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Allergy Therapeutics Sales growth well above market average

Allergy Therapeutics (LON:AGY) is a long-established specialist in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of allergies. Pollinex Quattro (PQ) is an ultra-short course subcutaneous allergy immunotherapy (AIT) platform, which continues to..

Vertu Motors Acquisition and portfolio changes

We note the announcement this morning from Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) confirming the acquisition of four Volkswagen Passenger car dealerships in West Yorkshire. We also note an update on a number..

Cranswick plc profits expected to be higher than current market forecasts

Cranswick plc (LON: CWK) has today released an unscheduled trading update. Current trading The Group’s Adjusted Profit Before Tax (under IFRS16, pre-exceptionals) for the year ending 31 March 2020 is..

Hastings Group Holdings 2020 trading has started in line with expectations

Hastings Group Holdings plc (LON: HSTG), the technology driven insurance provider, has today provided an update on its trading performance for the year ended 31 December 2019. Group performance The..

City of London Investment Group Perky markets support dividend hike

City of London Investment Group (LON:CLIG) has announced a trading update for 2Q’20. At the end of December, FUM had grown to $6.01bn, a 13% increase over the September 2019..

Spectris PLC divests EMS Brüel & Kjær joint venture

Spectris plc (LON: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announced that, together with Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited, it has agreed to divest the EMS Brüel & Kjær..

Rio Tinto further strengthens its pipeline of opportunities

Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) has today released its fourth quarter production results. Q4 2019 vs Q4 2018 vs Q3 2019 2019 vs 2018 Pilbara iron ore shipments (100% basis) Mt 86.8 -1%..

Veltyco Group Acquires Quasar Holdings Ltd, owners of Bet90

Further to the Company’s announcement of 19 December 2019, Veltyco Group (LON: VLTY) has today confirmed that it has acquired the 49% of Quasar Holdings Ltd not owned by the..

Experian Another quarter of good growth

Experian (LON:EXPN), the global information services company, today issued an update on trading for the three months ended 31 December 2019. Commenting on the performance, Brian Cassin, Chief Executive Officer,..

Sage Group Soni Jiandani to step down as Non-Executive Director

Sage Group (LON:SGE) has today announced that Soni Jiandani has advised the Board of her intention to stand down from her position as a Non-executive Director of Sage in order..

Morses Club Value-added, customer-driven expansion from core

Morses Club (LON:MCL) recent results (see our 21 October note, Interim FY’20 results: steady core, deal upside) highlighted the strength of Home Collect (HCC). The division showed operational efficiency improvements,..

Petrofac Appointed for wind farm substations

Petrofac Limited (LON: PFC) has entered into a Preferred Supplier Agreement with SSE Renewables to design, supply and install the HVAC onshore and offshore substations for the Seagreen wind farm..

Inchcape Acquire Mercedes-Benz Passenger car and private vans Distribution in Colombia

Inchcape plc (LON: INCH), the leading independent multi-brand Automotive distributor with global scale, announced today that it has agreed to acquire Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz passenger car and private vans distribution operations..

Bakkavor Group a solid performance, FY results in line

Bakkavor Group plc (LON: BAKK), the leading provider of fresh prepared food, announced today the following update for the 52 weeks ended 28 December 2019, ahead of its full-year results..

PPHE Hotel Group Acquires 50% interest in W29 Development

PPHE Hotel Group (LON: PPH), the international hospitality real estate group which owns, co‐owns and develops hotels and resorts, has announced that, further to the announcement of 14 March 2019,..

Dechra Pharmaceuticals Progress satisfactory and demand remains strong

Dechra Pharmaceuticals (LON: DPH) has issued the following unaudited Trading Update covering the half year reporting period from 1 July to 31 December 2019 (the Period). Overview The Board is..

C&C Group CEO Stephen Glancey to step down

C&C Group (LON: CCR) announced today that, following discussion with the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Glancey, has informed the Board that he wishes to retire. He will step down..

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC raises further borrowings of £188 million

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LON:SMT) today announced that it has raised a further c£188 million in long-term, fixed rate, senior, unsecured private placement notes, denominated in a mixture of Sterling..

Pearson Sally Johnson to succeed Coram Williams as CFO

Pearson (LON:PSON) today announced that Coram Williams, Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has informed the Board he will be leaving the company to take on a comparable role at a..

Vivo Energy Responds to Moroccan Media Report

Following the publication of a media report in Morocco, Vivo Energy plc (LON: VVO) confirmed today that its subsidiary in Morocco has received a report from the investigators in charge..

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