Mid-market private equity investment in London suffered a fall in the first half of this year, as economic uncertainty and wider geopolitical issues affected investment activity. According to fresh analysis …
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Starmer refuses to rule out tax rises – and criticises forecasters
The Prime Minister has refused to comment on whether he will break Labour’s manifesto pledges on taxes at this year’s Autumn Budget as he slapped down independent forecasters’ claims the …
BNY Investments team get game face on for City AM Triathlon Team Challenge
The Square Mile has long upheld the “work hard, play hard” mantra and the BNY Investments trio taking on the City AM Triathlon Team Challenge this weekend are doing their …
Entrepreneur slams No 10 wealth grab – despite getting taxpayer-backed loan
The founder of a hot tub and plunge pool business has said he understood why “the masses” were leaving Britain and was accelerating plans to do so himself, despite his …
Trump hikes India tariffs to 50 per cent for fuelling Russian ‘war machine’
President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on India after the country’s government imported Russian Federation Oil. In an executive order signed on Wednesday, the White …
Canary Wharf Group tops 250,000 sq ft of office space leased this year
Canary Wharf has announced two new major leasing deals, taking the total amount of space leased this year to 250,000sq ft. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) will extend their office …
Here’s why the Simmons bar was never going to work
It should have worked. On every level. Millennial pink neon art, reliably late opening hours, chugging cheap cocktails to disco playlists. Who doesn’t like disco playlists? And yet, after taking …
Boardroom Uncovered: Can Bupa and NHS save the UK healthcare sector?
Play Video The CEO of Bupa has rejected calls for the NHS to move to an insurance model and said that while it needs “fine-tuning”, its “soul will remain” intact. …
Shares in Cola-Cola’s European bottling arms slump despite strong results
Coca-Cola’s European arm, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, and its bottling partner, Coca-Cola HBC, both slumped on the stock exchange this morning after the former downgraded its revenue guidance. The European business …
Is Claire’s about to disappear from the UK High Street?
Claire’s accessories has filed for bankruptcy in the US and entered administration in France, stoking fears about its presence on UK high streets. The US-based fashion accessories and jewellery business …