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Wetherspoon boss warns on Covid-19 restrictions
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin warned against making pubs unprofitable based on flimsy evidence as the UK introduced strict new rules on social gathering to combat Covid-19.
Euronext offers to buy Borsa Italiana from LSE
Euronext confirmed on Monday that it has made a non-binding offer to buy Borsa Italiana from London Stock Exchange.
HgCapital puts in solid first-half performance
HgCapital Trust reported a 6. 6% improvement in its net asset value per share in its first half on Monday, to 268. 5p, as its total net asset value rose £57m to £1. 1bn.
Gilead Sciences to buy Immunomedics in $21bn deal
Gilead Sciences has agreed to buy biotech company Immunomedics in a $21bn deal.
Vodafone in talks to complete Egypt sale
Vodafone said it was in talks to complete the sale of its stake in Vodafone Egypt soon despite the deal agreement elapsing.
London pre-open: Stocks to rise on M&A boost
London stock were set for a positive open on Monday, boosted by M&A news.
SoftBank agrees to sell Arm to Nvidia, CLS buys three office properties
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 38 points higher on Monday, having closed up 0. 48% at 6,032. 09 on Friday.
CLS buys three office buildings from Aviva for £59.7m
CLS Holdings has agreed to buy three office properties in Greater London and South East England for £59. 7m from Aviva Investors.
Monday newspaper round-up: Redundancies, TikTok, Gilead Sciences
Tens of thousands of pubs, bars, nightclubs and gig venues will not survive increased coronavirus-prevention measures, such as local lockdowns and evening curfews, unless they receive fresh state support, the UK government has been warned. One in four of the 115,000 licensed premises in Britain still had not reopened by the end of August after restrictions were imposed to contain Covid-19, according to data from the analysis firm CGA and AlixPartners. – Guardian.