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FTSE 250 Market news covers the latest developments for the FTSE 250 Index, which tracks the 101st to the 350th largest companies by market capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange. This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

Elementis appoints Kath Kearney-Croft as CFO from January 2026

Elementis announced that CFO Ralph Hewins will retire at the end of 2025 after nine years with the company. He will be succeeded by Kath Kearney-Croft, who joins as CFO designate on 3 November 2025 before taking up the role on 1 January 2026...

3i Infrastructure expects half-year returns ahead of target

3i Infrastructure reported strong portfolio performance for the period to 29 September 2025, with its largest holding, TCR, outperforming expectations and driving value growth...

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Trust reports 4.8% NAV growth in H1 2025

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc delivered a 4.8% shareholder return for the six months to 31 July 2025, outperforming the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices on a sterling-adjusted basis...

Genuit acquires Davidson Holdings for £49m to expand plumbing and heating portfolio

Genuit Group plc has acquired Davidson Holdings Limited, owner of brands including Salamander Pumps, Cistermiser, Talon and Keraflo, for £49m on a debt-free, cash-free basis. Davidson is expected to generate £32.8m in 2025 revenue and will join Genuit’s Sustainable Building Solutions unit...

CMC Markets extends partnership with Westpac for online share trading

CMC Markets Stockbroking has been selected as the preferred vendor for Westpac’s online share trading services, covering Westpac Share Trading and St.George Directshares...

Anglo-Eastern Plantations declares interim dividend of 37.3 cents per share

Anglo-Eastern Plantations Plc has declared an interim dividend of 37.3 cents per ordinary share for the six months ended 30 June 2025, representing around 30% of net profit after tax...

Pennon Group trading update highlights strong return to profitability

Pennon has reported a strong return to profitability for the period 1 April to 25 September 2025, with EBITDA expected to rise by around 60% year on year. The Company remains on track to deliver its 7% RORE target, supported by efficient financing and programme efficiencies...

Vistry Group secures additional £50m grant to boost affordable housing delivery

Vistry Group has been awarded a further £50 million grant from Homes England, taking its total funding under the 2021–2026 Affordable Homes Programme to £252 million. The funding will support the delivery of more than 3,500 additional affordable homes across the UK, with schemes already underway this year...

IG Group delivers solid Q1 with customer growth despite revenue dip

IG Group Holdings plc reported total revenue of £259.9 million for Q1 FY26, down 7% year-on-year, with net trading revenue of £231.9 million reflecting lower activity in subdued market conditions...

NB Private Equity Partners reports 4% NAV return for H1 2025

NB Private Equity Partners reported net assets of $1.28 billion and a NAV per share of $28.14 (£20.53) for the six months to 30 June 2025, delivering a 4.0% NAV total return. Portfolio companies achieved resilient operating performance with LTM revenue and EBITDA growth of 8.8% and 9.8% respectively...

Pinewood Technologies reports 22% revenue growth and sets new FY28 EBITDA target

Pinewood Technologies posted half-year results to 30 June 2025, with revenue up 21.7% to £19.6m and underlying EBITDA rising 14.5% to £7.9m...

Baltic Classifieds Group lowers full-year revenue and profit guidance

Baltic Classifieds announced that weakness in the Estonian car market, driven by the new vehicle tax, has led to lower than expected Auto24 revenue. As a result, the Group now forecasts full-year revenue and profit growth to be 3-4% below prior guidance...

Raspberry Pi reports revenue of $135.5m, profit expectations unchanged

Raspberry Pi reported H1 2025 revenue of $135.5m, down 6% year on year, with profit before tax falling 43% to $6.2m. Adjusted EBITDA was $19.4m, in line with expectations, and gross margin improved to 25%...

ZIGUP AGM update: Solid start to FY2026, outlook unchanged

ZIGUP reported a strong first four months of the financial year at its AGM, with vehicle-on-hire ahead of last year and good supply supporting fleet replacement. Contracts with insurance customers have been extended, including new capacity and products, while Spain expanded with a new service site...

Serco Group’s MT&S secures $972m US Air Force training contract

Serco’s mission training and satellite ground network business, MT&S, has won a five-year single-award IDIQ contract with the US Air Force worth up to $972m (£720m)...

Vietnam Enterprise Investments reports interim results with NAV growth and narrowed discount

Vietnam Enterprise Investments has published its Interim Results for the six months to 30 June 2025. NAV per share rose 0.9% in US$ terms, while the share price increased 9.0%, narrowing the discount to 14.9%...

Investec pre-close update shows stable earnings and strong capital position

Investec Group expects first-half 2026 results to be broadly in line with the prior year, with adjusted earnings per share guided between 38.7p and 41.5p and adjusted operating profit before tax of £451.0 million to £481.8 million...

