KKR declares Smart Metering Systems takeover offer final; revenue up

Private equity funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP on Thursday declared their takeover offer for Smart Metering Systems PLC final, saying the...

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 12:27


Bango shares fall as 2023 earnings edge below analyst expectations

Bango PLC shares plunged on Thursday, after it said full-year earnings are expected to be below analyst expectations.

Shares in the Cambridge, UK-based mobile commerce company...

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 12:26


Strategic Minerals shares jump two-thirds as ‘major’ client returns

Strategic Minerals PLC said that the client’s return ‘augurs well for cash flow’ in 2024, following a challenging period of absence.

Strategic Minerals shares were...

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 12:15


Judges Scientific delivers growth despite challenging environment

Judges Scientific PLC on Thursday said it continued to deliver organic and inorganic growth, despite the wider macro-economic environment remaining uncertain.

The London-based acquirer of scientific-instrument...

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 12:13


Bankers Investment raises dividend as asset value grows

Bankers Investment Trust PLC on Thursday said it slightly underperformed its benchmark’s total return, but that net asset value increased.

Bankers Investment, which aims for...

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 12:07


Energean earnings, production and revenue surge; eyes 2024 output rise

Energean PLC on Thursday reported higher production, revenue and adjusted earnings for 2023.

The Mediterranean-focused hydrocarbon exploration and production company said revenue in 2023 jumped 93%...

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 11:58


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 treads water ahead of US jobless data

Stock prices were more stable at midday Thursday after Wednesday’s decline

and ahead of the weekly US jobless data.

The FTSE 100 index was up 10.95 points,...

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 11:55


IN BRIEF: Hipgnosis Songs Fund seeks to fix ‘conflict of interest’

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd - investor in music rights - Will call extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to approve a proposal to compensate potential bidders...

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 11:54


UK PM insists his plan is working despite surprise hike in inflation

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday insisted Britain was ‘pointing in the right direction’ despite an unexpected increase in inflation at the end of...

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 11:47


C&C Group maintains 2024 forecast; focus remains on growing customers

C&C Group PLC on Thursday said that trading had been ‘resilient’ over the festive period, as the company expects full-year profit to be in line...

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 11:47


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