Chancellor John Healey told MPs on Wednesday that the government would retain stamp duty on share trading but pledged to modernize the tax, drawing criticism of a "missed opportunity" to revive interest in the London Stock Exchange.
Chancellor John Healey told MPs on Wednesday that the government would retain stamp duty on share trading but pledged to modernize the tax, drawing criticism of a "missed opportunity" to revive interest in the London Stock Exchange.
Engineering services company Renew Holdings said Wednesday that its network infrastructure firm has acquired the owner of a power cabling provider for up to £50 million ($66.5 million), continuing its buying spree.
A prominent political donor and businessman argued at the start of a London trial Wednesday that the BBC had falsely accused him of being involved in corrupt business dealings in three different countries, saying the broadcaster's case that the allegations were true was "plainly not sufficient."
French 3D printing company Prodways said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its dental materials business for €10.25 million ($11.4 million) as a part of its strategy to streamline its 3D-printing technology unit.
Insurance sector investor Minority Broker Partnerships said Wednesday it has acquired a minority holding in Caleb Roberts Insurance Services, its seventh investment in 12 months.
Software company TruFin said Wednesday that its subsidiary Oxygen Finance Group has acquired an overpayment audits business for up to £2 million ($2.66 million) to expand its offering to customers.
German materials distributor tk accelis on Wednesday began trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, a move it said marks the completion of its spinoff from local industrial and technology business thyssenkrupp AG.
The Dutch competition regulator has decided to block the sale by multinational consumer goods giant Unilever PLC of Dutch brand Unox to Zwanenberg, almost two years after the deal was announced.
The Court of Appeal’s ruling that a psychiatric hospital did not inherit vicarious liability for alleged staff abuse of a patient under previous owners will have immediate practical consequences as third parties seek to use protections meant for employees at workplaces changing hands to pursue buyers as substitute defendants, say lawyers at CMS.
