FTSE 250: Gold miners dulled, Intu surges
9th Sep 2019 14:08
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was fell by 0.18% to 19,669.56 in afternoon trading on Monday, with precious metals miners leading the way lower.
Read moreHgCapital Trust to raise ?80m
10th Jun 2019 07:05
(Sharecast News) - HgCapital Trust on Monday said it planned to raise £80m through a placing of new shares.
Read moreHgCapital to invest in legal document software firm Litera
7th May 2019 08:32
(Sharecast News) - HgCapital Trust announced on Tuesday that it would invest in Litera Microsystems, which it described as a "leading provider" of end-to-end document lifecycle solutions to the legal and life sciences industries, based in Chicago.
Read moreHgCapital offloads investment in Foundry to Roper Technologies
19th Mar 2019 08:50
(Sharecast News) - HgCapital Trust announced the sale of high-end visual effects and 3D design software developer Foundry to diversified technology company Roper Technologies on Tuesday, for £410m in cash.
Read moreAsset performance drives growth at HgCapital Trust
11th Mar 2019 08:39
(Sharecast News) - HgCapital Trust reported a 14.3% improvement in its net asset value per share for the year ended 31 December on Monday, to £21.57.
Read moreHg Capital invests in Transporeon, refinances A-Plan investment
29th Jan 2019 09:47
(Sharecast News) - Hg Capital Trust has invested in cloud-based logistics platforms Transporeon Group, it announced on Tuesday, with private equity giant TPG Capital exiting its shareholding in Transporeon as part of the transaction, with the terms not disclosed.
Read moreHgCapital offloads Zenith in £750m deal
30th Jan 2017 10:15
(ShareCast News) - HgCapital announced on Monday that it has agreed the sale of Zenith, the largest independent vehicle leasing business in the UK, to Bridgepoint in a transaction totalling £750m. The London-listed firm said Zenith is headquartered in Leeds, with full-service operations in both Soli
Read moreHgCapital injects undisclosed sum into fundinfo
17th Nov 2016 14:41
(ShareCast News) - HgCapital announced a significant investment in fundinfo on Thursday, which it described as a leading technology platform for fund data and documents publication and dissemination to the global fund industry, headquartered in Zurich. The company said it will partner with the exist
Read moreHgCapital makes undisclosed investment in Evaluate
8th Nov 2016 12:05
(ShareCast News) - HgCapital announced an investment in Evaluate, a London-based provider of commercial intelligence to the global life sciences industry, on Tuesday. The London-listed firm said the terms of this transaction have not been disclosed. It said Evaluate is the trusted provider of missi
Read moreHgCapital acquires Baldwins to create CogitalGroup
12th Oct 2016 08:49
(ShareCast News) - CogitalGroup, backed by accounting services and technology investor HgCapital, announced an investment in Baldwins, one of the UK's largest firms of independent accountants, on Wednesday. The terms of this transaction were not disclosed, and the London-listed firm described Baldwi
Read moreHgCapital sells SimonsVoss in €210m deal
29th Jun 2015 13:59
HgCapital has sold SimonsVoss in a €210m deal with Allegion, the trust said in an announcement Monday. SimonsVoss, a German electronic lock company which generated sales of about €52m in 2014, had been partnered with HgCapital since 2010. The deal with Ireland-based security firm Allegion, is subje
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: JD sports climbs on expansion plans
16th Apr 2014 14:19
JD Sports was a strong riser on Wednesday following reports the company is planning to expand overseas amid its recent chain of acquisitions. Its Chief Executive, Barry Brown, was quoted by Retail Week as saying: 'The opportunity is big especially in France and Germany. There are lots of markets we'
Read morePrudential non-exec stocks up, Executive Director sells
7th Apr 2014 16:50
Anthony Nightingale, a Non-Executive Director of Prudential who joined the board in June last year, has doubled his stake in the international financial services group. Nightingale acquired 15,000 shares at 1,328p each, spending a total of £199,200. Meanwhile, Executive Director Jackie Hunt trad
Read moreHgCapital-owned firm to acquire German software provider
20th Nov 2013 09:27
Fund manager HgCapital has announced that Kallisto, one of its wholly-owned companies, has agreed to the acquisition of 91.85 per cent of the outstanding shares of P&I Personal & Informatik, a payroll and transactional HR software provider in Germany. The acquisition, which is subject to German and
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Nov 2013 08:57
Afren: FinnCap ups target price from 130p to 140p keeping a hold recommendation. African Barrick Gold: Westhouse Securities raises target price from 115p to 170p, while downgrading to sell. Associated British Foods: Numis downgrades to reduce with a target price of 1845p. Panmure Gordon ups target
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