WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING August 30, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES DISPUTE ERUPTS OVER CONTROL OF LIBYA’S $65BN SOVEREIGN FUNG A dispute has erupted over control of Libya’s $65bn (£40bn) sovereign wealth fund, as the national transitional council attempts to maintain stability in the nation. Several NTC members have contested the authority of Mahmoud Badi, who is probing corruption at the Libyan Investment Authority. HONG [...]
Walker prepares a bid to take back Iceland June 27, 2011 ICELAND founder Malcolm Walker is negotiating with banks to secure the finance to buy back the frozen food retailer. Its current owner, the resolution committee of Landsbanki, needs to offload the budget chain. Walker is in negotiations with several banks, including Goldman Sachs, for a £1.5bn loan that would allow him to buy the 67 [...]
Walker prepares a bid to take back Iceland June 27, 2011 ICELAND founder Malcolm Walker is negotiating with banks to secure the finance to buy back the frozen food retailer. Its current owner, the resolution committee of Landsbanki, needs to offload the budget chain. Walker is in negotiations with several banks, including Goldman Sachs, for a £1.5bn loan that would allow him to buy the 67 [...]
FOCUS ON: EAST GRINSTEAD, SUSSEX July 14, 2011 ACORN HOUSE, MILL FIELD Price: £499,000 This four-bedroomed family home with a garden has a living, dining and utility room downstairs. The upstairs houses the bedrooms and a family bathroom. The master bedroom has its own en-suite facilities. Contact: Hamptons on 020 7236 8398 or go to www.hamptons.co.uk POETS PLACE, HOLTYE ROAD Price: £575,000 This [...]
Banks lead FTSE fight back July 19, 2011 The FTSE 100 fought back on opening today with banks recovering some of the ground they lost yesterday after the Eurozone debt crisis and US economic uncertainty sapped confidence. Following a grim session the financial sector found its feet today, clawing back losses which were partly triggered by analysts criticising European bank stress tests. Barclays [...]
Village PREM Swansea 4* May 23, 2011 As with all Village Hotels, the range of facilities at the Village PREM Swansea is fantastic. This cool and stylish hotel offers a great Health & Fitness club, a grill restaurant, a pub and even a Starbucks. Being a ‘PREM’ a high spec stay is on offer, and with so much going on there’s a [...]
FTSE steadied by Greek breakthrough July 21, 2011 The FTSE 100 started solidly this morning as it emerged that France and Germany had reached an agreement on a second bailout for Greece. Banks led the way as investors gained confidence in stocks recently buffeted by fears of exposure to the debt crisis which has engulfed the Eurozone. Leaders of the 16-country bloc will [...]
Babcock lines up a bid for LearnDirect June 19, 2011 OUTSOURCING firm Babcock International is gearing up to buy LearnDirect, the online teaching company. Babcock, which maintains Royal Navy submarines and aircraft carriers, is said to be one of the bidders in the running to buy the training provider. It is one of about 10 groups looking to buy LearnDirect, after Ufi, a charitable trust [...]
ANALYST VIEWS: IS PUNCH IN A BETTER POSITION FOR THE FUTURE? June 8, 2011 DOUGLAS JACK | NUMIS SECURITIES The group remains on track in terms of expectations for 2012 and we expect an upgrade next year despite the split. In terms of this year, trading has benefitted from a number of operational initiatives including menu-change and staffing, where the group has invested in more area managers per pub. [...]
Scotland comes to the Wharf August 8, 2011 Boisdale Canary Wharf Cabot Place, Canary Wharf, E14 4QT www.boisdale.co.uk FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £45 CANARY Wharf is not the easiest place to bring culture to – even at its most alive, it has a certain, well, spartan feeling. Those open precincts, crisp architectural angles and endless escalators scream deal-making and [...]