Jude Bellingham transfer: The rules Manchester United and their competitors will have to negotiate to sign Birmingham’s star midfielder March 18, 2020 Like everything in sport right now, Jude Bellingham’s future is on hold. But the coronavirus pandemic has only delayed what now feels inevitable: that Birmingham City’s most prized asset will be flying the coop. Bellingham is just 16 and only made his professional debut in August, but his performances for Birmingham have set the scouting [...]
2020 Vision: What to expect from sport this year, by industry insiders January 5, 2020 What will sport look like in 2020? We asked a host of industry experts for their predictions – and this is what they said. Neil Hopkins, global head of strategy at M&C Saatchi Sport and Entertainment Euros offer ticket to ride Football fans used to tournaments taking place in one or, at most, two host [...]
Sports business in 2019: Industry insiders pick the trends that defined the year December 15, 2019 Izzy Wray, consultant in Deloitte’s Sport Business Group Women’s football The growing popularity of women’s football has been one of the defining sports trends of 2019. The Women’s World Cup smashed TV audience records, with a reported 1bn people watching it worldwide and over 28m people tuning in to the tournament on the BBC. Numerous [...]
Labour accused of ‘secret’ Whatsapp group to meddle in antisemitism inquiry December 5, 2019 Labour has been accused of using “secret” WhatsApp groups to interfere with the independent antisemitism inquiry, as part of testimony from 70 former staffers. The statements form part of a submission from the Jewish Labour Movement to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which is due to report its findings in the new year. [...]
UK’s top law firms boost average partner pay to £750,000 September 3, 2019 Average partner profits at the UK’s top 50 law firms hit £750,000 last year as the sector continued to expand despite an uncertain economic and political backdrop. Nine firms posted average profit per equity partner (pep) of over £1m, according to new research published today by website Legal Week. Partners at Magic Circle firm Slaughter [...]
First payout to London Capital & Finance investors pushed back August 28, 2019 Investors in mini-bond firm London Capital & Finance will have to wait longer to receive their first dividend since its collapse, according to an administrators’ report published today. Administrators Smith & Williamson estimate a return to the bondholders of as little as 25 per cent of their investment in the firm, which failed in January [...]
Listed law firm DWF riding high on Brexit-related litigation July 31, 2019 Law firm DWF said its maiden results to the stock market were improved by an increase in litigation caused by Brexit-related economic uncertainty. In its first full-year results since it became the UK’s largest listed law firm via a March float, the firm said revenue had increased 15 per cent £272m. Profit before tax fell [...]
Gordon Dadds boss says traditional law firms need to adapt to survive threat of Americans and the Big Four July 25, 2019 The boss of listed law firm Gordon Dadds today warned that traditional firms could be under threat if they do not respond to the challenge posed by incoming US law firms and the growth of the accountancy firms in the legal sector. “If you are not in a business which is fit for purpose moving [...]
London law firm Mishcon de Reya to explore IPO option July 20, 2019 London law firm Mishcon de Reya has begun preparations for a flotation or stake sale valuing the firm at several hundred million pounds, according to Sky News. Mishcon is looking to hire bankers in the coming months to explore its options, although any formal decisions about raising capital are yet to be made. Read more: [...]
London Capital & Finance investors rage against the FCA, EY and PwC in stormy meeting April 24, 2019 Angry bondholders of collapsed lender London Capital & Finance railed against the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and accountants PWC and EY today at a packed meeting in City Temple church. Furious investors raged against the FCA, blaming it for failing to intervene in the regulated firm sooner. “We’ve been sold down the river!” One investor [...]