Czech Out! Czechia’s Symphony of Luxury, Culture, and Nature! March 21, 2024 For some time, the Czech Republic may have been perceived solely as Prague, a city for exuberant parties and beer indulgence. However, as more people discover the enchanting beauty of Prague and its surrounding regions, such narrow views have broadened significantly. Prague offers a wide range of luxury hotels and hosts world-class classical concerts and [...]
Alter Domus: Cinven buys majority stake in fund administrator March 4, 2024 Permira first took a stake in Alter Domus in 2017, with the firm having seen revenue, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) and employees quintuple in that time.
Babcock: British defence giant signs nuclear submarine deal worth half-a-billion pounds March 1, 2024 In an update to markets this morning, the FTSE 250-listed company announced it had penned a contract worth £560m with UK's Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA).
Dame Vivienne Westwood dies aged 82 December 29, 2022 Dame Vivienne Westwood died peacefully surrounded by her family in Clapham, South London, today, her representatives said in a statement. The 81-year-old’s husband and creative partner Andreas Kronthaler said: “I will continue with Vivienne in my heart. “We have been working until the end and she has given me plenty of things to get on [...]
Emma Stone’s Poor Things receives eight-minute standing ovation for graphic sex scenes September 4, 2023 Emma Stone has received an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival for her lead role in new Frankenstein-inspired film Poor Things. In Poor Things, Stone, most famous from films like the new Cruella movie and The Favourite, acts in a series of graphic sex scenes including one where she pleasures herself with fruit. [...]
Castore: Andy Murray-backed sportswear brand makes first acquisition since near £1bn valuation May 7, 2024 Castore, the sportswear brand backed by the likes of Andy Murray and the billionaire co-owners of Asda, has made its first acquisition since it was valued at almost £1bn.
Pretty Little Thing founders venture into the world of luxury interior design April 24, 2024 Adam Kamani and Umar Kamani, the Manchester brothers who founded fast-fashion brand Pretty Little Thing are venturing into the world of luxury interior design.
Mars to snap up listed Hotel Chocolat in half a billion pound plus deal November 16, 2023 Hotel Chocolat is to go private under the Mars umbrella
Fuller’s pub chain optimistic on easing inflation and urges business rates cut July 23, 2024 Fuller Smith & Turner has continued its strong recovery. The pub chain said sales at the London-listed company grew by 5.3 per cent for the first 16 weeks of the financial year, boosted by major events including the Euro football championships. At the beginning of June the company said like-for-like sales in the 52 weeks [...]
Politicians are wading in abstract sentiments, it won’t win votes November 8, 2023 Rishi Sunak can be forgiven for not weighing down the King’s Speech. Political parties can't win unless they explain what they will do.