Ramsdens agrees £206 million takeover by FirstCash, shares jump 28%

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Ramsdens Holdings shares surged 28% to 580 pence after it agreed to a recommended cash takeover by US pawnbroking group FirstCash, valuing the company at around £206 million. Shareholders will receive up to 609 pence per share, well above Ramsdens' all-time high. In other small-cap news, IP Group rejected a £616 million takeover approach from its largest shareholder Railpen, which has until 20 July to make a firm bid or walk away. Metals One built a 5.57% stake in Talon Resources as the latter began trading on AIM and switched from a cash shell to a gold explorer focused on Ontario's Eagle Lake project, where historical samples hit 204 grams per tonne of gold. Tertiary Minerals unveiled a new silver-copper exploration target at Mushima North in Zambia estimated at 15 to 30 million tonnes, with drilling returning a 97-metre intersection at 56 grams of silver per tonne.

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Financials▲ · 2 stocks
FirstCash Inc
FCFS
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

FirstCash acquires Ramsdens, expanding its pawnbroking operations in the UK.

IP Group
IPO
± MixedCapitalrelevance

IP Group rejected a £616M takeover approach from Railpen; outcome uncertain.

Critical Materials & Supply Chain▲ · 2 stocks
Tertiary Minerals Plc
TYM
▲ PositiveTechnologyrelevance

Tertiary Minerals unveiled a new silver-copper exploration target with promising drill results.

Metals One PLC
MET1
± MixedCapitalrelevance

Metals One built a 5.57% stake in Talon Resources; no direct impact on Metals One.

Industrials▲ · 1 stocks
Ramsdens Holdings PLC
RFX
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Ramsdens agrees to a £206 million takeover by FirstCash at 609p per share, a 28% premium.

Others▲ · 1 stocks

Off-coverage companies 1

RailpenPrivate± Mixed
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