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FirstCash to Buy Ramsdens for £206m

The deal removes Ramsdens from AIM to expand FirstCash's UK network after its H&T purchase.

Overview

  • FirstCash agreed on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, to buy Ramsdens for about £206 million in a deal that the Ramsdens board intends to recommend to shareholders.
  • Shareholders are being offered up to 609p per share, a roughly 35% premium to Ramsdens’ recent closing price, and Ramsdens’ stock jumped sharply after the announcement.
  • The acquisition covers Ramsdens’ 174 stores and its pawnbroking, precious metals buying, jewellery retail and foreign exchange businesses.
  • Ramsdens’ strong recent results — revenue rose 62% to £83.7m and pre-tax profit increased 173% to £16.7m — were driven in large part by higher gold prices, a factor that could make future performance volatile.
  • The deal follows FirstCash’s 2025 purchase of H&T and signals further consolidation in the UK pawnbroking and high-street retail sector, with cost savings expected from combining some administrative functions and a pending shareholder vote to complete the transaction.