(Alliance News) - RTW Biotech Opportunities Ltd on Thursday noted Boston Scientific Corp's USD14.5 billion acquisition of Penumbra Inc, a portfolio company that represented 1.0% of its net asset value at the end of 2025. Read More
(Alliance News) - Genus PLC on Friday lifted full-year expectations after a stronger-than-expected first half and confirmation that its Chinese porcine joint venture remains on track. Read More
(Alliance News) - Johnson Service Group PLC on Friday reported "resilient" trading in 2025, as both revenue and profit improved. Read More
Doric Nimrod Air Three Ltd - investment firm focused on leasing and resale of aircraft - Shares are cancelled from trading on Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange from the start of trading on Friday after the company completes its return of capital to shareholders. Doric Nimrod Air Three last week announced its plan to return GBP142.3 million to shareholders by means of a compulsory redemption of shares. Back in July, the company sold its last aircraft, an Airbus A380-861, to Dubai-based airline Emirates and announced its plan to return all proceeds and remaining cash to shareholders. The redemption of all 220.0 million shares was at 64.70 pence per share. Doric Nimrod Air Three says shareholders will receive payment on January 27. Read More
Next PLC - Leicester, England-based clothing and homeware retailer - Will redeem B shares on Friday in a GBP440.8 million return of capital to shareholders announced in December. The scheme, which sees a company issue B shares to ordinary shareholders and then buy them back, was approved at a general meeting held on Thursday. Next issued 122.4 million B shares on Thursday, one for each ordinary share, and will redeem them on Friday for 360 pence each. The B shares then will be cancelled. Payment to shareholders will be made on January 28, Next says. Read More
(Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC has revealed plans to review its insurance business in Singapore in the latest move by Chief Executive Officer Georges Elhedery to overhaul the London-based bank. Read More
(Alliance News) - Shuka Minerals PLC said on Friday it has completed its acquisition of Leopard Exploration & Mining Ltd in Zambia. Read More
(Alliance News) - Next confirms the redemption of B shares as part of its GBP421 million capital return, Johnson Service reports resilient 2025 trading with rising earnings, and Irish Residential Properties REIT announces a CFO transition. Read More
Ninety One PLC and Ltd - London and Cape Town-based money manager - Assets under management rise 5.1% to GBP159.8 billion on December 31 from GBP152.1 billion on September 30. AuM is up 23% from GBP130.2 billion a year before. Ninety One intends to publish AuM for its financial fourth quarter on April 16. Ninety One's financial year ends on March 31. Read More
Alumasc Group PLC - Kettering, Northamptonshire-based supplier of building products for water and energy management - Hires Pamela Bingham to be chief executive officer, joining Alumasc on March 2 and replacing Paul Hooper as CEO on March 31. Hooper retires after 25 years with Alumasc. Bingham, 56, most recently was CEO of industrial services provider Eriks UK & Ireland, prior to which she was CEO of Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation, the largest division of the Glen Dimplex Group. Read More
Malibu Life Holdings Ltd - Cayman Islands-based life and annuity reinsurance investor via Third Point Offshore Fund Ltd - Non-Executive Director Liad Meidar buys 40,000 shares via Gatemore Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd at USD17.97 and USD18.00, worth USD719,650, on Wednesday and Thursday last week and Monday this week. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open lower on Friday, as investors weigh a pullback in Asian markets and brace for deeper scrutiny of tech earnings as reporting season gathers pace. Read More
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(Alliance News) - Some home buyers could be seeing the biggest choice of properties for sale in a new year period since at least 2018, according to analysis by a website. Read More
JTC PLC - Jersey-based professional services company - Majority of voters at court and general meetings support the acquisition of JTC by Papilio Bidco Ltd, indirectly owned by funds advised by Permira Advisers LLP and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. JTC agreed to the GBP2.7 billion all-cash takeover in November. Read More