Bramson shows hand on Electra bid September 17, 2014 The boadroom showdown at Electra Private Equity turned up a notch yesterday as activist shareholder Edward Bramson enticed shareholders by pledging to double the share price. Bramson slammed the Electra board’s lack of commercial experience and below-par performance in a letter to shareholders and pushed for heads to roll at a 6 October shareholder’s meeting. [...]
City Moves for 15 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs August 14, 2014 KPMG Yael Selfin has been appointed as a director in the firm’s economics and disputes practice. She joins from Edymar, a boutique consultancy she created and led. She has also been a partner at Volterra, and held the position of head of macro consulting at PwC. Jersey Finance Robert Christensen has been appointed chairman of [...]
Mallinder extends Saints stay June 2, 2014 RUGBY UNION: Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder has agreed a five-year contract extension with the Aviva Premiership champions. Following his appointment in 2007, Mallinder guided Saints to promotion from the Championship and has since secured one LV= Cup and two Amlin Challenge Cups.
Dallaglio tells Saracens: You have to beat the best to be champions May 22, 2014 SARACENS back-row Billy Vunipola has been taking tips from a former European champion in Lawrence Dallaglio as he prepares for his first Heineken Cup final. Vunipola, who has had a dream season since leaving London Wasps last summer, will be looking to dethrone holders Toulon tomorrow at the Millennium Stadium, with an Aviva Premiership final [...]
Dallaglio tells Saracens: You have to beat the best to be champions May 22, 2014 SARACENS back-row Billy Vunipola has been taking tips from a former European champion in Lawrence Dallaglio as he prepares for his first Heineken Cup final. Vunipola, who has had a dream season since leaving London Wasps last summer, will be looking to dethrone holders Toulon tomorrow at the Millennium Stadium, with an Aviva Premiership final [...]
Borthwick: Saints should expect a Sarries backlash May 29, 2014 SARACENS captain Steve Borthwick is convinced his team-mates possess the strength of character to bounce back from their Heineken Cup heartbreak when they face Northampton Saints in tomorrow’s Aviva Premiership Rugby final. The Twickenham clash will bring the curtain down on Borthwick’s 16-year playing career. And as the 34-year-old bids to go out on an [...]
Applus share price hammered as the year of IPO upsets goes on July 29, 2014 The troubled performance of private equity-backed flotations continued yesterday after the Barcelona-based Applus saw its share price fall to its lowest level since its float only two months ago. Applus shares took a hammering, falling around 13 per cent on the day to finish on €12.20, below its Initial Public Offering (IPO) price of €14.50, [...]
Tungsten hails its maiden results July 8, 2014 TUNGSTEN Corporation, the fast- growing electronic invoicing group, celebrated maiden full-year results yesterday by announcing it had won a new contract with the German government. The group, founded by private equity pioneer Edi Truell, beat rivals such as SAP to land the government as a client, adding to a blue chip list which includes firms [...]
City Moves for 08 August 2014 | Who’s switching jobs August 8, 2014 Marriott Harrison Daniel Jacob has been appointed corporate partner at the law firm. He joins from Pitmans, where he was head of the London corporate group. Jacob specialises in investment, M&A, and restructuring work, with a particular focus on the hotel, leisure and technology sectors. Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International The investment banking arm of the [...]
AA gets third boss in a year amid ongoing upheaval at motor icon August 28, 2014 FORMER car park boss Bob Mackenzie yesterday became the latest in a string of corporate executives to try their hand at running motoring icon AA. Mackenzie, who will break City convention and combine the role of chairman and chief executive at the group, follows in the footsteps of outgoing boss Chris Jansen, who left yesterday, [...]