City Moves for 22 February – Who’s switching jobs at ICG, Duff & Phelps and M3 Consulting? February 22, 2019 Today's City Moves cover International Capital Group, Duff & Phelps and M3 Consulting. Take a look at these movers and shakers. Intermediate Capital Group Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has announced the appointment of Jamie Rivers as a managing director in the UK equity and mezzanine team. He has joined from BC Partners, where he worked [...]
Shake up at Dirty Martini as owners appoint advisers for possible sale November 11, 2018 The group that runs the Dirty Martini chain of cocktail bars confirmed today it had appointed advisers to examine a sale. CG Restaurants said it had “received a number of unsolicited approaches, which are being considered in the context of delivering best value to our shareholders.” It also said: “This may or not result in [...]
HS2 releases CGI images of Old Oak Common station design February 5, 2019 HS2 has released a batch of images showing what the Old Oak Common interchange will look like once the high speed railway opens in 2026. HS2 says the interchange will create 65,000 jobs and 25,500 homes when it opens. It is set to become the best connected rail station in the UK, offering connections to the £17.6bn [...]
Paddy Power Betfair moves to change name to Flutter Entertainment as US sports betting market opens up March 6, 2019 Paddy Power Betfair revealed on Wednesday it is moving to change its name to Flutter Entertainment. The decision, which is subject to approval at a shareholder meeting at an upcoming general meeting, is part of a bid to diversify as the company moves to take advantage of the opening of the US online sports betting market. [...]
Countdown to Brexit: What Boris Johnson must do in his first 100 days as Prime Minister July 23, 2019 The political world has thrown up some unexpected events in recent years, but Boris Johnson failing to win the Conservative leadership contest today would surely top the lot. The former foreign secretary has been the favourite to succeed Theresa May even before she announced her resignation, and today the election results showed he won with [...]
Only one of Southampton and Cardiff will survive in Premier League relegation scrap March 5, 2019 It's turning into a two-way relegation fight between Cardiff and Southampton to fill the final place in the Premier League's bottom three. For Huddersfield and Fulham it is already too late. The former are long gone and will already be preparing for next season in the Championship, while the Cottagers have got every decision wrong [...]
Digital advertising firm Ocean Outdoor posts profits boost amid expansion plan March 19, 2019 Out-of-home advertising firm Ocean Outdoor has posted double-figure revenue and profit growth after a year of rapid expansion. Read more: Ocean Outdoor snaps up Dutch ad agencies for €51m The figures Revenue rose 15.2 per cent to £62.2m in the 12 months to the end of December. Gross profit increased 13.8 per cent to £25.2m. [...]
What do a scarecrow, a five foot chocolate Easter bunny and a glass eye have in common? January 2, 2019 Budget hotel brand Travelodge said today that weird and wacky items customers had left behind in its rooms last year included a blue eyed cockatoo called Brexit, a five foot teddy bear made of popcorn and a doggy throne. The hotel chain said pet owners had been particularly forgetful with three butterfly tail fish named [...]
Fifty-year-old wedding dress chain Berketex Bride crashes into administration November 13, 2018 Wedding dress chain Berketex Bride announced today it had ceased trading and gone into administration. The chain, which had been trading for more than 50 years, said all of its stores had closed and will not re-open. Berketex had 11 branches in the UK, including one in the West End and one in Croydon, and [...]
Fulham must shed their excess to prepare for relegation and the hard landing looming in the Championship March 31, 2019 The summer was a time of excitement and optimism for Fulham. After an impressive 23-game unbeaten streak and fairytale play-off final win at Wembley, the club set about expensively assembling a squad it thought could not just avoid the drop the following season but thrive in the Premier League. Thanks to the deep pockets of [...]