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London property merger to create $6 bln West End powerhouse

June 16 (Reuters) - Two of London's biggest property companies agreed to merge on Thursday to create a 5 billion pound ($6 billion) estate with sites in tourist hotspots including Covent Garden, Carnaby Street and Soho that are battling to recover from the pandemic.

TOP NEWS: Cap & Counties and Shaftesbury agree terms for merger

(Alliance News) - Capital & Counties Properties PLC and Shaftesbury PLC on Thursday said they have agreed the final terms of their all-share merger to create a central London-focused property investor with a combined portfolio value of GBP5.0 billion.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 slips as UK interest rate hike looms

(Alliance News) - Fresh off a hefty interest rate hike from the US Federal Reserve, jitters returned anew ahead of the Bank of England's turn on Thursday to tighten monetary policy.

Shaftesbury, Capco agree merger terms

(Sharecast News) - Capital & Counties and Shaftesbury said on Thursday that they have agreed the terms of a £3.5bn all-share merger that will create a combined group with a portfolio valued at around £5bn.

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Margins under pressure at boohoo and Asos

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to pull back on Thursday as all eyes turn to the Bank of England after aggressive monetary policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve.

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Shaftesbury and Capital & Counties merger talks continue to progress

(Alliance News) - Shaftesbury PLC and Capital & Counties Properties PLC confirmed on Monday they remain in "advanced" discussions regarding a possible all-share merger of the two companies, as Shaftesbury agreed to give Capco an extension of the deadline to make a firm offer.

Citi upgrades Capco to 'buy'

(Sharecast News) - Citi upgraded Capital & Counties on Thursday to 'buy' from 'neutral', although the rating change had nothing to do with the merger with Shaftesbury announced earlier in the week.

London stocks slide as China growth concerns dent global risk appetite

May 9 (Reuters) - UK shares ended lower on Monday, as tightening lockdowns in China added to investors' concerns about a recession amid the Bank of England's dour economic outlook last week.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Slowing China exports hits London miners

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London opened the new week in the red with a slump in exports from China hurting commodity prices, which dragged London-listed miners lower.

LONDON BRIEFING: West End landlords Shaftesbury and Capco agree merger

(Alliance News) - London West End property firms Shaftesbury and Capital & Counties Properties on Monday confirmed they are in advanced talks over a potential all-share merger.

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Shaftesbury in merger talks; Energean hits gas

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open on the backfoot on Monday, with worrying data from China showing exports from the world's second-largest economy have slowed, while the government also tightens its Covid restrictions.

Shaftesbury, Capco confirm talks over possible merger

(Sharecast News) - Property firms Shaftesbury and Capital & Counties confirmed on Monday that they are in advanced discussions about a possible merger.

TOP NEWS: Shaftesbury, Capital & Counties confirm talks on merger

(Alliance News) - Shaftesbury PLC and Capital & Counties Properties PLC on Saturday confirmed that they are in advanced talks for a potential all-share merger of both companies.

UK's Capco and Shaftesbury in talks about $4 bln merger - Sky News

May 7 (Reuters) - London's West End focused commercial landlords Capital & Counties Properties Plc and Shaftesbury Plc are in advanced talks about a 3.5 billion pound ($4.32 billion) merger, Sky News reported on Saturday.