AFC Wimbledon eye latest chapter in football fairytale January 4, 2015 Liverpool FA Cup tie underlines the rise of fan-owned club THEY may have only been formed in 2002 when the Football Association controversially approved the birth of MK Dons yet there is already no shortage of milestones in AFC Wimbledon’s short but rich history. Five promotions in the space of nine years led the supporter-owned [...]
EE ready to buy up to 60 Phones 4u stores today September 21, 2014 BRITAIN’S largest mobile network operator EE is in talks to buy up to 60 Phones 4u stores following the retailer’s collapse into administration. PwC is understood to be planning to announce the deal as soon as this morning. However sources close to the administrator said talks were ongoing last night. Phones 4u’s collapse was triggered [...]
City Moves for 28 January 2015 | Who’s switching jobs January 27, 2015 Hamlins The law firm has announced the appointment of Charles Bezzant as partner. He will be heading up its real estate finance team, and joins from Reed Smith, where he qualified in 2000. Bezzant’s practice covers all finance aspects of property investment and development transactions. RBC Global Asset Management Royal Bank of Canada’s asset management [...]
Phones 4u is to close the rest of its 362 stores September 22, 2014 PHONES 4u’s remaining 362 high street stores across Britain will be permanently closed and the 1,697 staff in those stores will be made redundant, administrator PwC announced last night after failing to find a buyer for the shops. Britain’s largest mobile network operator EE bought 58 Phones 4u stores in a £2.5m deal earlier in [...]
The small job perks that can boost engagement December 4, 2014 Visitors to Dropbox’s office in the China Basin district of San Francisco are likely to be handed two things on entry: a name badge and a Razor scooter. Whizzing through the corridors of the 85,000 square foot space, they’ll come across a gym, tuck shops, a sprinkling of juice and coffee stations, a music room [...]
Gfinity IPO: eSports mania set to hit London with sector’s debut float November 30, 2014 In a move that surprised many, Amazon forked out just under $1bn in August to acquire online electronic sports (eSports) TV channel Twitch. For the majority in the UK, it was a first introduction to eSports: the world of online competitive video gaming. The industry attracts not only people who compete against each other, but [...]
PwC to help Chinese firms move to Albert Docks business district February 4, 2014 CHINESE property developer ABP, which is set to overhaul London’s Royal Albert Docks into an Asian business district, yesterday struck a deal with PwC to help more Chinese firms settle there. PwC will offer tax, legal and accountancy support to companies coming to the UK as part of a so-called corporate “landing service” called First [...]
Vodafone saves nearly 900 jobs with Phones 4U buyout September 20, 2014 Vodafone announced yesterday that it is buying 140 Phones 4U outlets – a move that will save 887 jobs as the troubled retailer enters administration. Earlier this week, Phones 4U closed its 550 standalone stores after EE became the last mobile operator to terminate its sales through the stores. PwC, the company overseeing [...]
City Moves for 03 November 2014 | Who’s switching jobs November 2, 2014 Cunningham Lindsey Simon How has been appointed global specialty markets director at the loss adjusting and claims management firm. He most recently worked as a senior manager at Lloyd’s, where he was responsible for its claims strategy. How has also held claims consultancy roles at PwC and EY. NewSmith Asset Management The asset management firm [...]
EE agrees to buy 58 Phones 4U stores September 22, 2014 EE has agreed to buy 58 Phones 4U stores after the retailer collapsed into administration last week. The deal, agreed with administrator PwC after talks over the weekend, will see the mobile operator take on 359 staff. The deal follows a similar move by rival network Vodafone which agreed to buy 140 Phones 4U stores [...]