LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of director dealings reported in London on Friday.Office rental company Regus said Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Dominik de Daniel bought 173,000 shares at a price of 239.7 pence per share Friday.The deal is worth GBP414,684.60.De Daniel was appointed last November having previously been the chief financial officer of Adecco Group, the Swiss staffing giant.Regus on Thursday tabled plans to change its name to IWG, which stands for International Workplace Group, and introduce a new holding company in Jersey, as it reported strong third quarter growth.Regus said it generated revenue growth of 8.1% for the nine months to September 30, on a constant currency basis. The group said its post-tax cash returns on net growth investment increased further from its interim results.The stock closed down 4.3% at 235.46p Friday.North Sea-focused oil and gas firm Cluff Natural Resources said it will raise GBP1.8 million via a discounted placing to provide it with sufficient funding for 2017.Cluff said it will use the funds to work towards its aim of farming down its equity positions in two production licences in the southern North Sea gas basin, in addition to continuing to de-risk other licences in its portfolio.Cluff will raise money via an accelerated bookbuild, to be run by Allenby Capital Ltd, and the shares will be issued at 2.50 pence each. The firm said Algy Cluff, its chairman and chief executive, has signalled he will take part in the subscription.Cluff shares closed down 26% at 2.69p Friday.Ladbrokes Coral Group said Senior Independent Director Mark Clare bought his first shares in the newly formed bookmaker.Clare bought 50,000 shares at a price of 130.35 pence per share on Friday.The purchase is Clare's only holding after being appointed in September. He is former chief executive of blue-chip housebuilder Barratt Developments. Ladbrokes Coral Group on Tuesday announced the completion of the merger of Ladbrokes and Gala Coral, a deal first revealed in July 2015.Earlier this month, the pair sold 359 betting shops between them in order to address competition concerns ahead of the merger.Following approval from the UK Competition & Markets Authority a week later, the merger was completed to make the largest retail bookie estate in the UK, overtaking rival William Hill PLC.The stock closed down 2.5% at 127.70p Friday.Quarto Group said Chief Executive Officer Marcus Leaver bought 2,076 shares at a price of 284 pence per share on Thursday. The book publisher and distributor also said Anna Leaver, Marcus Leaver's wife, acquired 2,280 shares at an average price of 282.8 pence each, also on Thursday. After the purchases, Marcus Leaver holds a total beneficial interest in 392,856 shares, or a 1.92% stake. Quarto on Thursday said it still expects to deliver earnings growth this year whilst reducing debt as it reported higher revenue from across the business in the first nine months of 2016. Overall revenue between January and September totalled USD130.4 million, up 5.9% from USD123.1 million a year earlier, while underlying revenue in the same period was 1.2% higher. The stock closed up 1.4% at 285.00p Friday.RSA Insurance Group said Non-Executive Director Isabel Hudson bought 3,718 shares in the insurer. Hudson bought 1,901 shares at 529.32 pence each on Friday and a further 1,817 shares at 546.75p each on Thursday. She joined the company in August. The stock closed down 2.7% at 526.18p Friday.Kier Group said Finance Director of Developments, Property and Business Services Alastair Gordon-Stewart sold 1,173 shares at a price of 1,341.2 pence per share Thursday. The stock closed down 4.0% at 1,314.75p Friday.Berendsen said Catherine Ferguson, a connected person to Chairman Iain Ferguson, bought 5,000 shares at a price of 940 pence per share Friday. Last week Iain Ferguson had bought 10,000 shares at 1,033 pence per share as the textile service business said it incurred higher-than-expected costs over the summer. The stock closed up 0.3% at 943.16p Friday.Dialight said Chief Executive Officer Michael Sutsko bought 4,669 shares at a price of 675 pence per share Friday. The purchase is Sutsko's only holding in the LED lighting company. The stock closed up 0.7% at 680.00p Friday.Ambrian said Chief Executive Officer Jean-Pierre Conrad bought around 1.2 million shares in the commodity trading services provider. Conrad bought 1 million shares at 2.225 pence each and 50,000 shares at 2.25p each on Thursday. He also bought an additional 100,000 shares at 2.25p each on October 28. Following these acquisitions, Conrad is interested in a total of 24.5 million shares, or a 9.7% stake. The stock closed flat at 2.12p Friday.By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjunCopyright 2016 Alliance News Limited. All Rights Reserved.
CFO and COO of workspace provider Regus , Dominik de Daniel , acquired 173,000 shares at a price of 12 pence , in a deal worth £ 414,684 , reports BBC Middle East . The news follows Jacobs ' plans to change its name to International Workplace Group ( IWG ) and create a new holding company in Jersey . Regus generated a growth of 8.1 % in the 12 months to 30 September , reporting " strong " Q3 growth .