Mon, 25th Jan 2016 07:43
(ShareCast News) - Activist investor Edward Bramson, who won a place on the board of Electra Private Equity in November after a 21 month-long battle with the board, has continued to snaffle more shares in the group. On Monday the company revealed that last week Bramson's Sherborne vehicle had bought
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Read more(ShareCast News) - Edward Bramson has increased his stake in Electra Private Equity through his Sherborne Investors vehicle, three months after finally getting onto the board. Bramson, who was elected to the board in November, purchased 2,850 shares for £98,439. He has been slowly upping the stake
Read more(ShareCast News) - Electra Private Equity has sold its stake in Daler-Rowney to the FILA Group, a Milan-listed producer of writing instruments and art supplies. The FTSE 250 company said it had received around £32m for the fine art materials producer, which was 163% higher than its valuation at 30 S
Read more(ShareCast News) - Electra Private Equity charged into the financial year in bullish mood, with its board describing its first quarter as "excellent" on Thursday. The FTSE 250 firm said its share price of 3757p on 31 December 2015 reflected a total return of 15% since the start of the period, agains
Read more(ShareCast News) - UK stocks advanced on Thursday as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi hinted at further stimulus. In a press conference following the ECB's decision to keep its key rates unchanged, Draghi said the central bank would "review and reconsider" its monetary policy measures at
Read more(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 was in the black mid-afternoon Thursday, up 164.74 points (1.05%) to 15,805.75. Halfords pedalled to the front of the peloton after it said group like-for-like sales rose 0.3% in the third quarter with the company reporting that full year pre-tax profit expectations w
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