Moody’s reaffirms Great Portland Estates’ Baa2 rating and stable outlook

Great Portland Estates has confirmed that Moody’s has maintained its Baa2 long-term issuer rating and stable outlook following a periodic review, citing GPE’s strong balance sheet, low leverage, and prime London office portfolio. Further financial updates will be provided in the Half Year results on 18 November...
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Elementis appoints Kath Kearney-Croft as CFO from January 2026

Elementis announced that CFO Ralph Hewins will retire at the end of 2025 after nine years with the company. He will be succeeded by Kath Kearney-Croft, who joins as CFO designate on 3 November 2025 before taking up the role on 1 January 2026...

3i Infrastructure expects half-year returns ahead of target

3i Infrastructure reported strong portfolio performance for the period to 29 September 2025, with its largest holding, TCR, outperforming expectations and driving value growth...

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Trust reports 4.8% NAV growth in H1 2025

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc delivered a 4.8% shareholder return for the six months to 31 July 2025, outperforming the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices on a sterling-adjusted basis...

Genuit acquires Davidson Holdings for £49m to expand plumbing and heating portfolio

Genuit Group plc has acquired Davidson Holdings Limited, owner of brands including Salamander Pumps, Cistermiser, Talon and Keraflo, for £49m on a debt-free, cash-free basis. Davidson is expected to generate £32.8m in 2025 revenue and will join Genuit’s Sustainable Building Solutions unit...

CMC Markets extends partnership with Westpac for online share trading

CMC Markets Stockbroking has been selected as the preferred vendor for Westpac’s online share trading services, covering Westpac Share Trading and St.George Directshares...

Anglo-Eastern Plantations declares interim dividend of 37.3 cents per share

Anglo-Eastern Plantations Plc has declared an interim dividend of 37.3 cents per ordinary share for the six months ended 30 June 2025, representing around 30% of net profit after tax...

Pennon Group trading update highlights strong return to profitability

Pennon has reported a strong return to profitability for the period 1 April to 25 September 2025, with EBITDA expected to rise by around 60% year on year. The Company remains on track to deliver its 7% RORE target, supported by efficient financing and programme efficiencies...

Vistry Group secures additional £50m grant to boost affordable housing delivery

Vistry Group has been awarded a further £50 million grant from Homes England, taking its total funding under the 2021–2026 Affordable Homes Programme to £252 million. The funding will support the delivery of more than 3,500 additional affordable homes across the UK, with schemes already underway this year...

IG Group delivers solid Q1 with customer growth despite revenue dip

IG Group Holdings plc reported total revenue of £259.9 million for Q1 FY26, down 7% year-on-year, with net trading revenue of £231.9 million reflecting lower activity in subdued market conditions...

NB Private Equity Partners reports 4% NAV return for H1 2025

NB Private Equity Partners reported net assets of $1.28 billion and a NAV per share of $28.14 (£20.53) for the six months to 30 June 2025, delivering a 4.0% NAV total return. Portfolio companies achieved resilient operating performance with LTM revenue and EBITDA growth of 8.8% and 9.8% respectively...

Pinewood Technologies reports 22% revenue growth and sets new FY28 EBITDA target

Pinewood Technologies posted half-year results to 30 June 2025, with revenue up 21.7% to £19.6m and underlying EBITDA rising 14.5% to £7.9m...

Baltic Classifieds Group lowers full-year revenue and profit guidance

Baltic Classifieds announced that weakness in the Estonian car market, driven by the new vehicle tax, has led to lower than expected Auto24 revenue. As a result, the Group now forecasts full-year revenue and profit growth to be 3-4% below prior guidance...

Raspberry Pi reports revenue of $135.5m, profit expectations unchanged

Raspberry Pi reported H1 2025 revenue of $135.5m, down 6% year on year, with profit before tax falling 43% to $6.2m. Adjusted EBITDA was $19.4m, in line with expectations, and gross margin improved to 25%...

ZIGUP AGM update: Solid start to FY2026, outlook unchanged

ZIGUP reported a strong first four months of the financial year at its AGM, with vehicle-on-hire ahead of last year and good supply supporting fleet replacement. Contracts with insurance customers have been extended, including new capacity and products, while Spain expanded with a new service site...

Serco Group’s MT&S secures $972m US Air Force training contract

Serco’s mission training and satellite ground network business, MT&S, has won a five-year single-award IDIQ contract with the US Air Force worth up to $972m (£720m)...

Vietnam Enterprise Investments reports interim results with NAV growth and narrowed discount

Vietnam Enterprise Investments has published its Interim Results for the six months to 30 June 2025. NAV per share rose 0.9% in US$ terms, while the share price increased 9.0%, narrowing the discount to 14.9%...

Investec pre-close update shows stable earnings and strong capital position

Investec Group expects first-half 2026 results to be broadly in line with the prior year, with adjusted earnings per share guided between 38.7p and 41.5p and adjusted operating profit before tax of £451.0 million to £481.8 million...

Moody’s reaffirms Great Portland Estates’ Baa2 rating and stable outlook

Great Portland Estates has confirmed that Moody’s has maintained its Baa2 long-term issuer rating and stable outlook following a periodic review, citing GPE’s strong balance sheet, low leverage, and prime London office portfolio. Further financial updates will be provided in the Half Year results on 18 November...
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