WINNERS & LOSERS: Capita up on disposal; Checkit starts sale process
26th Mar 2026 11:25
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - FirstGroup PLC on Thursday said both its divisions are trading as expected, although it expects to report higher adjusted net debt. Read More
(Alliance News) - Pollen Street Group Ltd on Thursday said assets under management increased in 2025, as it hailed "sustained and growing fundraising momentum" across its private credit and private equity offerings. Read More
(Alliance News) - Playtech PLC on Thursday reported weaker performance in 2025, but doubled down on the optimistic view it shared in a trading update last month. Read More
(Alliance News) - International Public Partnerships Ltd on Thursday said that geopolitical tensions such as the conflict in Iran contribute to heightened volatility, while noting that the underlying performance of its investments "remains strong". Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - THG PLC on Thursday said it enters 2026 "on the front foot with strong trading momentum", as it reported a sharp fall in debt and better-than-hoped earnings. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ceres Power Holdings PLC on Thursday said it will team with British Gas owner Centrica PLC to accelerate the development of solid oxide power solutions, as it released weaker 2025 results but hailed "strong operational momentum" at the start of 2026. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK is set to face significantly weaker economic growth this year and surging inflation, with a prolonged war in the Middle East risking global energy shortages and higher food prices, new forecasts shows. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK Competition & Markets Authority on Thursday said it has provisionally found that Associated British Foods PLC's acquisition of Hovis Group Ltd threatens competitive conditions in Northern Ireland, but not in the rest of the UK. Read More
Checkit PLC - Cambridge, England-based workflow management software provider - Launches formal sale process, citing a "disparity between the company's improving performance and its valuation on AIM". Hires Singer Capital Markets to help the board to find buyers for the company. Checkit says it has received six unsolicited expressions of interest from "a range of credible international parties" over the past nine months. These have included both "private equity sponsors and strategic acquirers", the company says, though it says it isn't and hasn't been in active discussions with any of the parties about a possible takeover offer. The formal sale process will allow Checkit to "widen the audience" of potential buyers and provide more flexibility with regards to the UK takeover code, it says, both aimed at maximising any sale price. Read More
(Alliance News) - Western nations are facing a "war on two fronts", UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned, as he meets allies at a major European defence summit. Read More
(Alliance News) - Shares in Currys PLC fell sharply on Thursday after it said Chief Executive Alex Baldock will step down after eight years at the helm. Read More
(Alliance News) - Intertek Group PLC on Thursday said Colm Deasy will step down from the board and as chief financial officer to move to an operational role in Asia Pacific, promoting internally to replace him. Read More
Rosslyn Data Technologies PLC - London-based data analytics - Raises GBP1.1 million, as planned, in a placing of 36.4 million new shares at 2.0 pence each, together with the sale of GBP175,000 in 10% convertible loan notes to Hargreave Hale AIM VCT PLC and Maven Renovar VCT PLC. Rosslyn hopes to raise a further GBP250,000 from a retail offer of 12.5 million shares at the same price. The placing and retail offer, first announced late Wednesday, are both being conducted by broker Cavendish. The five-year loan notes convert into shares at conditional price points no higher than 2.0p. Rosslyn calls a general meeting for April 13 to approve the fundraise. Read More