BETWEEN MURDOCH AND A VERY HARD PLACE November 17, 2010 FINALLY! A chance for harried BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch to let his hair down: the Sky Christmas party – or “Winter Reception” – invites have been issued, the balloons blown up, the goose cooked. And it will be a well-deserved rest. The Capitalist hears that Darroch has had a stressful few weeks in the [...]
Gymboree hires Goldman Sachs to consider float October 5, 2010 Children’s apparel retailer Gymboree is understood to have hired Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs to begin a formal auction of the company, which could fetch more than $1bn (£628m). Sources close to the deal, who declined to be identified by name because they were not authorised to speak with the media, confirmed the move [...]
UK groups hold firm in Ireland November 22, 2010 SOME of the most high-profile corporate emigrants to the Irish tax regime told City A.M. yesterday they are not yet considering a move away from the country, with UK rules on controlled foreign companies (CFCs) influencing their decision more than the total tax rate. Now that the Irish government has admitted it will seek bailout [...]
BP chief says rivals created fear over spill October 25, 2010 BP’s new chief executive said its rivals and the media had helped cause a climate of fear during the summer when the oil giant’s blown-out Gulf of Mexico well caused the worst ever oil spill in the United States. The comments by Bob Dudley represented the latest volley in BP’s battle to rebuild its battered [...]
BP chief says rivals created fear over spill October 25, 2010 BP’s new chief executive said its rivals and the media had helped cause a climate of fear during the summer when the oil giant’s blown-out Gulf of Mexico well caused the worst ever oil spill in the United States. The comments by Bob Dudley represented the latest volley in BP’s battle to rebuild its battered [...]
FinnCap hires finance director October 13, 2010 SMALL CAP broker finnCap has appointed former fund manager Tom Hayward as its new finance director, as the next step in its development as an independent firm. FinnCap, led by chief executive Sam Smith and chaired by private equity veteran Jon Moulton, hired Hayward from Herald Investment Management, a fund management group specialising in the [...]
The idiot box gets smart – and threatens old media September 15, 2010 MODERN technophiles are already used to multi-tasking online. And with online mainstays now venturing into the coveted space of TV entertainment, attention spans are set to encounter another challenge. Google TV is due to launch in the US by the end of the year to rival Boxee – a service built originally from open source [...]
The idiot box gets smart – and threatens old media September 15, 2010 MODERN technophiles are already used to multi-tasking online. And with online mainstays now venturing into the coveted space of TV entertainment, attention spans are set to encounter another challenge. Google TV is due to launch in the US by the end of the year to rival Boxee – a service built originally from open source [...]
How World Cup 2018 bid works November 30, 2010 Tomorrow England will learn whether years of lobbying and some late schmoozing have paid off Q&A Q. How is the bidding contest decided? A.By a vote among the executive committee (ExCo) of world governing body Fifa, in Zurich tomorrow. Q. How does the vote work? A.The 23 ExCo members cast their votes in a secret [...]
How World Cup 2018 bid works November 30, 2010 Tomorrow England will learn whether years of lobbying and some late schmoozing have paid off Q&A Q. How is the bidding contest decided? A.By a vote among the executive committee (ExCo) of world governing body Fifa, in Zurich tomorrow. Q. How does the vote work? A.The 23 ExCo members cast their votes in a secret [...]