BTG Pactual and former Vale boss to form new Latin America miner July 12, 2012 BTG PACTUAL, Brazil’s largest independent investment bank, has teamed up with former Vale chief executive Roger Agnelli to set up a new mining venture, the bank said in a securities filing yesterday. The partnership with Agnelli’s investment company, AGN Participacoes, will involve investments worth up to $520m to finance the development and growth of the [...]
Lloyds reprivatisation expected to raise over £3.2bn September 16, 2013 A statement from the government agency managing the state's stake in Lloyds has given the green light to the chancellor to begin reprivatising state-backed bank Lloyds. UK Financial Investments (UKFI) has given the nod shortly after the Office for Fair Trading said that TSB should be given more financial help by parent Lloyds. Our banking [...]
Investors give M&B a bloody nose on execs January 26, 2012 MANY shareholders in Mitchells & Butlers yesterday rebelled against the dominance of the company’s largest investor Piedmont by voting against the re-election of its representatives Ron Robson and Douglas McMahon to the board. Although all five directors were voted back onto the board at the company’s AGM, about one in five investors either voted against [...]
Investors call foul to Sky and BT’s footy deal June 14, 2012 UNIMPRESSED investors yesterday drove down the price of shares in BSkyB and BT after the companies announced they had agreed to pay a collective £3.018bn for the right to broadcast the Premier League’s games. At an average £6.53m per match, the deal will plough an extra 70 per cent into the Premier League’s pockets. Shares in [...]
COOK SNUBS M&B BOARD FOR VILLAGE HOTELS LIFE January 31, 2012 MITCHELLS & BUTLERS offered him a “senior role” following his resignation as chief executive of hotel group Malmaison last September. But Robert Cook turned down the chance to help chairman Bob Ivell steer the FTSE 250 pub group into calmer waters to instead put the Village Hotels brand, part of the Lloyds Banking Group-backed De [...]
London’s Night Tube could see property prices jump November 21, 2013 Great news if you own London property. Maybe not so great if your rent is already eating up half of your wages. An impact study by GVA found that the Crossrail transport project would increase "residential and commercial value of as much as £5.5bn along the route between 2012 and 2021". The availability of a [...]
BT Vision gamble might be costly June 26, 2012 Group’s football move must win customers from BSkyB BT VISION’S surprising capture of the rights to 38 live Premier League matches from the beginning of the season after next is described as “the largest thing we have done in television to date” by the group’s chief executive Marc Watson. The problem for BT Vision is [...]
Broadband and phone deals lift BSkyB earnings July 26, 2012 BSKYB posted record profits yesterday, as the broadcaster revealed plans to spend £500m on buying back shares. The pay-TV company added just 300,000 extra customers in the past year, but boosted income by signing up existing subscribers to its broadband and telephone deals. Sky also announced it was launching a £30m campaign to promote Now [...]
ANALYST VIEWS | WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF BSKYB’S FULL YEAR RESULTS? July 26, 2012 PAUL RICHARDS NUMIS SECURITIES Another solid operational performance given the challenging macro backdrop, combined with a robust financial performance. Churn is the standout operational number at 9.9 per cent and we expect a similar performance in 2013 retaining our positive stance and target price of 815p. PATRICK YAU PEEL HUNT This is a solid full-year [...]
It’s open season for football’s economic analogies and the sky’s the limit August 27, 2012 EVEN though I’m an Everton fan, I’m enjoying the start of the new Premier league season. Part of the optimism is the latest round of television money that offers a lifeline to clubs that are financially perilous. This season, the Premier League made £3bn selling the rights to screen matches, a surprise 71 per cent [...]