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GSK completes acquisition of Affinivax

GSK plc (LON:GSK) has announced it has completed the acquisition of Affinivax, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge (Boston, Massachusetts). Affinivax has pioneered the development of a novel..

AstraZeneca DESTINY-Breast02 Phase III trial of Enhertu met the primary endpoint

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has announced that positive high-level results from the DESTINY-Breast02 Phase III trial of Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) versus physician’s choice of treatment showed the trial met the primary..

Phoenix Group achieves a record set of financial results

Phoenix Group Holdings plc (LON:PHNX) announces record half year 2022 results, delivering growing, resilient cash and a 3% dividend increase. Phoenix delivered against all of its key objectives in H1,..

Flutter Entertainment makes significant progress against strategic objectives

Flutter Entertainment plc (LON:FLTR) has announced interim results for six months ended 30 June 2022.   Reported1 H12022£m Reported1 H12021 £m Reported1 YoY % Adjusted2H12022£m Adjusted2H12021£m Adjusted2YoY % Adjusted2CC3YoY %..

Berkeley Group declares interim dividend of 21.25p per share

Berkeley Group Holdings plc (LON:BKG) has announced that an interim dividend of 21.25 pence per share will be paid on 9 September 2022 to shareholders on the Company’s register of..

Coca-Cola HBC sees continued strong organic growth

Coca-Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH), a growth-focused Consumer Packaged Goods business and strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company, has reported its financial results for the six months ended 1 July..

AstraZeneca completes acquisition of TeneoTwo

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has completed the acquisition of TeneoTwo, Inc.i, including its Phase I clinical-stage CD19/CD3 T-cell engager, TNB-486, currently under evaluation in relapsed and refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.1 AstraZeneca..

Airtel Africa signs $125m revolving credit facility with Citi

Airtel Africa plc (LON:AAF), a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has announced the signing of a $125m revolving credit..

Admiral delivers solid set of results with good customer growth in the first half

Admiral Group plc (LON:ADM) has announced its 2022 interim results highlights.   Six months ended: 30 June 2022 Six months ended: 30 June 2021 Six months ended: 30 June 2019..

RS Group acquiring industrial and automation product distributor, Risoul

RS Group plc (LON:RS1) has announced an agreement to acquire Risoul y Cia, S.A. de C.V., a family-owned distributor of industrial and automation product and service solutions in Mexico, for..

Prudential appoints two new Non-executive Directors

Prudential plc (LON:PRU) has announced the appointment of Arijit Basu and Claudia Suessmuth-Dyckerhoff as Non-executive Directors. Mr Basu will join the Board with effect from 1 September 2022 and will..

AstraZeneca’s Enhertu approved in the US for HER2-low metastatic breast cancer

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low (IHC 1+ or IHC..

Hargreaves Lansdown net new business down 37%

Hargreaves Lansdown plc (LON:HL) has announced its results for the year ended 30 June 2022. Highlights: ·     Net new business of £5.5 billion ·     Assets Under Administration, down 9% driven by market..

Flutter Entertainment completes acquisition of Sisal

Flutter Entertainment plc (LON:FLTR) has announced that it has received all necessary regulatory confirmations with respect to the acquisition of Sisal and the transaction completed on 4th August 2022. As..

Informa completes divestment of non-core asset, Maritime Intelligence

Informa plc (LON:INF), the international Academic Markets, B2B Markets and Digital Services Group, has announced the completion of its Portfolio Focus programme following the divestment of Maritime Intelligence (Lloyd’s List)..

AstraZeneca’s Lynparza approved in EU for early breast cancer

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) has been approved in the European Union (EU) as monotherapy or in combination with endocrine therapy for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients..

Glencore delivers an exceptional financial performance in H1

Glencore plc (LON:GLEN) has announced its 2022 Half-Year Report. Highlights Glencore’s Chief Executive Officer, Gary Nagle, commented: “Notwithstanding what has clearly been a very complex environment for our markets, our..

B&M European Value Retail appoints BNP Paribas as joint broker

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME), the UK’s leading variety goods value retailer, has announced the appointment of BNP Paribas to act as its joint corporate broker, to work alongside..

Phoenix Group to acquire Sun Life UK

Phoenix Group Holdings plc (LON:PHNX) has announced the acquisition of Sun Life UK, a closed book UK life insurance company, from Sun Life Financial Inc. for cash consideration of £248..

Taylor Wimpey excellent financial and operational performance

Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW) has announced its half year results for the period ended 3 July 2022. Jennie Daly, CEO, commented: “I am pleased to report an excellent financial and..

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