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Auction Technology rejects FitzWalter Capital’s latest takeover offer

Auction Technology Group PLC on Monday said its board has unanimously rejected a possible £491 million offer from private investment firm FitzWalter Capital Ltd.

The London-based...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 10:02


IN BRIEF: Workspace CEO makes way for Office Group co-founder

Workspace Group PLC - London-based flexible workspace provider - Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Hutchings leaves immediately on Monday. Hutchings was just over a year in...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 09:57


UPDATE: UK PM urges calm, unity in face of Trump’s Greenland threats

Keir Starmer urged the whole country to unite in the face of Donald Trump’s threats to invade Greenland and slap tariffs on the UK and...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 09:52


LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs ups targets for Schroders, LSEG

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday:

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FTSE 100

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Jefferies raises Games Workshop target to 21,850 (21,000) pence - ’buy’

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Jefferies raises Persimmon...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 09:45


UK growth for next year only behind US and Canada of G7 counterparts

The UK’s growth projection for next year puts it behind only the US and Canada out of its G7 counterparts, according to the International Monetary...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 09:40


Early market roundup: Stocks down amid US Greenland tariff concerns

Stock prices in London followed Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 into the red on Monday morning after US President Donald Trump on the weekend threatened European countries...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 09:16


Marshalls turns to cost cutting as hard landscaping market stays soft

Marshalls PLC on Monday confirmed its interim chief executive officer as permanent CEO, as it confirmed its 2025 results will be as previously guided and...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 09:10


WH Smith hires former Balfour Beatty CEO Leo Quinn as executive chair

WH Smith PLC has recruited corporate turn-around expert Leo Quinn to be executive chair, as it seeks to put a damaging accounting error behind it....

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 08:54


PRESS: Asda owner TDR close to buying NCC’s Escode for £275 million

NCC Group PLC and Asda owner TDR Capital are in late-stage talks for the sale of NCC division Escode, Sky News reported on Sunday.

NCC,...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 08:51


IN BRIEF: New Jardine Matheson CEO buys another $1 million in shares

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd - Hong Kong-based holding company with interests in retail, property, hotels and motor dealerships - Chief Executive Officer Lincoln Pan buys...

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 06:52


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