Petrofac tumbled on Monday as it announced a delay to the publication of its full-year results and said it may have to convert a significant proportion of its existing debt to equity.
Shares in AIM-listed Biome Technologies plummeted by almost a third on Monday after the bioplastics and radio frequency technology business reported a poor start to the year with first-quarter sales dropping by 44%.
Infrastructure company Digital 9 Infrastructure announced a significant step towards strengthening its financial position on Monday, with the receipt of a deferred consideration payment of $25m (£20m) related to the sale of the Verne Global group, as announced on 15 March.
Cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Oxford Biomedica reported stability in its core business on Monday, with a small increase in full-year core revenue for 2023, despite a 36% decrease in total revenue to £89. 5m.
Betting and gambling giant Entain announced the successful repricing of two of its existing ‘Term Loan B’ loans on Monday, along with the pricing and allocation of fungible add-ons, in a bid to optimise its financial position.
N Brown said on Monday that chairman Ron McMillan will be retiring and stepping down from the board with effect from 30 April for personal reasons.
Ultimate Products, the parent of homeware brands including Salter and Beldray, announced a change in its leadership on Monday, with James ‘Jim’ McCarthy deciding to step down as non-executive chair from 31 July.
Supermarket Income REIT said on Monday that it has bought a portfolio of Carrefour supermarkets in France through a sale and leaseback transaction for €75. 3m.
Kosmos Energy announced the refinancing of its reserve-based lending (RBL) facility on Monday, with its final maturity now set for December 2029.
Endeavour Mining said it had poured first gold from the Sabodala-Massawa BIOX Expansion project in Senegal on April 18.
AstraZeneca issued favourable updates on two of its breast cancer treatments on Monday - ‘Truqap’, or capivasertib, and ‘Enhertu’, or trastuzumab deruxtecan - following encouraging results from respective phase three trials.
Consulting and engineering business Wood Group has created a new executive role of chief strategy officer to look after things like sustainability and corporate development.
Music rights owner Hipgnosis said it it agreed terms on a £1. 2bn takeover by private equity investor Blackstone, in the latest tit-for-tat battle with rival Concord.
Insurance group Beazley said that first-quarter results were in line with guidance with insurance written premiums (IWP) growing at high single digits.
Cellular agriculture investor Agronomics announced on Friday that its portfolio company Solar Foods had raised an additional €8m through Finnish investment organiser Springvest.
Intellectual property investor Tekcapital announced on Friday that its investee Innovative Eyewear, the developer of ChatGPT-enabled smart eyewear under various brands, was launching its ‘Lucyd’ smart frames in 10 selected New Look Vision Group stores across Quebec and at New Look’s online store.
Smart buildings, architectural and design services specialist Aukett Swanke said in an update on Friday that, as outlined in its recent financial statements, it maintained a robust pipeline of interest, although a number of projects had been pushed back.
Anglo American on Friday rejected an "opportunistic" £31bn bid from rival miner BHP, saying it significantly undervalued the company.
Construction materials distributor Brickability said on Friday that its Q4 trading performance continued to reflect "lower levels of demand" for bricks and associated building products seen throughout the first nine months of the year.
More than half a million UK business are fighting for survival, according to an industry research published on Friday, weighed down by the weak economy.