Rothermere bows to investor pressure, lifts bid for DMGT

2nd Dec 2021 07:45

(Sharecast News) - The Rothermere family on Thursday bowed to investor pressure and increased the cash element of its buyout bid for the company that publishes the right-wing Daily Mail newspaper.

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DMGT swings to FY statutory pre-tax loss

18th Nov 2021 10:02

(Sharecast News) - Publisher Daily Mail and General Trust warned on Thursday that increased pressure on advertising at commuter-focused paper Metro and a lack of corporate events had weighed on both sales and profits in the twelve months ended 30 September.

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Daily Mail publisher under pressure to up bid for DMGT

15th Nov 2021 11:56

(Sharecast News) - The publisher of the Daily Mail has come under pressure to increase its £850m bid to take the company private as investors called the offer "opportunistic".

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Sunday newspaper round-up: IAG, The Hut Group, Nvidia

14th Nov 2021 17:10

(Sharecast News) - A cash call would be the quickest way for IAG to tackle its €12.3bn of debt and begin paying a dividend again, HSBC aviation analyst Andrew Lobbenberg said. If not, then the carrier would have to resort to its cash flows. Any decision on a rights issue would likely be taken by the company's new bos, Nicholas Cadbury, when he started early the following year. Lobbenberg had already said in September that plans to raise cash for IAG might follow positive news such as the reopening of travel to the US. - Financial Mail on Sunday

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Rothermere family agrees to take DMGT private

3rd Nov 2021 14:46

(Sharecast News) - Founder and controlling shareholder the Rothermere family has agreed to take Daily Mail publisher DMGT private for 1,263p a share.

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DMGT close to agreeing £400m pensions deal

2nd Nov 2021 09:21

(Sharecast News) - The Daily Mail and General Trust edged closer to going private on Tuesday, after it confirmed it was near to agreeing terms with its three pension schemes.

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DMGT takeover deadline extended

30th Sep 2021 12:44

(Sharecast News) - Lord Rothermere has been given until the end of October to make a £810m bid for the Daily Mail and General Trust after the Takeover Panel agreed a second extension.

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DMGT to sell insurance risk business to Moody's for £1.4bn

5th Aug 2021 14:31

(Sharecast News) - Daily Mail publisher DMGT has agreed to sell its insurance risk business, RMS, to US credit ratings firm Moody's, for around £1.4bn in cash.

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Trading 'as expected' at DMGT

22nd Jul 2021 11:29

(Sharecast News) - Daily Mail and General Trust said on Thursday that it was trading in line with expectations, as revenues recovered from a difficult 2020.

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Rothermere mulls taking DMGT private in £810m deal

12th Jul 2021 11:41

(Sharecast News) - Daily Mail and General Trust's largest shareholder is considering taking the media group private in a potential £810m deal, it was announced on Monday.

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DMGT edges up dividend after H1 profit drop

27th May 2021 08:14

(Sharecast News) - Daily Mail and General Trust nudged up its interim dividend after a 20% drop in first-half profit caused mainly by the pandemic's effect on its events business.

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Monday broker round-up

12th Apr 2021 13:21

(Sharecast News) - Lloyds Banking Group: Deutsche Bank upgrades to buy with a target price of 50p.

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Online car seller Cazoo set for $7bn Wall Street listing

29th Mar 2021 08:47

(Sharecast News) - UK online car retailer Cazoo is set to make its stock exchange debut in New York with a $7bn (£5bn) valuation.

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Daily Mail owner buys New Scientist magazine for £70m

3rd Mar 2021 09:02

(Sharecast News) - The publisher of the Daily Mail said it had bought the weekly science and technology magazine New Scientist for £70m in cash.

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Thursday broker round-up

11th Feb 2021 14:18

(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoons: Peel Hunt downgrades to reduce with a target price of 1,150p.

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