EARNINGS AND TRADING: Ashtead Technology mulls Ember bid approach
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Toronto-Dominion Bank - Toronto-based financial services company and Legal & General Group PLC - London-based financial services and asset manager - DigitalBridge Group Inc, Legal & General Group PLC and TD Asset Management Inc agree to acquire VodafoneZiggo's passive mobile tower infrastructure from Ziggo BV, a subsidiary of Ziggo Group. The business will be acquired by DigitalBridge Strategic Asset Fund, L&G's Digital Infrastructure Fund and TD Greystone Infrastructure Fund and, combined with Belgium Tower Partners, DigitalBridge's existing tower platform in Belgium. Financial details were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in early 2027. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended little changed on Wednesday as upbeat US economic growth data was offset by a gloomier outlook for peace in the Middle East. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gresham House Energy Storage Fund PLC on Wednesday reported positive net asset value per share for the first half of 2026, boosted by the revaluation of 397 megawatt projects. Read More
Chaleit Holdings PLC - Cambridge, England-based cyber security consultancy - Plans initial public offering on the AIM market, as London starts to break a dearth of listings so far in 2026. Chaleit expects to start trading on AIM on October 7. It hopes to raise GBP1.6 million from the IPO to give the company a market capitalisation of GBP11.2 million at the IPO price. Oberon Investments Ltd is the company's broker and Strand Hanson Ltd its nominated adviser. Read More
(Alliance News) - Life insurance and pensions firm Legal & General Group PLC has said it expects to cut around 1,000 jobs by the middle of next year. Read More
(Alliance News) - Judges Scientific PLC on Wednesday said its "very poor" first-half performance reflected reduced US research funding, delays in China and continued weakness in offshore wind, as the company swung to a loss. Read More
Chapel Down Group PLC - Tenterden, Kent-based sparkling and still winemaker - Pretax loss narrows to GBP551,000 in the half year that ended June 30 from GBP687,000 a year before, as net sales revenue rises 19% to GBP9.4 million from GBP7.9 million. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation is GBP1.3 million, up 27% from GBP1.0 million. Chapel Down says adjusted Ebitda for all of 2026 will be "materially ahead of market expectations", which it places at GBP3.7 million on net sales revenue of GBP22.1 million. Net debt is expected to be lower than market expectations of GBP16.2 million, it says, standing at GBP14.0 million on June 30. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday on Wednesday, as sluggish UK private sector growth and weaker oil prices kept a lid on the FTSE 100, while JD Sports fell following its half-year results. Read More
(Alliance News) - Pollen Street Group Ltd on Wednesday said it is considering its strategic options, including the possibility of the group being taken over. Read More
Big Yellow Group PLC - Bagshot, England-based self-storage facility operator - Sells its industrial estate in Bracknell, Berkshire, for GBP6.3 million. The disposal follows on from the previously announced disposals of the industrial estates in Harrow and Staines. Big Yellow has received combined gross proceeds of GBP81 million from these three disposals. Read More