London-listed XPS Pensions Group said Friday that it will buy U.K. actuarial consultancy Austin Professional Resourcing for up to £16.3 million ($22 million) in order to expand its business.
London-listed XPS Pensions Group said Friday that it will buy U.K. actuarial consultancy Austin Professional Resourcing for up to £16.3 million ($22 million) in order to expand its business.
Amedeo Air Four Plus Ltd. said Friday it has ceased trading on the London Stock Exchange after a subsidiary of Lesha Bank LLC (Public) in Qatar completed its £190 million ($251 million) acquisition of the aircraft leasing investor.
Online payment company QuidPay urged a London judge Friday to order a digital bank to pay out funds worth more than $12 million withheld after suspending its accounts as a result of suspected fraudulent transactions, saying that it is facing "total destruction."
The past week in London has seen Michelle Mone sued by PPE Medpro, Broadfield Law sued by the founders of an international aid company, and litigation funder Fortress bring a claim against Edwin Coe and businesses the law firm represented in a cartel claim.
The Financial Conduct Authority proposed rule changes Friday for investment trusts listed on the London Stock Exchange that would manage conflicts of interest when a substantial shareholder tries to become a director with a financial interest.
Data management business Cirata PLC said Friday that it has successfully raised £5.1 million ($6.7 million) in a funding round that was oversubscribed.
Defence Holdings PLC said Friday it has conditionally secured £4 million ($5.3 million) from a fundraising program, which it wants to use to finance its working capital needs and undertake partnerships with companies in the defense sector.
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Germany's Merck KGaA acquires life sciences tools supplier Bio-Techne Corp., drugmaker AbbVie buys clinical-stage biotechnology company Apogee Therapeutics, and building materials supplier CRH acquires infrastructure products maker Arcosa Inc.
