 land securities  land securities group plc landl has bought a 75 stake in mediacity the biggest tech and media hub outside london for 4256 million pounds 5801 million the uk commercial landlord said on wednesday read more  quilter fund manager quilter qltl set out targets on wednesday of more than doubling operating profit by 2025 and returning around 350 million pounds 47702 million from the sale of quilter international to shareholders alongside 2021 results read more  pets at home  britains pets at home group plc petspl said on wednesday its chief executive officer peter pritchard has agreed to step down next summer while the pet services firm also forecast annual profit to be at the top end of analysts expectations read more  coca cola hbc soft drinks bottler coca cola hbc ag cchl reported higher thirdquarter sales helped by strong demand from fastfood chains and pubs as pandemicrelated restrictions ease read more  rubix industrial products provider rubix group iporubil on tuesday scrapped plans for its initial public offering in london citing difficult ongoing conditions  energy suppliers four more small british energy suppliers have ceased trading regulator ofgem said on tuesday taking the tally of companies to have gone bust since the beginning of september to 17 read more  darktrace londonbased privateequity firm vitruvian partners llp is looking to sell about 11 million ordinary shares in british cybersecurity firm darktrace darkl a bookrunner said on tuesday  brexit britain is looking to hire new external legal advisers ahead of a possible overhaul of postbrexit trading terms affecting northern ireland the financial times reported on tuesday amid a dispute with the european union read more  oil oil prices fell as industry data pointed to a big build in crude oil and distillate stocks in the united states the worlds largest oil consumer and as pressure mounted on opec to increase supply read more  markets londons ftse 100 index dropped on tuesday with mining stocks taking a hit from a slump in iron ore prices while shares in online betting group flutter entertainment and asiafocussed lender standard chartered fell after posting quarterly results read more  for more on the factors affecting european stocks please click on