Syncona portfolio company Freeline posts $29.1m rise in R&D costs in 2020

Healthcare investor Syncona has reported that portfolio company Freeline Therapeutics booked higher research and development expenses in 2020 and confirmed its plans to have three...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 08:51


FTSE buoyed as wages rise; Next nudges higher

A 2.2% increase in the National Minimum Wage to £8.91 has put a spring in the FTSE 100 on opening ahead of the long Easter...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 08:47


7digital's JV eMusic Live to stream Alfie Boe and Friends event on 10 April

Digital music solutions company 7digital said its joint venture eMusic Live would be the exclusive livestream platform for Alfie Boe & Friends event on Saturday...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 08:46


Carribbean Investment completes Scotiabank in Belize for $20m

Carribbean Investment said its subsidiary, B.B. International, has completed the purchase of Scotiabank (Belize) for US$20 million.

'The purchase of SBL provides a unique opportunity...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 08:36


Equiniti swings to loss as pandemic impact dents margins

Payments services group Equiniti swung to a pre-tax loss as the pandemic dented business activity from higher-margin market-paid and discretionary projects.

For the 12...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 08:05


Randall & Quilter names William Spiegel to succeed Ken Randall as executive chairman

Specialty insurance group Randall & Quilter has confirmed the retirement of Ken Randall 30 years after co-founding the company, with William Spiegel succeeding him as...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 08:04


Diaceutics wins Covid-19 testing data licensing contract

Healthcare diagnostic company Diaceutics said it had won a data licensing contract with a pharmaceutical company to provide COVID-19 testing data insights in the US....

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 07:55


UK Commercial Property REIT disposes of Kew Retail Park to UK housebuilder

Commercial property investor UK Commercial Property REIT said it has sold its Kew Retail Park asset to a UK housebuilder for £41 million.

The company,...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 07:52


Hipgnosis Songs Fund receives approval to convert to investment trust company

Music rights investor Hipgnosis Songs Fund has been granted approval by HMRC to convert to an investment trust company.

The conversion will take effect from...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 07:44


Airtel Africa's mobile commerce business wins $100m investment from Mastercard

Telecommunications services company Airtel Africa said it has signed an agreement under which Mastercard would invest $100 million in its Airtel mobile commerce business at...

Thu, 01/04/2021 - 07:43


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