Bad news: Reach share price sinks amid digital headache and falling print sales July 22, 2026 London listed publisher Reach continued to feel the impact of declining online views and lower print circulation, as the company continues to navigate the changing media landscape. The group’s share price sank 19.5 per cent in early trading to 47.4p, bringing the stock down 13.6 per cent since January after the company suffered a sharp [...]
Layoffs and an executive exit: What’s going on at London’s first listed law firm? July 22, 2026 Gateley, the City’s first listed law firm, is set to lose its chief executive and axe dozens of jobs as it grapples with a swelling cost base and fears of a slowdown in client spending. The group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM), informed shareholders on Tuesday that chief [...]
‘We are going to run out’: Mitie marks eleventh mega takeover of 2026 July 22, 2026 Mitie’s takeover by rival facilities management group OCS marks the London Stock Exchange’s eleventh £1bn takeover so far this year, as the market continues to serve as a hunting ground for private buyers. OCS agreed to pay 218.5p per share and a final dividend of up to 3.1p. The offer price comes at a 44.7 [...]
Burnham can prove he’s pro-business by scrapping stamp duty on shares July 21, 2026 London’s decline as a financial capital isn’t inevitable. By scrapping stamp duty om shares – a tax that investors in America, China and India simply do not pay – Andy Burnham can turn the City around, says Tom Willerton-Gartside London is being overtaken. Once the undisputed financial capital of the richest country in the world, [...]
London Stock Exchange unveils ‘LSE24’ round-the-clock trading venue July 21, 2026 The London Stock Exchange has unveiled plans to introduce 24-hour trading as it seeks to claw back interest from retail investors lured away by crypto and overseas markets. The stock market’s operator, LSEG, said it will launch the new venue, dubbed LSE24, as soon as next year in order to give “global investors greater flexibility [...]
FTSE 250 facilities manager swept off London Stock Exchange in £3.1bn deal July 21, 2026 Mitie is set to become the latest company picked off the London Stock Exchange, after agreeing to a £3.1bn takeover by UK rival OCS. The global facilities management company agreed to pay 221.6p in cash for the firm, comprising 218.5p per Mitie share and a final dividend of up to 3.1p. The offer price is [...]
Tate & Lyle faces shareholder revolt over executive pay July 21, 2026 London Stock Exchange stalwart Tate & Lyle faces an investor revolt over its chief executive’s salary after failing to address shareholder concerns about its executive-level pay. The FTSE 250 ingredients firm could be overruled by its investors at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday after coming under pressure from a leading shareholder advisory firm. [...]
London-listed healthcare services firm hit by cyberattack July 20, 2026 Shares in Craneware tumbled in early trading on Monday as the healthcare services firm revealed it had been hit by a cyberattack. The AIM-listed business said the incident involved “unauthorised access to a subset of its data environment”. Early investigations suggest “a significant volume of file names were viewed and exfiltrated”. Employee data as well [...]
FTSE 100 property giant Segro rejects £13.5bn Prologis bid July 20, 2026 Segro has rejected a second and third takeover bid from US rival Prologis, as the tussle between the two property giants steps up a gear. The FTSE 100 real estate firm rejected Prologis’ latest bid last week, which amounted to £9.93 per share and valued the group’s total shares at £13.5bn. Prologis said its latest [...]
Private equity firms eye valuation gap as City falls to takeovers July 20, 2026 The London Stock Exchange has seen a sharp uptick in takeover premiums this year as a deals spree from led by private equity firms and foreign buyers accelerates. The average price paid by acquirers relative to companies’ share prices has hit 45 per cent, according to data from AJ Bell. Foreign buyers account for 86 [...]