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Playtech completes sale of Snaitech to Flutter for EUR2.30 billion
(Alliance News) - Playtech PLC on Wednesday said it has completed the sale of Snaitech Spa to Flutter Entertainment PLC for EUR2.30 billion. Isle of Man-based gambling software developer Playtech said ...
PureTech Health swings to profit in 2024, eyes long-term growth
PureTech Health PLC on Wednesday hailed "a defining year" as it reported a swing to profit amid higher revenue in 2024. PureTech is a London-based biotechnology company focused on developing therapies ...
Spectris expects "strong" 2025 growth despite lower 1st quarter sales
(Alliance News) - Spectris PLC on Wednesday reported a decline in its sales during the first quarter, but expects "strong progress" for 2025. Spectris is a London-based provider of high-tech ...
Hill & Smith poaches Ibstock CFO Chris McLeish to be new finance chief
(Alliance News) - Hill & Smith PLC on Wednesday said it has poached the chief financial officer of building products peer Ibstock PLC to be its own new CFO. Hill & Smith, a West Midlands, ...
Bunzl buys Chile healthcare products distributor, Dutch packaging firm
(Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to buy a healthcare distribution business in Chile, while completing the acquisition of a packaging business in the Netherlands. The ...
Coca-Cola HBC first quarter sales growth driven by Emerging Markets
Coca-Cola HBC AG on Wednesday said it has made a strong start to the year but expects the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment to remain "challenging and unpredictable". The Zug, ...
Ireland inflation rises to 2.0% in April; joblessness down at 4.1%
On a monthly basis, harmonised CPI inflation was 0.4% in April, slowed from 0.7% in March. Separately, the CSO said Ireland's unemployment rate declined to 4.1% in April from 4.4% in March, though the ...
Melrose on track as acts to tackle "additional complexity" of tariffs
Regarding tariffs, Dilnot said the introduction has created "additional complexity" across the aerospace industry. He added Melrose has "acted swiftly" to evaluate the potential effects and has a ...
London midday: FTSE 100 rally continues, but gains limited
(Sharecast News) - The FTSE 100 continued its march higher on Wednesday - marking its longest winning streak in more than eight years - though upside was limited on the back of gloomy data from China ...
AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: GENinCode works to fix "deficiencies" with FDA
GENinCode PLC, down 38% at 1.45p, 12-month range 1.45p-9.625p. The Oxford, England-based genomic testing company focused on the prevention of cardiovascular disease updates on its US Food & Drug ...
Segro warns on constrained new space supply, CFO Soumen Das to retire
(Alliance News) - Segro PLC on Wednesday said Chief Financial Officer Soumen Das will retire at the end of the year and noted that the supply of new space remains constrained.