3i Group Share News (III)

IN BRIEF: Moody's assigns Baa1 rating to 3i's new proposed notes

3i Group PLC - London-based private equity and venture capital company - Moody's Investors Service assigns a Baa1 rating to the company's proposed new EUR500 million senior unsecured notes. All existing ratings of 3i remain unaffected. The outlook is stable. Moody's says the Baa1 issuer rating reflects the firm's "conservative balance sheet and prudent liquidity management, low leverage, and proven track record of investment and asset management."

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Numis cuts 3i Group; HSBC likes JD Wetherspoon

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

LONDON BRIEFING: Prudential CFO leaves over code of conduct breach

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called to open down on Wednesday, as the US government edges closer to its debt ceiling deadline and after some weak manufacturing data in China.

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: JD Wetherspoon CEO sells shares for GBP140,423

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

TOP NEWS: 3i Group hails double-digit jump in annual net asset value

(Alliance News) - 3i Group PLC on Thursday lifted its annual dividend and reported a net asset value hike.

3i Group performs well thanks to value and infrastructure assets

(Sharecast News) - Investment company 3i Group reported a total return of £4.59bn in its full-year results on Thursday, representing a 36% increase on opening shareholders' funds compared to the prior year's figure of £4.01bn, which itself saw a higher growth rate of 44%.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Redburn cuts Flutter; Stifel likes IMI

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

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Bank of England lifts rates by 25 basis points

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely lower at midday on Thursday, raised UK interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, as widely expected, and indicated that further tightening in monetary policy may be required.

3i portfolio firm Action posts sales growth in first 11 weeks of 2023

(Alliance News) - 3i Group PLC on Thursday said in an update its portfolio company Action has seen a strong start to 2023.

LONDON BRIEFING: Stocks called down ahead of UK interest rate decision

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were set to open lower on Thursday as market attention turned to the Bank of England's interest rate decision, due at midday, a day after the US Federal Reserve lifted US rates by 25 basis points.

ICG, 3i battling to take control of Direct Ferries - report

(Sharecast News) - Intermediate Capital Group and 3i are reportedly battling to take over online aggregator Direct Ferries which sells ferry tickets for operators including P&O and Stena Line.

IN BRIEF: 3i Group Chair Hutchison buys GBP230,000 in shares

3i Group PLC - London-based private equity and venture capital company - Says that Non-Executive Chair David Hutchison bought 14,075 shares at a price of GBP16.345 per share on Monday. The transaction was worth GBP230,055 in total. Hutchison's stake following the purchase was not stated.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan raises 888; Peel Hunt cuts Antofagasta

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

London stocks gain on financials boost, 3i Group jumps

3i Group tops FTSE 100 on quarterly update

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