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Pennon Group plc (“Pennon”) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of Viridor to funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. for an enterprise value of £4.2 billion. As anticipated, the cash proceeds received by Pennon were £3.7 billion, after taking into account debt and debt-like items that remained with Viridor and customary transaction costs.

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AstraZeneca and MSD Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., US (MSD: known as Merck & Co., Inc. inside the US and Canada) today announced that Lynparza (olaparib) has been approved in the European Union (EU) for patients with germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) metastatic pancreatic cancer….

Victrex plc, an innovative world leader in high performance polymer solutions, today releases its Interim Management Statement for the third quarter (Q3) covering the period 1 April to 30 June 2020….

SEGRO plc (“SEGRO” or the “Group”) today updates the market on the status of rental collections from its UK portfolio associated with the UK quarterly payment date of 24 June 2020 (relating to rent payable in advance for the third quarter of 2020)….

Mpac Group plc, a global leader in 'Make, Pack, Monitor and Service' high speed packaging and automation solutions issues a COVID-19 and operating update ahead of the release, on 3 September 2020, of its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2020….

Whitbread Plc issue latest Q1 Trading Update…

James Fisher and Sons plc (“James Fisher” or the “Group”), the leading marine services provider, issues the following post close trading update for the half year to 30 June 2020….

Palace Capital (LSE: PCA), the UK REIT that has a UK regional commercial real estate portfolio with a bias towards the office and industrial sectors in carefully selected locations outside of London, announces its first set of annual results since converting to a REIT in August 2019….