FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Aberdeen Group / 9 October 2026
Aberdeen Group (ABDN): news on Friday 9 October 2026
+5.0 positive
Coverage centred on Aberdeen raising £436 million by selling about half its Standard Life stake. It leans positive as the sale brought in cash and drew broker backing, though Standard Life shares fell on the news.
What drove it
- Standard Life stake sale
- £436m placing
- broker backing
The 12 stories
- +7.5 Aberdeen gets broker backing after £436 million Standard Life stake sale
Broker backing after the stake sale - +5.3 Aberdeen Group Raises £436 Million From Sale of 5.2% Stake in Standard Life
Raised £436 million from 5.2% stake sale - +5.0 Aberdeen sells half its stake in Standard Life for £436m
Raises £436m by halving Standard Life stake - +5.0 Aberdeen Group plc (ABDN) Raises £436 Million Through Secondary Placement of 52 Million Standard Life Shares
Secondary placement raised £436 million - +5.0 Abrdn plans Standard Life sale: Abrdn stock gains 1.83 percent
Planned stake sale; shares gained 1.83 percent - +5.0 Aberdeen raises £436m by cutting Standard Life stake
Cash raised by cutting Standard Life stake - +5.0 Aberdeen Group raises £436m through sale of 5.2% Standard Life stake
Raised £436m through stake sale - +4.2 Market Watch: Aberdeen Group to halve Standard Life stake in major share sale
Major share sale halving stake - +3.3 Aberdeen Group Placing At Price Of 839P/Share Raising About £436 Mln
Placing priced at 839p raising about £436m - +3.3 Slaughter and May Helps Aberdeen Sell £436M Insurer Stake
Law firm advised on successful £436M stake sale - +0.8 Standard Life Shares Fall 5% as Aberdeen Plans Sale of 52 Million Shares
Sale pressured Standard Life shares, Aberdeen the seller - 0.0 Standard Life shares fall 9% after Aberdeen sells £436 million stake
Standard Life fell 9% after sale; neutral for Aberdeen
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