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FTSE 250 Market news covers the latest developments for the FTSE 250 Index, which tracks the 101st to the 350th largest companies by market capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange. This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

Safestore Q1 FY2026 revenue up 6.3% at CER as occupancy and rates improve

Safestore Holdings plc reported Q1 FY2026 revenue of £61.2m, up 6.3% at constant exchange rates, driven by rate growth and contributions from new stores. Like-for-like revenue rose 4.2%, with occupancy at 77.8% of current lettable area...

Great Portland Estates fully lets phase one at City Tower above ERV

Great Portland Estates plc has fully let or placed under offer all 28,700 sq ft of phase one Fully Managed space at City Tower, securing £5.3 million in annual rent at £186 per sq ft, 6.6% ahead of March 2025 ERV...

Drax signs 15-year tolling agreement for 200MW battery storage at Coalburn

Drax Group has signed a 15-year tolling agreement with Zenobē Coalburn Limited for a 200MW (800MWh) four-hour battery energy storage system at Coalburn, Scotland, targeting commercial operation in 2028...

PPHE Hotel Group agrees $33.5m sale of Manhattan development site

PPHE Hotel Group has agreed to sell its Manhattan development site for $33.5 million, exiting plans for a New York hotel after regulatory changes made the project unviable. Proceeds will be used to repay $8.3 million in debt, with the remaining funds redeployed in line with the Group’s capital allocation strategy...

Galliford Try secures places on new DfE CF25 framework

The UK construction group has been appointed to the Department for Education’s Construction Framework 25, covering projects over £12 million nationwide and selected lower value works across southern England...

Chesnara plc to acquire Scottish Widows Europe SA for €110m

Chesnara has agreed to acquire the Luxembourg-based closed life insurer from Scottish Widows Limited, a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc, for €110 million in cash...

Rank Group appoints Cliff Baty as interim CFO

Rank Group Plc (LSE: RNK) has appointed Cliff Baty as interim Chief Financial Officer, effective 23 February 2026. Baty brings senior finance experience across listed leisure and gaming businesses, including previous roles at Manchester United plc, Sportech plc and Ladbrokes plc...

Hunting Plc reports 100% production increase in East Texas OOR pilot

Hunting plc references Buccaneer Energy’s announcement confirming a 100% increase in oil production during a pilot of its Organic Oil Recovery technology at the Pine Mills field...

The Renewables Infrastructure Group delivers 2025 dividend target despite Q4 NAV decline

The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited recorded a Q4 2025 NAV of 104.0p per share, reflecting weaker power price forecasts, regulatory impacts and updated discount rates...

Partners Group Private Equity reports 2.8% NAV decline in December 2025

Partners Group Private Equity Limited reported a 2.8% decrease in NAV to EUR 13.00 per share at 31 December 2025, bringing full-year NAV total return to -8.7%, mainly due to currency headwinds...

Lion Finance Group to host Investor Day in Tbilisi

Lion Finance Group PLC will hold an Investor Day in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26 June 2026, featuring presentations on strategy, financial performance and medium-term outlook, with participation from Bank of Georgia and Ameriabank leadership...

Energean declares 4Q 2025 dividend of $0.30 per share

Energean has declared a fourth-quarter 2025 dividend of 30 US cents per share. The ex-dividend date is 5 March 2026, with payment scheduled for 30 March 2026 in US dollars...

GCP Infra reports £853.8m portfolio and advances capital allocation plan

As at 31 December 2025, GCP Infra reported a NAV of 100.27p per share and a portfolio yield of 8.0% across 47 investments...

RTW Biotech Opportunities reports January NAV of US$2.37; sector activity builds

As at 31 January 2026, RTW Biotech Opportunities Ltd recorded an unaudited NAV of US$2.37 per share, reflecting a 3.6% monthly decline...

TwentyFour Income Fund reports 9.65% one-year NAV return to January 2026

TwentyFour Income Fund Limited has published its January 2026 factsheet, reporting a 9.65% one-year NAV total return and a current mark-to-market yield of 9.93% as at 30 January 2026...

Drax appoints Mark Clare as Non-Executive Director

Drax Group plc has appointed Mark Clare as a non-executive director, effective 13 February 2026. Clare brings extensive board and executive experience across the energy, consumer service and construction sectors, including senior roles at Centrica plc, United Utilities Group plc and Barratt Developments plc...

When Politics Meets Valuation | Ruffer Investment Company

As US elections approach, Jasmine Yeo argues that investors should look beyond improving sentiment and assess whether market valuations are supported by durable economic fundamentals...

Great Portland Estates secures 10-year pre-let with Quantexa at The Delft

Quantexa has signed a 10-year lease for 52,293 sq ft at The Delft, SE1, a new HQ office scheme by Great Portland Estates...

Alfa Financial Software appoints Andrew Dickson as Chief Financial Officer

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC has appointed Andrew Dickson as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Duncan Magrath, who will retire in September 2026...

