After taking over Parkman, and taking Parkman Chief Executive Richard Cuthbert, Mouchel's share price has dropped, fuelled mainly by the reported costs of the merger. Preliminary results for the year to July will be published in October. for

However the merger costs are 'one-off's' and the new organisation is stronger (and claims it will make further acquistions). Is it ready for take-off in the run-up to the publication of accounts?

opto - a couple of years old, but worth a read - Leading Edge: I cut my teeth on Fleet Street unions

Opo, Do you know if he is related to this Ashcroft http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/dec2007/ashcroft_donor.html by any chance?

Stan, corrected my post 167, not John but Micheal Ashcroft. He had a company called Carlyle, I think it was registered in Belize..didn't do me a lot of good!
Seems both the Ashcrofts have had a very busy life.

Baron Michael Ashcroft, to give him his full name... Say no more.