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LondonMetric and Schroder lift Picton takeover proposal with enhanced earnings accretion

The consortium has revised its proposed offer terms for Picton Property Income, with the Picton board now confirming its support for the updated consideration.
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easyJet soars as Apollo sparks PE takeover tug-of-war

Private equity giant Apollo Global Management has disclosed a possible cash offer for easyJet, with a deadline of 7 August to announce a firm intention or walk away.
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Polar Capital Technology Trust nearly doubles NAV

"The Board maintains its high confidence in the continued success of Ben and the team," chair Catherine Cripps said.
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Arc Minerals schedules Botswana drilling for August

"We have made significant progress in the second quarter across both Botswana and Zambia," said CEO Rémy Welschinger.
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Impax Asset Management reveals AUM lift in third quarter

The sustainable economy-focused fund manager grew assets under management despite net outflows partly driven by a one-off exit tender at one of its listed investment trusts.
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Panther Metals hits sulphide mineralisation across two drill holes at Wishbone VMS prospect

"We are building out a large-scale VMS system at Wishbone," said chief executive Darren Hazelwood.
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Cordel Group clears NSIA hurdle in Vossloh takeover

The UK government has confirmed it will take no further action under national security legislation, removing a key regulatory condition from Vossloh's recommended cash acquisition of Cordel Group.
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Dekel Agri-Vision groww CPO and cashew volumes in H1

"With good momentum across both operations, we approach the second half of the year with confidence," said chief executive Youval Rasin.
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Thruvision wins NPSA validation for walk-through screening system

The UK Government's National Protective Security Authority has confirmed Thruvision's 8108 WalkTHRU solution has been tested under its Discriminative Threat Detection Systems Test Method, demonstrating capability to screen for mass casualty threats.
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Genedrive's personalised medicine receives Parliament boost

A government minister named Genedrive's newborn hearing-loss test as a live example of personalised medicine during a House of Commons committee session.
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Shuka Minerals hits zinc mineralisation in first northerly drill holes at Kabwe

Two exploration holes into previously undrilled zones at Kabwe confirm zinc grades up to 22.80% at peak, extending the known orebody around one kilometre north of the main drilling area.
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LPA Group secures £989,000 in rail aftercare contracts

The AIM-listed engineering company has won a series of awards over five weeks for components and jumper systems, with deliveries beginning in October.
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The Premarket Brief: Apollo eyes all-cash easyJet takeover, Hays, Gleeson, Avingtrans

Apollo Global Management has put easyJet in play with a possible all-cash takeover approach. Elsewhere, there's a staffing update from Hays, a housebuilder result from MJ Gleeson, and a £21m fundraise from Avingtrans.
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Gleeson delivers in-line FY2026 profit as Homes completions jump 10%

"We cannot predict when the housing market will recover, but we can be confident that, with a much stronger Homes business, we are in good shape to leverage the market recovery when it materialises," said chief executive Graham Prothero.
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Avingtrans Raises £21m to expand Michigan nuclear facility

The engineering group is targeting a near-tripling of nuclear revenues to around £90m over five years, funded by a placing anchored by an £11m cornerstone commitment.
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EnQuest clears pre-emption hurdle on Malaysia acquisition

I means EnQuest can proceed with its deal to acquire all three Malaysian PSC interests as previosuly announced.
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Hays tips full-year profit at top of consensus range

The global staffing group expects pre-exceptional operating profit at the upper end of a £37m to £46m consensus range after cost discipline and productivity gains offset continued weakness in permanent hiring.
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Johnson Service Group reports steady first half revenue

The UK textile services group expects first-half revenue flat year on year at £258m and reaffirms its full-year adjusted operating margin target of at least 14%.
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French billionaire Xavier Niel takes stake in Vodafone

French billionaire Xavier Niel is investing in Vodafone Group via his Vega entity, with funding provided entirely by Niel personally and financial institutions.
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"Sheffield is recognised as the historic home of steelmaking. We will make it just as famous for hydrogen" - Quoted Companies

Who said what . . . Top quotes in the market on Thursday 9 July.