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1 month ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Ian Walker
Assura said the deadline for the KKR and Stonepeak Partners consortium to make an offer for the company has been extended so that the parties can continue talks and the due diligence process. The London-listed property business said Friday that the deadline for the consortium to either make an offer for it or walk away has been extended to April 11 from today.
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1 month ago | 
wsj.com | Ian Walker
March 12, 2025 2:49 am ETRoche Holding agreed a collaboration and licensing deal with Zealand Pharma to co-develop a weight-loss treatment using its CT-388 medicine combined with Zealand Pharma’s petrelintide. The Swiss pharmaceutical company said Wednesday that under the deal it will make an upfront cash payment of $1.65 billion to Zealand Pharma and a further $1.2 billion in development milestones upon late-stage trials starting, as well as sales-based milestones of $2.4 billion.
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1 month ago | 
wsj.com | Ian Walker
March 11, 2025 4:20 am ETBoohoo BOO -0.37%decrease; red down pointing triangle Group said it plans to change its name to Debenhams Group after the successful turnaround of the business it bought out of administration in 2021, and set out medium-term growth targets.
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1 month ago | 
wsj.com | Ian Walker
Saudi Arabia’s national oil company Aramco said it expects to pay lower shareholder returns in 2025 after a fall in net profit last year. Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known as Aramco, said net income for 2024 fell to $106.2 billion from $121.3 billion in 2023. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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2 months ago | 
wsj.com | Ian Walker
Ashtead AHT 0.99%increase; green up pointing triangle Group plans to proceed with a switch of its main listing to the U.S. as flagged in December, marking a further blow to the London bourse. The FTSE 100-listed equipment rental company said Tuesday that it has discussed the rationale of a move with a wide variety of shareholders who are supportive of the plan. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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2 months ago | 
wsj.com | Ian Walker
Legal & General LGEN 1.36%increase; green up pointing triangle Group is selling its U.S. protection business to long-term partner Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance in a deal that values the unit at $2.3 billion. The FTSE 100-listed insurance company said Friday that it expects to return an extra 1.0 billion pounds ($1.24 billion) to shareholders via buybacks upon completion of the deal.
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2 months ago | 
wsj.com | Ian Walker
Legal & General LGEN 5.40%increase; green up pointing triangle Group is selling its U.S. protection and pension risk transfer businesses to long-term partner Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance in a deal that values them at $2.3 billion. The FTSE 100-listed insurance company said Friday that it expects to return 1.0 billion pounds ($1.24 billion) of the funds to shareholders via buybacks upon completion of the deal.
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2 months ago | 
wsj.com | Ian Walker
Danske Bank has launched a new 5 billion Danish kroner ($695.8 million) share buyback as it reported a rise in net profit for last year that beat its own forecast, and said it is well-positioned for future growth. The Copenhagen-based bank said Friday that net profit for the year was 23.63 billion kroner compared with 21.26 billion kroner a year prior, and a company forecast of between 22.5 billion and 23.5 billion kroner. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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2 months ago | 
wsj.com | Ian Walker
Commerzbank CBK 1.63%increase; green up pointing triangle is planning a new 400 million-euro ($415.7 million) share buyback and increased its dividend payout after posting record net profit last year due to a strong customer business. The German lender–in which Italian rival UniCredit has a 28% stake–said Friday that net profit rose to a record 2.68 billion euros in 2024 from 2.22 billion a year earlier on revenue that increased to 11.11 billion euros from 10.46 billion euros.
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2 months ago | 
wsj.com | Ian Walker
German car-parts supplier Robert Bosch reported a slight drop in revenue for 2024 with the biggest fall in its home market, and said it aims to improve performance this year even if conditions are tough. The company on Friday blamed a weak global economy alongside slower-than-expected developments in growth markets for its performance, adding that it expects only moderate worldwide growth this year.
