Kester Capital’s latest fund has closed £50m ahead of target at £200m as the low-to-mid-market private equity firm attracted new blue-chip institutional investors. The firm announced on Tuesday that its …
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City Hall: Lib Dem mayoral candidate Rob Blackie vows to take on Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall
Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Rob Blackie has vowed he is “up for this fight” as he launched his campaign for City Hall with a pledge to take on Sadiq Khan …
Landmark judicial review starts as Albania’s ex-PM tries to overturn UK Home Office ban
The former Albanian Prime Minister’s judicial review against the Home Office over a decision to ban him from the UK kicks off today. Sali Berisha is the current Albanian opposition …
Demand for Rolex and Tag Heuer watches slump as demand in China falls
Monthly exports of pricey Swiss watches such as Rolex and TAG Heuer have fallen for the second time in three years, led mainly by lower deliveries to Greater China and …
Forget signing Bellingham and Mbappe, Ratcliffe tells Manchester United fans
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has warned that Manchester United are unlikely to pursue superstar signings such as Jude Bellingham or Kylian Mbappe. The billionaire Ineos chairman has taken control of footballing …
Will the Federal Reserve and Bank of England surprise investors this week?
Markets are in the thick of a busy week for central banks with decisions from the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England still to come after the Bank of …
Sky high boozing: 11 new London rooftop bars for spring
Here are 11 new London rooftop bar concepts to raise a glass this spring Take a deep breath in, you can feel it: spring is in the air. There’s nothing …
How I battled the ultimate ‘trifecta’ of entrepreneurial headwinds – and won
Solving a personal frustration with a business idea seems to be the latest entrepreneurial trend. Hannah Samano, founder of data-driven health platform, Unfabled, tells Jennifer Sieg how she made hers …
Amsterdam maintains post-Brexit status as Europe’s share trading hub
Amsterdam maintained its position as the heart of European equity trading, a position it has held over London since July 2021 after the shift in market activity post-Brexit. The average …
FCA eyes fresh clampdown with ‘game changing’ consumer duty and beefed up AI
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking to tighten enforcement of its “game-changing” consumer duty rules and will ramp up its use of artificial intelligence, as it laid its priorities …