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MS International hikes dividend after ‘record’ year
MS International hailed an outstanding year of trading performance and growth after it saw revenue hit £100m for the first time and record profits thanks to particular success in its …
Phoenix Group to explore potential sale of Sunlife
Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, has revealed that it will explore a possible sale of its Sunlife business. The FTSE 100 firm, which also owns insurer …
Liontrust falls into red as performance fee revenue collapses
Liontrust fell into the red last year as revenue at the British asset manager fell by almost 20 per cent. In the group’s results to 31 March, it revealed that …
Volex making good progress as firm lays out 2027 growth targets
Volex managed to navigate a sluggish demand environment over the past year, reporting that revenue and profit had climbed significantly. In a trading update covering the year to March, the …
Revolution Beauty back in the black despite weak online sales
Cosmetics brand Revolution Beauty has clawed its way out of the red as high sales in the rest of the world help offset its poor performance in the US. The …
Lifesafe reports revenue jump as company at the ‘start of the journey’
Fire extinguisher maker Lifesafe has attributed the sizeable uptick in revenue in 2023 to its focus on digital retailing. It also added that its full-year results represent the “start of …
Alliance Trust and Witan Investment Trust agree to merge in sector’s largest deal to date
Two massive investment trusts have agreed to the largest merger in the sector’s history, as Witan Investment Trust is set to be rolled into Alliance Trust. Alliance is the eighth …
Tech firm Checkit abandons takeover pursuit of AIM-listed Crimson Tide
Tech firm Checkit has abandoned its effort to acquire smaller AIM-listed rival Crimson Tide, which is still considering a £20.5m proposal from Ideagen. Checkit announced on Wednesday that it did …
Drax Group to sell 90,000 metre points to EDF Energy
British power firm Drax has announced it will sell up to 90,000 customer meter points to EDF Energy after a strategic review of its energy supply business. The metre points …