(Alliance News) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Monday said it has closed the acquisition of Industry Ventures for a transaction consideration of USD665 million in cash and equity payable at closing. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed above 10,000 for the first time on Monday as defence stocks and miners climbed amid US-Venezuela uncertainty. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
RC365 Holding PLC - payment solutions and fintech company operating primarily in east and southeast Asia - Notes recent rise in its share price, confirming it knows of no reason for the increase. Back in December, RC365 said it was preparing for public launch of the RC3.0 app, planned to be released in the early first quarter of 2026, which it says will introduce enhanced functionality. Read More
(Alliance News) - Aviva PLC on Monday noted that the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority approved its request to revoke Direct Line's solvency II partial internal model covering UK Insurance Ltd and Churchill Insurance Co Ltd. Read More
Celtic PLC - Glasgow, Scotland-based football club - Manager Wilfried Nancy leaves the club immediately. Celtic are in a process of appointing a replacement manager and will release an update in due course. Nancy was appointed on a two-and-a-half year contract in December and had been in charge for eight games. His most recent was a 3-1 loss to Rangers, Celtic's biggest rivals, on Saturday. Read More
CleanTech Lithium PLC - Chile-focused lithium explorer - Announces it has submitted its application for a Special Lithium Operating Contract (CEOL) for Laguna Verde, via its Chile-based subsidiary Atacama Salt Lakes SpA, ahead of the January 30 deadline. If awarded, the CEOL means the recipient can produce lithium for the duration of the economic life of the specified project. The Chilean Ministry of Mining will now start the review process of the application. The pre-feasibility study for Laguna Verde is being finalised and, if CleanTech is admitted into direct negotiations will be published shortly afterwards. "CleanTech Lithium believes confidently it meets the criteria to enter the CEOL streamlined process, leading to the award of the CEOL, and is expecting to receive feedback on its application in February 2026," it says. CleanTech believes that the ongoing legal case relating to certain Laguna Verde licences will have no impact on ASL's CEOL application given these licences are held in a separate CTL subsidiary which is not part of ASL's CEOL application. Read More
Richmond Hill Resources PLC - London-based holding company, formerly known as Rogue Baron PLC - Announces that Critical Discoveries Ltd has been engaged to lead technical work including historic data compilation, target generation, and drill-programme planning on the Martello gold project in Ontario, Canada. Services to be supplied include researching all available data, producing maps and figures summarising key exploration results, analysing historical data and providing a preliminary drill targeting plan for the maiden drill programme. The desktop work is expected to be completed by the end of January. Read More
Seeing Machines Ltd - Canberra, Australia-based designer of vehicle operator monitoring systems - Intends to "unveil its next-generation 3D Cabin Perception Mapping solution at CES 2026, the world's leading technology event". Says the solution delivers its most advanced automotive interior sensing capabilities to date, and represents a major advancement in in-cabin intelligence. It provides "a precise, continuous understanding of occupant presence, position and behaviour" with "high-fidelity sensing that monitors drivers and all vehicle occupants in real time". Read More
(Alliance News) - Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd on Monday said shareholders of its Australian subsidiary have approved the sale of Falcon's 98.1% stake in Falcon Oil & Gas Australia Ltd to Tamboran Resources Corp, clearing a condition for a wider takeover of Falcon's assets. Read More
(Alliance News) - Pulsar Helium Inc on Monday said it has bought Michigan-focused gas exploration firm Hybrid Hydrogen Inc for USD80,000. Read More
TheraCryf PLC - Cheshire, England-based pharmaceutical firm focused on cancer and brain disorders - Says it started 2026 positively by reaching a key milestone towards clinical readiness for its orexin blocker Ox-1, a potential treatment for addictive disorders, by achieving the scale-up of the Ox-1 compound to 10 kilograms on schedule and with a yield exceeding expectations. Says this drug substance will be used in the 28-day regulatory toxicology studies scheduled to commence in two species during the first two quarters of this year. "These studies will provide essential data for the planned regulatory submission later in the year and represent the last major hurdle to achieving that goal," TheraCryf explains. Adds that work to complete maximum tolerated dose and dose range finding studies, which are necessary before commencing the 28-day toxicology studies. Says all studies are on schedule to be completed in the third quarter. Read More
(Alliance News) - Croma Security Solutions Group PLC on Monday said it has completed the acquisition of Taunton, England-based TLS Security Systems Ltd, which provides specialist locksmith and access control services, for GBP470,000. Read More
Great Western Mining Corp PLC - Nevada-focused gold, silver and copper explorer - Exploration team completes a machine-cut channel sampling programme over existing trenches at its Pine Crow-Defender tungsten prospect in Nevada's Mineral County. Says the work followed anomalous soil sampling results reported in October, and that the new samples have strong potential to confirm zones of broad and consistent tungsten mineralisation. "Initial observations from the trenching programme are highly encouraging and the samples have been dispatched to a laboratory for assay," Great Western says. "The results are expected during January and could be used in the design of an early drill programme." Read More