plant decommissioning contract.<br /><br />The joint venture with Flou Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Media buying giant WPP PLC Monday said its Hill+Knowlton Strategies communications consultancy has struck a deal to buy digital creative agency Rice5. Rice5 has offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai and made revenues of HKD16.6 million in 2013. It also bought prod Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Media buying giant WPP PLC Monday said its Hill+Knowlton Strategies communications consultancy has struck a deal to buy digital creative agency Rice5. The company didn't provide any financial details. Rice5 has offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai and made revenu Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Media buying giant WPP PLC Monday said its Hill+Knowlton Strategies communications consultancy has struck a deal to buy digital creative agency Rice5. The company didn't provide any financial details. Rice5 has offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai and made revenu Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK regulators have now confirmed they will investigate whether the country's major energy companies are preventing effective competition in the market, a decision that prompted British Gas parent Centrica to warn that the review could delay crucial investments in new i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Old Mutual</strong>, up 0.5%. The group has agreed to sell Skandia Germany and S Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Babcock International</strong> Group PLC said it has agreed to buy helicopter form Avincis Group for GBP920 million from Investindustri Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - WPP PLC said Thursday it will acquire a majority stake in Indian social media agency Social Wavelength via its wholly-owned operating company JWT. Social Wavelength is head-quartered in Mumbai, and posted revenues of INR91.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2013 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>RSA Insurance Group</strong> Tuesday launched a GBP773 million fully-underwritten, discounted rights issue in order to shore up its balance sheet, as Chief Executive Stephen Hester's recovery plan for the troubled FTSE 100 insurer begins to take shape.<br /><br Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have ignored a weak Asian session to open higher Tuesday.<br /><br />Europe's largest home improvement retailer<strong> Kingfisher</strong> gave a lift to the market, reporting an increase in profits and revenues for its recent financial year, despite continu Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - British advertising and public relations giant WPP PLC said Tuesday that it will acquired Chinese marketing services company XMKT Group. XMKT is head quartered in Shanghai, and has clients including Diageo and Uniqlo. In the year ended December 31, 2013, it had rev Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Metals and minerals producer <strong>Centamin</strong> is leading the FTSE 250 index Monday despite reporting a hit to pretax profit in 2013, due to a large exceptional cost, but a significant increase in revenue and production.<br /><br />Centamin said pretax profit f Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened mixed Monday despite a strong lead from Asian markets, as tensions in Ukraine continue to concern investors.<br /><br /><strong>Kentz</strong> Corp said its pretax profit increased in 2013 driven by revenue growth at its Technical Support Services di Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - British advertising and public relations giant WPP PLC Monday said it has acquired a majority stake in Cognifide Ltd, a digital technology consultancy in the UK, and its subsidiary has agreed to acquire a premium and gift specialist in China. WPP did not disclose an Read More