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Senior agrees to £1.4bn consortium acquisition bid


By Dan McGrath

Senior plc has agreed to a £1.39bn takeover bid from a consortium comprising Blackstone and Tinicum.

Under the agreement, shareholders in the UK-based engineering and manufacturing company will receive £2.97 in cash and a final dividend of 2.15 pence for every share held in Senior


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FRC drops investigation into KPMG over Entain audit

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced it is closing an investigation into KPMG over an audit the accountancy firm conducted of betting company, Entain

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Unilever agrees deal with McCormick to combine foods business

Unilever has agreed a deal with McCormick that will combine Unilever’s foods businesses with the US-based firm

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Institutional and wealth sector investment drives LTAF AUM up to £7.3bn

The assets under management (AUM) of long-term asset funds (LTAF) approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have increased to around £7.3bn, analysis from Morningstar has shown

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Volex confirms intention to trade on LSE

Volex has confirmed its intention to apply to the Financial Conduct Authority for admission to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE)

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SSE upgrades EPS guidance after ‘strong’ operational performance

SSE has revealed it is expecting to report its adjusted earnings per share to be in the range of 147-152p when it publishes its full-year results on 28 May

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Topps Tiles to close 23 stores

Topps Tiles has announced it will close 23 stores as part of what it described a “series of self-help measures”

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Pets at Home on track to meet profit guidance

Pets at Home has revealed it is still on track to meet its full-year guidance of £92m in underlying pre-tax profit

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Facilities by ADF agrees new RCF with HSBC

UK firm Facilities by ADF has agreed a new £5m revolving credit facility (RCF) with HSBC UK

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Howden to acquire Hymans Robertson’s insurance and financial services consulting team

Howden has agreed to acquire the insurance and financial services consulting team (IFS team) of Hymans Robertson LLP, strengthening its specialist insurance actuarial and longevity consulting capabilities

Boohoo Group reports earnings ahead of expectations

Boohoo Group has revealed that its adjusted earnings totalled £53m in its latest financial year, coming in ahead of the fashion retailer’s previous guidance
HICL increases stake in Cross London Trains

Infrastructure investment group, HICL, has agreed to acquire a further 6.65% interest in Cross London Trains (XLT) for approximately £52m
Financial services sector pension scheme secures £40m buy-in with Canada Life

An unnamed financial services sector pension scheme has completed a full-scheme buy-in deal with Canada Life


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