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  • Marston’s just took another gulp of Thwaites

    March 31, 2015

    British pub brewer and operator Marston's has said it will take another gulp of north-west based brewer Thwaites. In an update to the London Stock Exchange today, Marston's, which has been brewing Thwaites' beers since early last year, announced it had bought its beer division outright for £25.1m. As part of the acquisition, Marston's has [...]

  • Kingfisher share price rises on plans to close 60 B&Q stores in UK and Ireland

    March 31, 2015

    Kingfisher's profits fell last year despite an increase in sales, but plans to close 60 B&Q stores have sent shares up. The figures The DIY retailer, which owns B&Q among others, experienced a 2.9 per cent increase in sales last year, but its pre-tax profits fell 7.5 per cent to £675m.   The figures, for the [...]

  • Thomas Cook gets north European boost but takes a knock from currency woes

    March 31, 2015

    The numbers Thomas Cook has reported trading in line with expectations, with the summer of 2015 more than 50 per cent sold. The UK business continues to build on last year with Thomas Cook's Concept Hotels growing 20 per cent from the previous year. Bookings at thomascook.com have climbed 10 per cent. However, the company took [...]

  • Marshall Motors IPO: Stealth flotation values car dealership at £115m

    March 30, 2015

    Car dealership Marshall Motor Holdings (MMH) revealed a successful flotation on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) yesterday, raising £50m from investors. The deal, which values the group at around £115m, was run as a so-called stealth initial public offering (IPO) by investment bankers at Investec.   That means the stock market debut was not pre-announced [...]

  • Cenkos keen on more big deals after British Car Auctions float

    March 30, 2015

    Brokerage Cenkos yesterday reported record profits for 2014, on the back of its successful AA float. So far this year, it has also success­fully got away the British Car Auctions (BCA) float, something which a series of larger rivals failed to achieve last year. Its revenues jumped 72 per cent to £88.5m, and profit before [...]

  • Reputation of Kingfisher boss Veronique Laury tarnished after collapse of Mr Bricolage deal

    March 30, 2015

    Europe's biggest DIY group King­fisher said yesterday that its €275m (£201m) bid for smaller French rival Mr Bricolage had collapsed after facing opposition from one the French rival’s major shareholders. Kingfisher first entered exclusive talks in April last year to buy 26.2 per cent of the share capital from the Tabur Family and 41.9 per [...]

  • Tesco begins land sell-off in cost-cutting drive

    March 30, 2015

    Tesco has hired property advisory firm Savills to sell six development sites as part of plans announced earlier this year to cut costs. Chief executive Dave Lewis said in January that he would halve capital spending and save £250m a year by axing 43 stores, shelving 49 projects and closing its Cheshunt head office. The [...]

  • Ex-director Tim Ingram piles pressure on Alliance Trust chief executive

    March 30, 2015

    Alliance Trust’s board is failing to scrutinise the management, and non-executives who try to ask questions are eased out, ex-director Tim Ingram told City A.M. yesterday. Ingram is backing activist investor Elliott Advisors’ bid to put three new directors on Alliance’s board, in the hope of shaking up the investment firm’s strategy. Ingram believes that [...]

  • Watchdog fines Ken­neth Carver £35,000 for part in Logica insider trading scheme

    March 30, 2015

    Former accountant Ken­neth Carver was yesterday fined £35,212 by the Finan­cial Conduct Authority (FCA) for his part in the Logica insider trading scheme. Carver is a family friend of recently imprisoned Ryan Willmott who pleaded guilty to three counts of insider trading during his time as a financial planning and group reporting manager for IT [...]

  • Newcastle United score record £19m profit thanks to TV income and new sponsorship deals

    March 30, 2015

    Newcastle United yesterday reported record profits of £18.7m last season – but its debt in the form of an interest-free loan from owner Mike Ashley remained static at £129m. The Premier League club put the profit down to increases in TV income and new sponsorship deals. The Magpies announced a recorded profit for the fourth [...]

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