At four stories tall and a whole block wide, One Bessborough Gardens should be one of Pimlico’s most distinctive buildings. Its white stucco design, vast scale and prime Thamesside location …
June 2024
Time Out expects to beat analyst forecasts after ‘disciplined’ cost control
Food hall business Time Out has said it has seen higher sales in 2024 and has focused on “strong cost control”, leading it to raise its earnings forecast. The AIM-listed …
XPS Pensions Group continues hot streak with record results
Pensions consultancy XPS Pensions Group has toasted another year of record growth. The group, which is the UK’s largest publicly listed pension consultancy, reported a healthy jump in profit before …
Franchise Brands more than doubles in size following latest buyout
Franchise Brands, the franchise company behind brands including Barking Mad and Filta, has more than doubled its revenue for the second year in a row following its latest acquisition. The …
Urban Logistics REIT sees rent boom while eyeing expansion
Urban Logistics REIT saw rental income jump 8.4 per cent last year as the company leaned into the UK’s logistics market. The FTSE 250 listed real estate investment trust reported …
London-listed tech firm secures biggest-ever contract with US government
One of Britain’s top defence-tech companies has secured its largest single contract to date, supplying computer plug-in cards to a major US defence and aerospace contractor. Aim-listed Concurrent Technologies said …
Sainsbury’s to pay Natwest £125m to take bank division off its hands
Natwest has agreed to acquire Sainsbury’s core retail banking arm – with the supermarket giant set to pay the lender £125m to take it off its hands. The firms announced …
Alpha FMC agrees to £626m takeover from Bridgepoint
AIM-listed Alpha Financial Markets Consultancy has agreed to a takeover deal by private equity giant Bridgepoint. The specialist consulting firm, which employs over 900 companies globally, has agreed a price …
DS Smith profit slips but boss hails £5.8bn takeover opportunity
Packaging giant DS Smith reported a dip in both profit and revenue as it grappled with a decline in box volumes and lower selling prices. Adjusted operating profit slipped 19 …
Institutional clients help CMC Markets report bumper profit
CMC Markets hailed its diversification into the institutional market and the ramping up of its Dubai operation as the reasons behind a spike in profit in its full-year results. The …