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...Tata’s experience of forming innovation groups of staff from across the business is typical....
...“Private businesses need to be quick and decisive in tough times,” says Edward Jones chief executive of PMB Holdings, a commercial property and leisure investment group....
..., Sagentia, Dragon Oil, DTZ Holdings....
...“Hitting targets in our view makes a break-up of the group more likely....
...- Corporate: Genus, Homeserve, Premier Oil, Sagentia, Serco Group....
...- Corporate: Bowleven, Dana Petroleum, Lamprell, Petroceltic International, Sagentia Group....
...Shares in the maintenance and services group rallied after activist investor Breeden Partners became its biggest shareholder....
...The update is expected to show WPP’s sales growth lagged behind peers because of its reliance on Europe, which accounts for about one-third of group revenue....
...Lloyds Banking Group added 1.9 per cent to 64¼p, helped by a Merrill Lynch note arguing that the stock had the potential to double by 2012....
...Yell , the indebted directories group, took the FTSE 250 wooden spoon....
...Home Retail Group fell 2.2 per cent to 287½p after Asda, mooted as a predator earlier this week, set out plans to open 150 non-food stores....
...Medicines group BTG rose 2.4 per cent to 185p after Ambrian started coverage with a “buy” rating and 269p valuation, based largely on the potential US market for the group’s varicose vein treatment....
...The other three consultancies are PA Technology, Cambridge Consultants and Sagentia....
...Sagentia Group rose 28.5 per cent to 2.38p as three leading directors of the support services group bought shares in the company....
...Scientific Generics, established in the city 20 years ago, has changed its name to Sagentia under a rebranding prompted by the increasing association of the term “generic” with unbranded medicines....
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