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Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) and Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. have reached an agreement in principle for Rio Tinto to acquire the approximately 49% of the issued and outstanding common shares..
WPP plc (LON:WPP) has announced that it is acquiring Newcraft, a leading, data-first European ecommerce consultancy based in the Netherlands. Newcraft unlocks business opportunities for its global clients including Ahold..
Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc (LON:DPH) has announced it has acquired Med-Pharmex, Inc. Med-Pharmex is a leading veterinary pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Pomona, California. The total consideration paid was US$260.0 million1 (£221.5..
Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL), the specialist international distribution and services Group, has published its half yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2022. Financial results H1 22 H1..
Detailed results from the DELIVER Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) Farxiga (dapagliflozin) significantly reduced the composite of cardiovascular (CV) death or worsening heart failure (HF) in patients with..
GSK plc (LON:GSK) has announced that Elizabeth (Liz) McKee Anderson will join the Board of the Company as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 September 2022. Liz brings significant..
Vodafone Group Plc1 (LON:VOD) has announced that it has entered into heads of terms with 4iG Public Limited Company (“4iG”) and Corvinus Zrt (“Corvinus”, a Hungarian state holding company) (all..
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) has announced the following Board changes. Oliver Tant is to be appointed, subject to shareholder approval, as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with..
GSK plc (LON:GSK) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for momelotinib, a potential new medicine with a proposed differentiated mechanism..
Persimmon Plc (LON:PSN) has announced its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2022. ● Strong demand – average private sales rate for the period c.1% ahead..
AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Lynparza (olaparib) in combination with abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone has been accepted and granted Priority Review in the US for..
Sage Group plc (LON:SGE), the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), has announced that it has agreed to acquire Lockstep, a provider..
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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..
