TRAINERS’ championship leader Pierre Ng must have breathed a sigh of relief at Happy Valley in midweek when a winning double broke a long losing sequence of 40 runners for …
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Golden Sixty bids for Massive fourth Champions Mile
THE RACING world will have their eyes firmly fixed on Hong Kong this Sunday when Sha Tin hosts one of its marquee meetings of the season; FWD Champions Day, featuring …
Moonpig nosedives after private equity firm sells 25m shares
Personalised card company Moonpig suffered its worst day of trading in three years on Thursday, after a private equity firm sold 25 million of shares in the firm. The move …
Meet the founder using disability to his advantage as a business leader
Ambition A.M. takes a look at how founders can use their disability to their advantage, with some firsthand insight from Martyn Sibley, co-founder and chief executive of specialist disability and …
How to grow your business and break down barriers to international trade
In this ‘how to’ series, Ambition A.M. will explore some of the challenges facing Britain’s entrepreneurial community, providing firsthand insight and advice on how to overcome some of the most daunting ones. Just …
‘Existential crisis’: London Stock Exchange exodus tops £60bn after Darktrace deal
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 exits from the London …
Half-a-million UK firms ‘financially distressed’ and thousands face insolvency as they ‘pin hopes’ on rate cuts
Nearly half a million UK businesses have become ‘financially distressed,’ with tens of thousands facing the possibility of insolvency within the next 12 months, a new report from Begbies has …
Haggas hoping to get Hong Kong monkey off his back with Dubai Honour
WILLIAM Haggas has had great success overseas, but he is yet to have a winner in Hong Kong. “That really irks me,” said the 63-year-old Newmarket-based trainer. “We’ve had a …
American private equity firm to snap up Darktrace for £4.3bn
American private equity firm Thoma Bravo has struck a $5.3bn (£4.3bn) deal to buy British cyber security company Darktrace in an all-cash transaction. The boards of directors of both companies …
Freshly-listed World Chess sees revenue slip after Armageddon series but gaming firm still confident
Online platform World Chess reported a slip in revenue for the year ended December, but said it was still confident in delivering its growth strategy. The freshly-listed firm, which organises …