Serco shares drop as it cuts revenue guidance amid 'less than ideal' market conditions
The British outsourcer plans to take on Carillion contracts at six major NHS hospital sites
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The British outsourcer plans to take on Carillion contracts at six major NHS hospital sites
FTSE 100 closed around 21 points higher on Friday at 7,636, the FTSE 250 added nearly 147 points at 20,830.
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The FTSE 250 outsourcer said the contract with the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services had a one-year base period and four one-year option periods
Rupert Soames, chief executive, added that the company was now looking forward rather than backwards
The deal, if it goes through, could see more than 2,500 Carillion employees become part of Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions
Carillion's contracts, joint venture partners and lenders are hanging in the balance after confirming its collapse
Citi is forecasting negative 1% and negative 5% organic growth for the current and subsequent years respectively
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Serco has signed a definitive agreement to buy a large part of Carillion’s UK healthcare facilities management business
The firm said an agreed proportion of the total consideration of approximately £47.7mln will be payable in instalments on the transfer of each facilities management arrangement
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Carillion has issued its third profit warning for the year as it struggles with badly-performing contracts and spiralling debt
The bids were worth £2.5bn of the £7.9bn pipeline of new opportunities, Serco said