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1. Friends shares climb on report of Resolution interest
Shares in insurer Friends Provident rose on Thursday after the Financial Times reported that entrepreneur Clive Cowdery was considering a break-up bid for the group.
04 Sep 2008
2. Friends Provident posts 20 pct drop in profit
Insurer Friends Provident posted a 20 percent drop in first-half profit on Thursday as sales and margins fell, and it disappointed investors hoping for an indication that it was close to selling off non-core assets.
07 Aug 2008
3. Provident Financial H1 profit up 34%
Mortgage lender Provident Financial said on Wednesday that it's pre-tax profit in the first half increased 34.3 per cent to £51.3 million.
30 Jul 2008
4. Provident Financial has good start to 2008
Non-standard lender Provident Financial Plc said on Thursday that it had made a strong start to 2008, with customer numbers up 6.3 per cent in its core consumer credit division at the end of the first quarter.
08 May 2008
5. Friends Provident business up in Q1
Friends Provident has said that new sales in its life & pensions business had risen 11 per cent to £247 million in the first quarter, for its UK and international businesses.
29 Apr 2008
6. Flowers pulls out of Friends bid
Private equity firm J.C. Flowers has pulled out from its attempted takeover of British insurer, Friends Provident. Flowers indicated earlier in the week that it would be withdrawing its £3.5 billion offer if Friends still refused to initiate talks for a possible deal.
18 Apr 2008
7. Friends still refuse to contemplate current Flowers deal
Friends Provident has reacted to J.C. Flowers latest statement that it will walk away from its current 150 pence per share bid if Friends Provident does not initiate talks before the end of the week.
14 Apr 2008
8. Flowers will not raise bid for Friends
J.C. Flowers has said it will not raise its bid of £3.5 for insurer Friends Provident and is prepared to abandon a takeover deal if Friends Provident do not begin talks by the end of the week.
14 Apr 2008
9. J.C. Flowers shows plan to buy Friends Provident
J.C. Flowers has given details of how it plans to pay for its £3.5 billion bid for British insurer Friends Provident, but has stopped short of raising its offer.
07 Apr 2008
10. J.C. Flowers given Friends Provident takeover deadline
The UK Takeover Panel has told US company J.C. Flowers that it has to give a firm offer for insurer Friends Provident by 5 p.m. on 30 April or say that it has no intention of making an offer.
31 Mar 2008
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