Finncap and Cenkos Securities, two city brokers, to merge in an all-share agreement.
It has been rumored that competing brokers, Finncap and Cenkos Securities, are engaged in serious discussions about combining through a deal utilizing shares. An announcement about the prospective merger may be made as early as today.
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The collaboration arises during a difficult situation for brokers in the city, where a significant drop in the capital markets has caused a decline in profits across the industry.
Cenkos stated that they experienced a loss of £2.24 million for the entire year, which is a decline from the £3.4 million profit they made in the previous year. Finncap, on the other hand, incurred a loss of £2.59 million during the half-year period that ended in December, a result of reduced public offerings.
The stock value of the brokers listed in London have faced a decline, resulting in Finncap and Cenkos' shares dropping by 59% and 49% respectively in the past year.
According to Sky News, Finncap is set to purchase Cenkos Securities in a deal estimated to be worth £22m. Finncap currently has a market capitalisation of £21m.
The announcement was made several months after Panmure Gordon, another broker from the same city, decided to drop out of the competition to acquire Finncap. This was due to difficulties in reaching a mutually acceptable price.
When City A.M. tried to reach out to Finncap and Cenkos Securities, they weren't able to comment right away.
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