Diversified Energy to report FY25 results on February 26 2026

Diversified Energy Company will release its full-year 2025 operational and financial results after U.S. market close on February 26, 2026...
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Safestore Q1 FY2026 revenue up 6.3% at CER as occupancy and rates improve

Safestore Holdings plc reported Q1 FY2026 revenue of £61.2m, up 6.3% at constant exchange rates, driven by rate growth and contributions from new stores. Like-for-like revenue rose 4.2%, with occupancy at 77.8% of current lettable area...

Great Portland Estates fully lets phase one at City Tower above ERV

Great Portland Estates plc has fully let or placed under offer all 28,700 sq ft of phase one Fully Managed space at City Tower, securing £5.3 million in annual rent at £186 per sq ft, 6.6% ahead of March 2025 ERV...

Drax signs 15-year tolling agreement for 200MW battery storage at Coalburn

Drax Group has signed a 15-year tolling agreement with Zenobē Coalburn Limited for a 200MW (800MWh) four-hour battery energy storage system at Coalburn, Scotland, targeting commercial operation in 2028...

PPHE Hotel Group agrees $33.5m sale of Manhattan development site

PPHE Hotel Group has agreed to sell its Manhattan development site for $33.5 million, exiting plans for a New York hotel after regulatory changes made the project unviable. Proceeds will be used to repay $8.3 million in debt, with the remaining funds redeployed in line with the Group’s capital allocation strategy...

Galliford Try secures places on new DfE CF25 framework

The UK construction group has been appointed to the Department for Education’s Construction Framework 25, covering projects over £12 million nationwide and selected lower value works across southern England...

Chesnara plc to acquire Scottish Widows Europe SA for €110m

Chesnara has agreed to acquire the Luxembourg-based closed life insurer from Scottish Widows Limited, a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc, for €110 million in cash...

Rank Group appoints Cliff Baty as interim CFO

Rank Group Plc (LSE: RNK) has appointed Cliff Baty as interim Chief Financial Officer, effective 23 February 2026. Baty brings senior finance experience across listed leisure and gaming businesses, including previous roles at Manchester United plc, Sportech plc and Ladbrokes plc...

Hunting Plc reports 100% production increase in East Texas OOR pilot

Hunting plc references Buccaneer Energy’s announcement confirming a 100% increase in oil production during a pilot of its Organic Oil Recovery technology at the Pine Mills field...

The Renewables Infrastructure Group delivers 2025 dividend target despite Q4 NAV decline

The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited recorded a Q4 2025 NAV of 104.0p per share, reflecting weaker power price forecasts, regulatory impacts and updated discount rates...

Partners Group Private Equity reports 2.8% NAV decline in December 2025

Partners Group Private Equity Limited reported a 2.8% decrease in NAV to EUR 13.00 per share at 31 December 2025, bringing full-year NAV total return to -8.7%, mainly due to currency headwinds...

Lion Finance Group to host Investor Day in Tbilisi

Lion Finance Group PLC will hold an Investor Day in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26 June 2026, featuring presentations on strategy, financial performance and medium-term outlook, with participation from Bank of Georgia and Ameriabank leadership...

Energean declares 4Q 2025 dividend of $0.30 per share

Energean has declared a fourth-quarter 2025 dividend of 30 US cents per share. The ex-dividend date is 5 March 2026, with payment scheduled for 30 March 2026 in US dollars...

GCP Infra reports £853.8m portfolio and advances capital allocation plan

As at 31 December 2025, GCP Infra reported a NAV of 100.27p per share and a portfolio yield of 8.0% across 47 investments...

RTW Biotech Opportunities reports January NAV of US$2.37; sector activity builds

As at 31 January 2026, RTW Biotech Opportunities Ltd recorded an unaudited NAV of US$2.37 per share, reflecting a 3.6% monthly decline...

TwentyFour Income Fund reports 9.65% one-year NAV return to January 2026

TwentyFour Income Fund Limited has published its January 2026 factsheet, reporting a 9.65% one-year NAV total return and a current mark-to-market yield of 9.93% as at 30 January 2026...

Drax appoints Mark Clare as Non-Executive Director

Drax Group plc has appointed Mark Clare as a non-executive director, effective 13 February 2026. Clare brings extensive board and executive experience across the energy, consumer service and construction sectors, including senior roles at Centrica plc, United Utilities Group plc and Barratt Developments plc...

When Politics Meets Valuation | Ruffer Investment Company

As US elections approach, Jasmine Yeo argues that investors should look beyond improving sentiment and assess whether market valuations are supported by durable economic fundamentals...

Great Portland Estates secures 10-year pre-let with Quantexa at The Delft

Quantexa has signed a 10-year lease for 52,293 sq ft at The Delft, SE1, a new HQ office scheme by Great Portland Estates...

Alfa Financial Software appoints Andrew Dickson as Chief Financial Officer

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC has appointed Andrew Dickson as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Duncan Magrath, who will retire in September 2026...

Diversified Energy to report FY25 results on February 26 2026

Diversified Energy Company will release its full-year 2025 operational and financial results after U.S. market close on February 26, 2026...
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