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Credit Suisse hikes target price on G4S

(ShareCast News) - Credit Suisse hiked its target price for G4S shares as the company de-leveraged, thus reducing the risks surrounding its balance sheet. That process was transferring value within the security services outsourcer's enterprise value from its debt to its shareholders' equity, analyst

G4S poaches Petrofac CFO Tim Weller

(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250 security firm G4S said on Monday that Tim Weller will succeed Himanshu Raja as chief financial officer after Raja retires from the board and steps down from the role on 1 October. Weller will join the company from oilfield services group Petrofac, where he held the same

UPDATE 1-G4S names Petrofac's Tim Weller as CFO

(Adds share price details) LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - G4S, the world's largest security group, named Tim Weller as its new chief financial officer on Monday, poaching him from oilfield services company Petrofac where he held the same role. Weller, who has been on the board of G4S sinc

G4S names Petrofac's Tim Weller as CFO

LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - G4S, the world's largest security group, named Tim Weller as its new chief financial officer on Monday, poaching him from oilfield services company Petrofac where he held the same role. Weller, who has been on the board of G4S since 2013, will replace Himanshu Raj

TOP NEWS: G4S Poaches Petrofac Finance Chief For Same Role

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Thursday newspaper share tips: G4S, Paysafe

(ShareCast News) - G4S's new chief appears to be making progress in cleaning the business and growing it again, selling unwanted subsidiaries and safeguarding the dividend, The Times's Tempus said. Investors need look no further than its latest interim results, which came in ahead of forecasts, with

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks Extend Rally Despite Brent Nearing USD44

UPDATE 4-Global security firm G4S gets grip on overhaul, shares soar

* G4S profit helped by booming emerging markets * Britain now accounts for just a fifth of revenue * Shares rise on relief that dividend maintained, plans on track (updates shares, adds details) By Elisabeth O'Leary EDINBURGH, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Britain's G4S posted stro

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks Consolidate Gains After Four-Day Rally

BUZZ-G4S: best day in 15 yrs on higher contracts and dividend relief

** G4S rises 14.4 pct, its best day since September 2001, after better-than-expected H1 results ** Earnings rise 8.2 pct, dividend held despite some expectations of a cut ** Traders also cite new contracts of £1.4 bln being ahead of consensus ** H1 revenues of £3.53 bln 4.8 pc

G4S surges as it posts jump in H1 earnings, maintains dividend

(ShareCast News) - Shares in G4S surged on Wednesday after the security company reported a jump in earnings and revenue for the first half as it said it has made substantial progress with the ongoing transformation of the group and maintained its dividend. In the six months to the end of June, earni

LONDON MARKET OPEN: G4S And Entertainment One Lead Mid-Cap Gainers

G4S posts 8 pct rise in first-half earnings and maintains dividend

EDINBURGH, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Britain's G4S posted an 8.2 percent rise in first-half core earnings on Wednesday and maintained its dividend but the group showed limited progress in a drive to cut debt as part of an ongoing overhaul of the security business. The world's largest security firm