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The construction sector remained in expansion in June, a closely watched survey shows, although the rate of growth eased due to a slowdown in housebuilding. S&P’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) …

Schroders’ Ground Rents Income Fund has published a its long-delayed full year results for the year to 30 September 2023. The trust revealed that “significant challenges… largely out of its …

An influential City lobby group has urged the next government to explore methods of penalising start-ups that receive taxpayer-funded support if they later opt to list or move valuable operations …

Shares in medical equipment manufacturer Smith & Nephew jumped on Thursday after it disclosed Cevian Capital, Europe’s largest activist investor, had taken a stake. The FTSE 100 firm’s stock price …

The CEO of health property investor Assura warned alongside its first quarter results that the UK’s healthcare crisis is getting more severe and putting unprecedented pressure on the sector’s infrastructure. …

Peel Hunt has reported increased revenue this year amid signs of a recovery in IPO activity as the investment bank and London Stock Exchange alike look to bounce back from …

Precision equipment manufacturer Spectris has agreed a deal to acquire Boston-headquartered Sciaps for $260m (£205m). The London-listed firm said the transaction, which is still subject to regulatory approval, would be …

Victrex has insisted its balance sheet has been “robust” as it looks to turnaround a recent share slide. The FTSE 250 firm, which makes polymers designed to support CO2 reduction, …

London-listed Newriver Reit has acquired the retail and town centre investment manager Ellandi in a move which will bring the landlord’s assets under management to £2bn. Newriver, whose tenants include …

West End property investment giant Great Portland Estates (GPE) said this morning that it is primed to grow “into increasingly favourable conditions” after it completed a bumper rights issue last …