PLUS Markets Group PLC

34 results about this entity

Period: 05 Dec 2005 - 20 Sep 2012

Plus disposes of derivatives arm

Plus Markets has agreed to sell its derivatives exchange to Pipeline Capital, a new company set up by former staffer Clive Connors.

Plus IT team agree buy-out of trading technology arm; shareholder row intensifies

Plus Markets is to sell its technology platform to Forum Trading, a new company whose founder shareholders consist of Hirander Misra, the former co-founder and COO of Chi-X Europe, Tony Harrop, the chief technology officer of Plus Markets Group, Richard Atkins, formerly head of trading system management & development at the London Stock Exchange and all eight employees of the Plus-TS technology team.

Icap lifts Plus purchase price to £500,000 in an effort to win over shareholders

Icap has moved to appease dissident shareholders looking to derail its acquisition of Plus Stock Exchange by raising the purchase price to £500,000 from £1.

Turmoil at Plus Markets continues as dissident shareholders look to oust executives

Dissident shareholders of Plus Markets Group have tabled a resolution to oust the chairman and chief executive over their proposals to sell the small cap exchange business to Icap for £1.

Plus Markets dismisses rival bid to Icap's £1 takeover of Plus SX

Plus Markets has turned down a rival bid for small cap exchange Plus SX from Gulf Merchant Bank in favour of an agreed £1 cash offer from interdealer broker Icap.

Icap agrees to buy Plus Exchange for £1 cash

Intedealer broker Icap has agreed to acquire loss-making Plus Stock Exchange, the smaller company equity exchange, for £1 in cash.

Icap in talks to buy Plus Markets' exchange business

Icap is in talks with Plus Markets Group to acquire the distressed small cap market's equities exchange business "for a nominal sum".

Plus Markets to wind down business after sales talks subside

UK exchange operator Plus Markets is to wind down its business after failing to find a suitable takeover partner.

Plus Markets says considering several takeover proposals

UK exchange operator Plus Markets says it has had "a number of indicative proposals" since putting itself up for sale in February.

Plus Markets puts itself up for sale

Struggling UK exchange operator Plus Markets has put itself in the shop window, commencing a formal sales process to identify potential investors.

Vardy resigns from Plus Markets

Plus Markets chairman Giles Vardy has stepped down following a shareholder-led revolt to forcibly oust him from the role

Plus Markets faces shareholder revolt

Plus Markets is facing a shareholder revolt calling for the dismissal of chairman Giles Vardy and the re-instatement of founder Simon Brickles to the board of the embattled company.