(Alliance News) - Blue-chips in Europe opened a touch lower in uninspiring early trade on Monday, the start of an abbreviated trading week which will see US data and central bank minutes in focus. Read More
BATM Advanced Communications Ltd - Israel-based provider of network infrastructure, cybersecurity and diagnostic technologies - Gideon Chitayat steps down as chair on Thursday last week and will leave the board on Thursday this week. Chitayat has been a board member since 2010 and chair since 2015. He is replaced by Gil Sharon, who joined the board earlier this month, bringing "significant" telecommunications industry experience, BATM says. Read More
(Alliance News) - Panthera Resources PLC on Monday reported a wider interim loss as it continued to incur arbitration and exploration costs, while confirming progress on its USD1.58 billion legal claim against India. Read More
Everyman Media Group PLC - London-based premium cinema chain - Chief Executive Alex Scrimgeour steps down with immediate effect. The company appoints Farah Golant, currently non-executive director, as interim CEO. Everyman says it has kicked off an external search process for a successor. Earlier this month, it cut its earnings and revenue forecasts after UK box office performance was "weaker than anticipated". Read More
(Alliance News) - International Personal Finance PLC on Monday said it has agreed a GBP543 million all-cash takeover by BasePoint Capital LLC, with the acquisition expected to complete in the third quarter of 2026. Read More
(Alliance News) - International Personal Finance has agreed to a GBP543 million takeover, while Everyman Media says its chief executive has left the role with immediate effect. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly higher on Monday, in what is shaping up to be quiet trade at the start of another abbreviated week. Read More
(Alliance News) - Welcome to the Alliance News UK service (ISSN 2515-9453), consisting of the Alliance News UK Professional and its family of financial newswires serving investors and their professional advisers. Read More
(Alliance News) - Thousands of jobs in the North Sea are safe as part of energy services firm Petrofac Ltd looks set to be bought. Read More
(Alliance News) - Boxing Day was a "bumper day" for all UK retail destinations as data shows shopper footfall was up 4.4% on last year, making it the strongest increase in more than a decade, industry analysts said. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued this and last week and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Firering Strategic Minerals PLC - Zambia and Ivory Coast-focused mining company - Announces that it has received USD1 million in full and final settlement of all debts and claims owed by Ricca Resources. In addition, Firering announces the closing of a placing and subscription raising a further GBP860,000 at 1.25 pence per share. Clearglass Investments Ltd subscribes for GBP85,000 worth shares and Premier Miton Group PLC for GBP250,000. The injection of new capital supports continued progress at Firering's flagship asset, Limeco Resources Ltd in Zambia, where the ramp up of lime production is advancing in line with the company's growth strategy. "The injection of new capital comes at a pivotal stage for Firering as we look to increase our interest in Limeco, our primary value driver, as we push forward with operational ramp up and product diversification efforts," notes Chief Executive Officer Yuval Cohen. Read More
Smarter Web Co PLC - Guildford, Surrey-based website design agency - Amends subscription agreement with Shard Merchant Capital Ltd, announced in September. The new deal will cover 13.2 million shares previously issued to Shard, and not yet sold, together with 50.0 million additional new shares issued under the revised agreement. "As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our capital markets activity, we have entered into a new subscription agreement to provide the company with additional flexibility as we plan for the next phase of growth. The updated structure allows us to respond more effectively to market conditions and investor demand, while continuing to raise capital in an orderly and transparent manner," says Smarter Web Chief Executive Andrew Webley. Read More
DXS International PLC - Leicestershire, England-based healthcare information and clinical decision support systems provider - says cyber security incident has been contained, with the company remaining "vigilant" by implementing additional monitoring and security measures. DXS reported the incident, which affected its office servers, on Thursday last week. It had said at the time that it did not expect the incident to have a material adverse impact on its financial position or market forecasts for the year ending April 30 Read More
Caledonian Holdings PLC - Bingley, England-based investment company focused on financial services - Pretax loss narrows to GBP595,000 in the six months that ended September 30 from GBP2.7 million a year before. Caledonian has no revenue. The change in pretax loss is due to a smaller loss on fair value movements on investments. This is GBP263,000 in the recent half-year, compared to GBP2.6 million a year before. Net assets rise to GBP3.9 million on September 30 from GBP2.9 million a year before. Chair Brent Fitzpatrick notes that Caledonian made its first investment of GBP1 million into AlbaCo Ltd in June and invested another GBP1 million in October. Also since the end of September, Caledonian secured a GBP3.5 million funding package from Yorkville Advisors Global LP to help support AlbaCo, which is seeking a UK banking license to serve small and medium-sized businesses. Read More