The must-read column: Kleinman on the City March 21, 2024 The City's best-connected columnist on the Telegraph, the new football regulator and the NatWest share sale
The Seychelles Islands: Nature’s Extraordinary Sanctuary March 21, 2024 World-famous for the legendary beauty of its 115 islands, the secret of Seychelles appeal as a holiday destination and as an archipelago ranked among the most beautiful on the planet lies in these contrasts between the towering, lushly-vegetated granite islands and the shimmering, silver-sanded coral isles, sand cays and atolls of its remoter Outer Isles. [...]
Hitting the high note: Providence puts music catalogue up for sale in £479m mega deal May 4, 2022 Just as other private equity funds are snapping up music catalogues, Providence Equity is preparing to sell up. According to reports from the Financial Times, Providence is looking to sell the Tempo song catalogue, which includes hits from rapper Wiz Khalifa and Twenty One Pilots, for an estimated $600m (£479m). It is understood that the [...]
What’s going on at St James’s Place? October 27, 2023 St James's Place has suffered a bruising couple of months — but analysts say the outlook for the firm is positive.
PE group in talks to sell Racing Post owner for up to £500m October 31, 2021 Spotlight Sports Group, the media entity that owns British horseracing the Racing Post, is reportedly heading towards a £500m sale at auction, as its private equity owner looks to cash in on the growing capital tied to sports betting data. Exponent Private Equity, which scooped up the horseracing publication in 2016, has begun talks with [...]
Burning car hits Mayor’s home as Paris riots continue overnight July 2, 2023 Young rioters clashed with police late on Saturday and early on Sunday and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France faced a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of a teenager, but overall violence appeared to be reduced compared with previous nights. Police had made 719 arrests nationwide by [...]
German defence chief QUITS after heavy criticism of Russia-Ukraine war handling January 16, 2023 German defence minister Christine Lambrecht has resigned following persistent criticism of her handling of military modernisation programmes and the country’s arms deliveries to Ukraine. Lambrecht said she had submitted her resignation request to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, saying that “months of media focus on my person” had stood in the way of a factual debate about [...]
Oil sorted? OPEC gambles on demand revival to boost flagging prices July 10, 2023 OPEC and its allies are banking on demand to rebound and prop up oil prices. If they're wrong, it's time to reassess their influence.
The parallel war of disinformation between Russia and Ukraine could seed more poison February 25, 2022 As Russian forces attacked Ukraine on three fronts, a parallel disinformation war was taking place on social media and on Russian news outlets. Since the early stage of this conflict, President Putin has sought to justify his invasion by depicting Ukraine as a belligerent actor threatening Russian lives. In his speech on Monday night, right [...]
F1 must decide if chasing new markets should come at cost of racing May 16, 2022 The Crypto.com Miami F1 Grand Prix was every bit as commercialised and over the top as you’d expect from anything in the Sunshine State of Florida. But among the fanfare, celebrity and extravagance of last week’s event, the racing was almost forgotten. A safety car caused by McLaren’s Lando Norris was the only point of [...]