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IN BRIEF: Vistry completes takeover of Countryside Partnerships

Vistry Group PLC - Kent, England-based housebuilder - Completes GBP1.25 billion acquisition of Essex-based operative builders company Countryside Partnerships PLC. On Thursday, High Court of Justice in England & Wales sanctioned the takeover, with Countryside shares being suspended since Friday morning. Vistry applies to admit 127.4 million new shares on the premium listing segment of the official list and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market. It expects trading to take place on Monday morning. Vistry stays in the FTSE 250 following the takeover.

RPS Group to join FTSE 250, as Vistry buys Countryside Partnerships

(Alliance News) - Countryside Partnerships PLC will leave the FTSE 250 index on Friday, as its takeover by midcap peer Vistry Group PLC takes effect

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Jefferies slashes targets for UK housebuilders to reflect downturn scenarios

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Jefferies took an axe to their target prices for several of the UK's largest homebuilders, telling clients that bottom fishing in the sector might prove premature as industry data had yet to reveal the full extent of the recent financial and political turmoil.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC raises BP, Land Securities, British Land

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday afternoon:

Vistry appoints Countryside Partnerships Tim Lawlor as finance chief

(Alliance News) - Kent, England-based housebuilder Vistry Group PLC on Friday appointed Countryside Partnerships PLC's Chief Financial Officer Tim Lawlor into the same role, ahead of its GBP1.25 billion merger with Countryside Partnerships.

Vistry COO steps down ahead of proposed Countryside merger

(Sharecast News) - Housebuilder Vistry said on Friday that chief operating officer Graham Prothero will stand down from the group following the completion of its proposed combination with Countryside Partnerships.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg likes OSB; JPMorgan cuts BP

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Citigroup cuts Flutter to 'neutral' from 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Miners, oil majors and defence shield FTSE 100

(Alliance News) - A resilient FTSE 100 grew in confidence and edged marginally higher on Monday, though European peers struggled, in a downbeat session dominated by energy supply worries on the continent.

REPEAT: LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: PMIs, Gazprom send European stocks lower

(Correcting that New York is closed for holiday on Monday.)

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Rough PMIs, Gazprom send European stocks lower

(Alliance News) - Stock markets were being sold off on Monday, after Russia cut off gas supply via a key pipeline and a series of private sector surveys confirmed the damage being done to the European economy.

TOP NEWS: Vistry to buy Countryside Partnerships for GBP1.25 billion

(Alliance News) - Vistry Group PLC on Monday announced it is buying Countryside Partnerships PLC, a Brentwood, Essex-based housebuilder and urban regeneration company.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Countryside and Vistry sign GBP1.3 billion merger

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were under pressure at the opening bell on Monday, as the mood turned sour on Friday evening after Russia shut off access to a key gas pipeline.

LONDON MARKET BRIEFING: Gazprom's move gets week off to bumpy start

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to kick off the new week on the back foot, as Russia's move to stop gas deliveries to Europe is giving investors pause, amid growing fears of an energy crisis.