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    • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
      PwC
      PwC fined £5mn over audits of London-listed construction groups

      UK regulator hands out penalties for failings on accounts of Kier and Galliford Try

    • Monday, 9 August, 2021
      Kier boss admits HS2 rail contracts saved company from collapse

      Government supplier was ‘absolute mess’ but is rebuilding balance sheet, says Andrew Davies

    • Friday, 23 April, 2021
      Investments
      Investors’ Chronicle: Carr’s, Nvidia, Kier

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Thursday, 5 March, 2020
      Capita PLC
      Capita’s shares collapse as investors worry over restructuring

      Chief Jon Lewis admits outsourcer has ‘more to do and requires more investment’ than expected

    • Friday, 15 November, 2019
      Kier investors rebel over chief’s potential £1m bonus

      Shareholders reject pay report following disastrous profit warnings

    • Friday, 4 October, 2019
      UK small companies
      Woodford’s small-cap journey led to liquidity woes

      Investor’s smaller and unlisted stock picks led to huge losses and an investor exodus

    • Thursday, 19 September, 2019
      City Bulletin
      Opening Quote: Kier counts the cost of its turnround

      Your morning City briefing on companies in the news, job moves and what’s happening in the markets

    • Thursday, 19 September, 2019
      Kier swings to £245m loss after ‘difficult year’

      Concerns linger over construction group’s financial health as it warns of Brexit threat to clients’ decision-making

    • Thursday, 1 August, 2019
      Kier in talks to sell housebuilding business

      UK contractor makes progress on divestment as debt reduction beats expectations

    • Tuesday, 18 June, 2019
      Tail RiskRobert Smith
      Hidden leverage can make ‘dividend traps’ harder to spot

      Investors should beware ruses such as reverse factoring, which flatters a balance sheet

    • Monday, 17 June, 2019
      LexIndustrials
      Kier: digging in Premium content

      Construction business should focus on bringing down net debt

    • Monday, 17 June, 2019
      Crisis-hit Kier to shed 1,200 jobs and sell off assets

      UK contractor hopes restructure will head off concerns over financial position

    • Monday, 3 June, 2019
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      Kier investors get that sinking feeling as they smell a Carillion

      Contractor’s dumping of bad news has left many holding their noses

    • Monday, 3 June, 2019
      Kier profit warning sends shares tumbling 40%  

      Pressure mounts on construction business and restructuring costs spiral 

    • Friday, 3 May, 2019
      Numis Corp PLC
      Numis profits slump on Kier loss and slow markets

      Broker says Brexit uncertainty and a big fall in transaction volumes dominated the past six months

    • Thursday, 4 April, 2019
      UK outsourcing
      UK warns government contractors to pay suppliers promptly or risk ban

      Cabinet Office writes to more than 10,000 companies to remind them of new rules

    • Wednesday, 20 March, 2019
      UK builder Kier swings to first-half pre-tax loss

      Construction group reduces debt but slashes interim dividend

    • Tuesday, 19 March, 2019
      FT People: Industry and manufacturing
      UK builder Kier appoints Andrew Davies as chief executive

      Former chief of property and construction group Wates will take the role from April 15

    • Monday, 11 March, 2019
      Kier blames debt increase on accounting error

      Shares tumble after outsourcing specialist adds £50m of borrowing for half year to December

    • Tuesday, 22 January, 2019
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      Jupiter seeks to profit from long/short trade on chief executives

      The Slendebroek-for-Formica swap was not expected though it has a clear rationale

    • Tuesday, 22 January, 2019
      FT People: Industry and manufacturing
      Kier chief to step down with ‘immediate effect’ 

      Haydn Mursell had led the troubled UK construction group since 2014

    • Friday, 11 January, 2019
      Inside LondonNeil Collins
      Wealth-destroying projects explain pedestrian UK growth

      Hinkley Point and HS2 have defied all attempts to justify their economics

    • Friday, 28 December, 2018
      Inside LondonNeil Collins
      A decidedly unseasonal recipe served up for investors

      Suddenly, it seems, there are too many things to worry about

    • Thursday, 20 December, 2018
      Lex
      Kier/shorts: going for brokers Premium content

      UK rights issues are usually a cushy number — but occasionally it goes horribly wrong

    • Thursday, 20 December, 2018
      Kier’s emergency rights issue taken up by only 38% of shareholders

      Banks and brokers left with losses after shares in UK construction group fall

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