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Britain is consolidating space investment under one new national strategy. The £7.8bn programme concentrates government spending on communications, orbital monitoring, manufacturing, launch capability, defence, and regulatory reform through 2030.
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Kistos has secured legal ownership of two important Omani blocks. A Royal Decree has transferred Blocks 3 and 4 to the London-listed energy company, advancing a wider Oman acquisition programme that also includes Block 9.
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SigmaRoc is expanding its Baltic minerals platform through major acquisition. The London-listed group is buying Lithuanian producer AB Dolomitas for €110m plus €8m of non-core assets, adding high-grade dolomite reserves and production capacity.
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Claret Capital has closed its latest fund well above target. The London growth-debt manager raised €575m across Fund IV and related mandates, with nearly a third already deployed into European technology, life sciences, and impact companies.
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Concurrent Technologies has more than doubled first-half order intake today. The Colchester defence-computing group reported £46.9m of orders, including its largest contract to date, while revenue and profit also increased year on year.
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Distology is entering a new growth phase with Foresight backing. The Stockport cybersecurity distributor has changed institutional investor after NorthEdge’s exit, with European acquisitions, channel expansion, and AI-related services among the priorities for its next stage.
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Portman Finance is attracting private-equity interest at substantial valuations today. The specialist SME lender and broker is reported to be in talks over a transaction that could value the Northampton-based business at more than £300m.
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Engineers are warning of cascading risks across critical UK infrastructure. New research argues that resilience planning must account for compound extreme-weather events and failures spreading between power, water, transport, telecoms, healthcare, food, and digital systems.
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Gamma has reported growth while its takeover remains firmly live. First-half revenue increased 4% to £330m, led by stronger German performance and service-provider growth, as the communications group progresses towards a recommended £1.015bn acquisition by Epiris.
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Four regions are joining National Wealth Fund partnerships from today. South Yorkshire, Liverpool City Region, the North East, and Cardiff Capital Region will gain direct access to investment expertise and capital to develop infrastructure pipelines.