Prudential PLC - London-based insurer focused on Asia - Chair Douglas Flint purchases 12,500 shares at GBP9.59, worth GBP119,900, on Thursday last week in London. Read More
(Alliance News) - Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd on Monday said it has sold its stake in the Beatrice offshore wind farm, as it progresses towards its GBP400 million capital realisation goal. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday said the US Food & Drug Administration has accepted and granted priority review to a supplemental biologics licence application for Ultomiris as a treatment for adults with immunoglobulin A nephropathy. Read More
(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC on Monday said it has made a GBP166 million tilt at acquiring all of footwear retailer Accent Group Ltd. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca wins US FDA priority review for kidney drug, while Frasers Group launches a GBP166 million bid for Australian retailer Accent Group and Peel Hunt returns to profit and reinstates its dividend. Elsewhere, Sigma Healthcare withdraws from the Boots sale process. Read More
(Alliance News) - Sigma Healthcare Ltd on Monday said it has pulled out of the bidding for Boots Group, saying that buying the UK drug store chain would not meet its strategic objectives. Read More
(Alliance News) - Socks in London are set to open higher on Monday after the US and Iran announced a framework peace agreement and plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, fuelling a rally in global equities and sending oil prices lower. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the US-Iran peace deal as a "hugely important step forward in ending the war" as he stressed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain "fully and permanently open". Read More
(Alliance News) - Vistry Group PLC is looking to cut a swathe of jobs to preserve cash, the Sunday Times reported. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK government is expected to drop its target for electric vehicle sales after pressure from the industry over feared job losses, according to reports. Read More
(Alliance News) - British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the English Channel, the defence ministry said, in a six-hour operation hailed by Kyiv. Read More
(Alliance News) - J Sainsbury PLC has started a search for a new chair, Sky News reported on Saturday. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Friday said a Truqap combination has been approved by the US Food & Drug Administration as a first and only targeted treatment for PTEN-deficient metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Read More
Beowulf Mining PLC - explorer of iron ore, graphite, gold and base metals, targeting Sweden, Finland and Kosovo - Enters into a binding agreement with Bacchus Capital Advisers Ltd for a GBP3.7 million investment, as part of a total proposed financing of GBP4.3 million. This provides capital to advance core assets through to the end of 2027 and strategically positions Beowulf to be a key participant in the global critical and defence minerals sector. "The backing from Bacchus Capital & Affiliates marks a significant step in progressing the company and our core assets - providing stabilisation and enabling us to focus on advancing key workstreams across our portfolio," says Chief Executive Ed Bowie. Bacchus Capital & Affiliates has the right, from completion of the investment, to appoint two non-executive directors, including the chair, to represent their shareholder interests. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More