‘Existential crisis’: London Stock Exchange exodus tops £60bn after Darktrace deal April 26, 2024 A top investment bank has sounded the alarm and called on government to act today after a take-private deal for Darktrace took the total value of London Stock Exchange exits to north of £60bn.
American private equity firm to snap up Darktrace for £4.3bn April 26, 2024 American private equity firm Thoma Bravo has struck a deal to buy British cyber security company Darktrace in an all-cash transaction.
Let’s be honest, finance still has a big gender problem March 9, 2024 Representation of women at senior leadership levels remains too low and even for those in power, challenges persist, writes Natasha Frangos.
FTSE 100 live: London index steady as China growth target disappoints investors March 6, 2023 The FTSE 100 has barely moved this morning, after China disappointed investors with modest growth targets for the year.
London banking stocks tumble as Silicon Valley Bank shockwaves spread to HSBC, Barclays and Lloyds March 10, 2023 A crisis at US start-up lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has sent shockwaves across the Atlantic today and dragged down shares in London-listed lenders. Shares in Nasdaq-listed SVB plunged over 60 per cent yesterday after the firm announced a $1.75bn share sale on Wednesday in a bid to shore up its balance sheet and plug [...]
Women now dominate boards of top three water firms, with five-out-of-six CEO and chair positions held April 28, 2022 Women now dominate the boards of water companies, with five out of six heads taking up the roles. The majority of chief executives and chairs for the three FTSE-Listed water firms, Severn Trent, Pennon and United Utilities, are now held by women. This comes after Louise Beardmore was promoted to chief executive at UU, succeeding [...]
Peel Hunt profits plunge 99 per cent amid capital markets slowdown December 1, 2022 Peel Hunt said profits plunged by 99 per cent in the first half of the year as it is hammered by a slump in initial public offerings and volatility on the markets.
Investors urged to oust CMC Markets chair over boardroom diversity failings July 24, 2022 The world's largest shareholder group is urging investors to oust the chair of trading firm CMC Markets over a lack of female representation on its board.
From Ocado to Trustpilot and M&S to ITV: Value of dozens of FTSE giants down by a third since start of Ukraine war June 11, 2022 Nearly 50 companies in the FTSE 350 have seen their stock market values fall by at least a third since the start of the Ukraine crisis. The biggest fallers have been technology companies, new data shared exclusively with City A.M. shows today. Review website Trustpilot, which listed just over a year ago, has seen its [...]
London-listed retailers plummet on expected spending cool down April 24, 2022 An expected slowdown in consumer spending in response to the cost of living crunch hobbling household finances has whacked London-listed retail stocks. The bucket of top retail shares in the City, known as the FTSE 350 retail, has fallen 21 per cent in the year so far, making the sector one of the worst performers [...]