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Johnson Matthey lowers sale price of Catalyst Technologies to £1.3bn


By Michael Griffiths

Johnson Matthey (JM) has lowered the price for the sale of its Catalyst Technologies (CT) business to US conglomerate Honeywell to £1.3bn.

The UK chemicals company, which had previously reached an agreement of £1.8bn for the sale, also confirmed it has agreed to extend the long stop date for satisfaction of the closing conditions to 21 July 2026


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MONY preliminary results mark share price improvement

MONY Group has seen its share price increase by over 2% after reaching record revenue and earnings in the year to 31 December

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JD Sports to return £200m to shareholders

JD Sports has announced that it will return £200m to shareholders via a share buyback scheme

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Aston Martin warns of profit slowdown

Aston Martin has revealed it expects to report lower-than-expected annual profits after citing a “highly challenging” trading environment last year.

The luxury carmaker said that heightened tariffs in the US had impacted its figures, which are expected to be at the lower end of previous guidance when it reports its results next week

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Segro hits record new contracted rent commitments in 2025

Segro has reported a "strong operational performance" in 2025, after reaching a record £99m in new contracted rent commitments

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Centrica pauses buybacks as profits tumble in 2025

Centrica has announced a significant fall in profits to £814m in 2025, down from the £1.55bn it reported in 2024

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BAE Systems reports record £30.7bn sales in 2025

BAE Systems recorded a 10% jump in sales to £30.7bn in 2025, as defence spending around the globe accelerated

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Finseta appoints new CFO

Finseta has appointed Andrew Richards as its new permanent chief financial officer (CFO)

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Boohoo exceeds fundraising following £8m founder investment

Boohoo has upscaled its £35m fundraise to £40m before expenses, following strong investor demand and an £8m investment from its founder, Mahmud Kamani

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Inflation rate drops to 3% in January

Consumer price index (CPI) inflation has fallen to 3% in the 12 months to January, after rising to 3.4% at the end of 2025, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed

Chesnara acquires Scottish Widows Europe for €110m

Chesnara has agreed to acquire Luxembourg-based closed life insurance firm, Scottish Widows Europe, for €110m
Glencore beats earnings expectations in 2025

Glencore has beaten its earnings expectations in 2025, despite the figure dropping by 6% to $13.5bn
OakNorth Bank announces CFO appointment

OakNorth Bank has appointed Gergely Zaborszky as its new chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Rajesh Gupta, who is retiring in July after five years at the firm


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