News And Announcements
High Court judge rules in favour of Morrisons workers in data leak claims
Britain's high court has accepted a compensation claim made by more than five thousand current and former Morrisons staff whose personal details leaked on to the internet, a case that could have far reaching implications for every person and business in the UK.
RBS to close one in four branches as smartphone transactions rise 73%
Royal Bank of Scotland has begun the process of closing 259 branches and making an associated 680 job cuts, the latest in a swathe of closures across the sector in this week alone.
Diversified Gas & Oil acquires 550 Ohio wells
Appalachian Basin-focussed producer Diversified Gas & Oil announced the acquisition of 550 wells in Central Ohio from NGO Development Corporation on Friday.
Lekoil confirms production increase at Otakikpo
Africa-focussed oil and gas exploration, development and production company Lekoil announced an increase in current production at the Otakikpo Marginal Field in the OML 11 licence area on Friday.
China Medical System puts £3m into Destiny Pharma
Clinical stage biotechnology company Destiny Pharma announced on Friday that China Medical System Holdings has, through its wholly owned subsidiary CMS Medical Venture Investment, invested £3m in Destiny to accelerate the development of its pipeline of drug candidates.
Petro Matad financing deal with Bergen terminated
Mongolia-focussed oil explorer Petro Matad announced on Friday that its amended and restated share purchase and convertible securities deed between itself and Bergen Global Opportunity Fund, dated 14 August, has been terminated by the parties by mutual consent.
Premaitha Health CEO receives industry accolade
Molecular diagnostics group Premaitha Health confirmed on Friday that its CEO, Dr Stephen Little, has received Bionow's ‘Outstanding Contribution’ award in recognition of his "significant contribution to the biomedical sector”.
Canaccord starts Ashmore at 'buy', highlights improving revenue quality
Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage of Ashmore at 'buy' with a 410p price target.
African Potash enters joint venture with SG
African Potash announced on Friday that, under a memorandum of understanding with the government of the Republic of Congo signed on 2 August, it has entered into a joint venture agreement with SG.
SkinBioTherapeutics awarded Australian patent for SkinBiotix
Life sciences company SkinBioTherapeutics announced the granting of the first patent for its ‘SkinBiotix’ technology in Australia on Friday.
Games Workshop ends first half as expected
Games Workshop reported preliminary estimates indicating sales of £109m in the first six months of its 2018 financial year in a trading update on Friday, and an operating profit of £38m for the period.
AstraZeneca's Juhana Heinonen on the move to Faron
Clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Faron Pharmaceuticals announced the appointment of Dr Juhana Heinonen as its chief commercial officer on Friday, to join the firm in January.
RM2 fails to secure forecast funding by end of November
Sustainable pallet developer RM2 International updated the market on its trading and financial position on Friday, reporting it had not yet been able to secure the funding required to confirm a 12-month production forecast for its Chinese manufacturing partner Zhenshi.
Billabong receives takeover bid from US rival Boardriders
Australian surf brand Billabong has received a takeover bid from US rival Boardriders - formerly Quiksilver - which values the group at around AUD198m ($150m).
Purplebricks to work with review website Feefo
Purplebricks said on Friday that it will work with review website Feefo to provide customers with more opportunities to review its service.
Retail sales spike in Black Friday week, BDO confirms
Retailers enjoyed a bittersweet respite from the recent gloom on the high street as Black Friday sales in the last week were lifted back into growth territory, though overall footfall was still disappointing.
SSP Group snaps up German rival Stockheim
SSP Group, the food and drink concession operator, has agreed to acquire part of German rival Stockheim for an undisclosed fee.
Indivior shoots up after green light given for monthly opioid-addiction injection
Indivior has received approval from the US drug regulator to market its once-monthly injectable treatment for moderate to severe opioid use disorder, which analysts believe could lift company sales north of $1bn.
Shire appoints new chief scientific and medical officers
Specialty biopharmaceutical company Shire has appointed Andreas (Andy) Busch as executive vice president, head of research and development and chief scientific officer with effect from January 2018.
TLA Worldwide appoints Richard Shamsi as CFO
AIM-listed athlete representation and sports marketing business, TLA Worldwide, has appointed Richard Shamsi as group chief financial officer with effect from 2 January 2018.