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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.

Playtech FY2020 performance expected to be ahead of consensus

Playtech plc (LON:PTEC) has provided an update on its full year performance for the period ended 31 December 2020. Overview Due to the hard work, resilience and commitment of its..

Ferrexpo appoints Liberum as Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker

Ferrexpo plc (LON:FXPO) has announced that it has appointed Liberum Capital Limited as Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to the Company with immediate effect. Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron..

Allied Universal cash offer for G4S PLC

Allied Universal and G4S plc (LON:GFS) have announced that the offer document containing the full terms and conditions of the Offer, together with the related Form of Acceptance, is being..

John Laing Group appoint Rob Memmott as new CFO

John Laing Group plc (LON:JLG) has today announced the appointment of Rob Memmott as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 6 January 2021. Rob has over 20 years’ experience in..

Sirius Real Estate adds three business parks to its portfolio for €26.0M

Sirius Real Estate plc (LON:SRE), the leading owner and operator of branded business parks providing conventional space and flexible workspace in Germany, has announced that it has completed three transactions..

Foresight Solar Fund acquires three greenfield solar assets in Spain

Foresight Solar Fund Ltd (LON:FSFL), a fund investing in a diversified portfolio of ground-based solar PV assets in the UK and internationally, has announced the acquisition of a portfolio of..

QinetiQ Group wins £127m Typhoon contract through EDP

QinetiQ Group plc (LON:QQ.) has today disclosed details of a £127m contract from the UK MOD to provide engineering services for the Typhoon combat aircraft. This contract has been won..

Close Brothers Group appoints Mark Pain as an independent non-executive director

Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) has announced the appointment of Mark Pain as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2021. On joining the board, Mark will become..

Allied Universal Security Services recommended cash offer for G4S

On 8 December 2020, the boards of directors managing Allied Universal Topco LLC and of G4S plc (LON:GFS) announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended..

FirstGroup disposes of three major properties in Greyhound portfolio

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) has announced three major property disposals, for total gross proceeds of USD137m or c.GBP102m, as part of its programme to rationalise Greyhound’s property portfolio. The largest is..

Energean plc to acquire Kerogen Capital’s 30% shareholding in Energean Israel Limited

Energean plc (LON:ENOG) has announced that it has entered into a conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement with Kerogen Investments No.38 Limited, an affiliate of Kerogen Capital, for the proposed acquisition..

Apax Global Alpha to acquire 3i Infotech’s Software Products business

On 28th December 2020, the Apax X Fund (LON:APAX), in which AGA is a limited partner, announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Software Products..

Caesars UK Holdings acquisition of William Hill PLC update

The boards of William Hill plc (LON:WMH), Caesars UK Bidco and Caesars announced on the 30th September that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition..

Syncona Appoint Virginia Holmes as Non-Executive Director

Syncona Ltd (LON:SYNC), a leading healthcare company focused on founding, building and funding a portfolio of global leaders in life sciences, has announced the appointment of Virginia Holmes as a..

Frasers Group confirms negotiations with the administrators of Debenhams

Frasers Group Plc (LON:FRAS) has today confirmed that it is in negotiations with the administrators of Debenhams’ UK business regarding a potential rescue transaction for Debenhams’ UK operations. Whilst Frasers..

Sanne Group acquires Private Equity Administrators Group with €27bn AuM

Sanne Group plc (LON:SNN), the global provider of alternative asset and corporate services, has announced the accretive acquisition of Private Equity Administrators Group. In addition, the Group expects to deliver..

Tate & Lyle acquire sweetener solutions business Sweet Green Fields

Tate & Lyle PLC (LON:TATE), a leading global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, has announced the acquisition of Sweet Green Fields (SGF), a leading global stevia solutions..

Pets at Home Group dispose of five Specialist referral practices for £100m

Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS), the UK’s leading pet care business, has announced the disposal of its five Specialist referral practices to Linnaeus Group for cash consideration of up..

Grafton Group acquire StairBox for £44 million

Grafton Group plc (LON:GFTU), the building materials distributor and DIY retailer with operations in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of AVC (StairBox) Ltd, an industry..

J D Wetherspoon illustrates errors of judgement made by the government and SAGE with its own magazine

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) has announced that it has 13 pubs in England which are classified as tier one. In addition, there are 51 pubs in Wales, where the..

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