BP scales back climate ambitions as outcry over £23bn earnings ignites call for tougher windfall tax February 7, 2023 BP has scaled back its climate ambitions, easing plans to slash the amount of oil and gas it produces to meet global demand.
Bitcoin cashback announcement ends in controversy for UK fintech Mode November 18, 2021 Major retailers Boots and Ocado have distanced themselves from an announcement claiming they would offer customers cash back in Bitcoin. Today London-listed fintech Mode announced it would be adding more than 40 UK retailers including Boots, Ocado and Homebase to its crypto cashback rewards scheme. However, in comments to City A.M. both Boots and Ocado [...]
Analysis: Could HKEX’s shock £32bn grab for London Stock Exchange actually succeed? September 11, 2019 Talk about a blockbuster day in the City. Investors expecting a quiet morning were caught off guard when the London Stock Exchange received a shock £32bn offer from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX). Read more: Hong Kong bourse makes audacious £32bn offer for London Stock Exchange The bid, which puts the LSE’s own £20bn acquisition [...]
EDF owned Pod Point set to raise £120m in London IPO next month October 18, 2021 Pod Point, an electric vehicle charging company majority owned by EDF Energy, is set to rally £120m in fresh funds from its London float which is due to land on the exchange next month. The initial public offering (IPO), which the firm announced last week, will see Legal & General Capital Investments sell off a [...]
Rentokil’s shares plummet 13 per cent after pricey £5bn US expansion deal December 14, 2021 Rentokil's sahres have nosedived following a pricey acquisition of Terminix Global as it looks to swarm the US pest control market.
Bridgepoint enlists Rothschild for £1.3bn Miller Homes sale amid housing boom October 2, 2021 Bridgepoint is seeking to capitalise on soaring valuations as the housing market booms, with the sale or float of Miller Homes, one of the UK’s biggest housebuilders. The private equity firm has appointed investment bank Rothschild to advise on its potential exit from Miller Homes, four years after it bought the company from GSO Capital [...]
Mandarin Oriental lifted by return of international travel November 11, 2021 Mandarin Oriental has reported its first underlying profit since 2019 as the easing of international travel restrictions boosted its financials. The luxury hotel group reported net debt of $568m (£425m) at the close of the period, but insisted the company remains in a “strong financial position” with $162m available in cash reserves and $296 allocated [...]
Ted Baker turns down Sycamore’s £250m takeover bid March 28, 2022 Fashion chain Ted Baker has rejected a £250m takeover bid from New York based private equity firm Sycamore. The US firm had tabled a £250m offer for the chain last week, it was reported by Sky News at the weekend. The London-listed retailer confirmed it had rejected two non-binding proposals from Sycamore regarding a possible [...]
Goldman’s Petershill Partners slides after £4bn London IPO September 28, 2021 Shares in Goldman Sach’s Petershill Partners fell today after the alternative asset manager made its debut on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of £4bn. Petershill Partners, which owns minority stakes in 19 private equity, venture capital and hedge funds with a combined $187m of assets under management, sold £1.2bn of stock as [...]
Audioboom revels in record quarter revenues with robust advertising growth April 11, 2022 Audioboom has sounded off its first quarter with record revenues of $19.7m - up 107 per cent year-on-year amid robust advertising growth.