Terry Smith rounds again on Unilever and labels failed GSK bids a ‘near death experience’ January 20, 2022 Terry Smith has launched a fresh attack on Unilever’s management as he labelled the failed bid for GSK’s consumer arm a “near death experience”.
Shoppers rack up £3.3bn buy-now-pay-later debt in Christmas spending spree January 20, 2022 Shoppers racked up £3.3bn of debt using buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) products in a spending spree over the Christmas period, new data has revealed.
JPMorgan tops list of European M&A advisers with $301.5bn deals January 20, 2022 JPMorgan has topped a list of European M&A advisers in terms deal-value after working across $301.5bn worth of deals in 2021, according to new data.
Network International revenues jump as Dubai bounces back from pandemic January 20, 2022 Digital payments giant Network International reported a jump in revenues in the past year driven by record levels of customer growth.
PensionBee reports revenue jump as it targets December profitability January 20, 2022 Digital pensions platform PensionBee has reported a jump in revenue today as it readies to ramp up investment into marketing and customer acquisition.
Exclusive: Cushon closes £35m funding round to shake up ‘boring’ UK pensions January 20, 2022 Workplace savings fintech Cushon has closed a £35m fundraising round and doubled its assets under management (AUM) to £1.7bn with a new acquisition as it looks to shake up “complicated and boring” UK pensions. The new round of investment, led by existing investors including venture capital firms Augmentum Fintech and AshGrove Capital, takes the total [...]
Exclusive: ‘I’m a single mum, I can’t work for no pay’: Contractors fear for jobs as payroll firm Parasol fails to cough up cash January 20, 2022 Freelancers and contractors have been left in the dark and without pay for weeks after umbrella firm Parasol failed to cough up cash.
Investors round on Unilever’s ‘health blind spot’ in fresh wave of attacks January 20, 2022 Unilever has come under fire from a group of leading investors for its unhealthy food products, following a week of intense criticism.
Unilever backs down on raising £50bn bid for GSK consumer health arm January 19, 2022 Unilever has announced it will not raise its £50bn bid for GlaxoSmithKline's consumer health arm after the pharma giant rebuffed its approach in December.
GSK science chief to depart as pharma giant looks to revamp drugs pipeline January 19, 2022 GlaxoSmithKline's chief scientific officer Hal Barron will leave the firm this year to join a Silicon Valley anti-ageing start up.