Stocks slip as Whitbread tops FTSE 100 The World Bank has raised its global growth forecast by 0.2 percentage points for 2026. Evening Standard · Jan 13
M&C Saatchi rejects £50m approach for performance division from Brave Bison Rupert Murdoch-backed Brave Bison has been on the acquisition trail, making five deals so far this year. Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025
London stocks jump as tariff pause boosts European trading The FTSE 100 finished up by 3.04%, or 233.77 points, to close at 7,913.25. The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025
Marketing agency Mission turns down takeover bid Digital marketing group Mission today rejected a £27 million takeover bid from Brave Bison, a rival which is backed by former Tory Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft. Evening Standard · May 13, 2024
Manchester company that helped make Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett his fortune to be sold Social Chain was founded when Steven Bartlett and Dominic McGregor dropped out of university Manchester Evening News · Feb 3, 2023
Social media agency co-founded by Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett to be bought for £7.7m Mr Bartlett set up Social Chain in Manchester with Dominic McGregor Birmingham Post · Feb 3, 2023
Agency founded by Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett sold for £7.7million Social Chain works with brands such as Amazon, TikTok, KFC and Apple Beats Wales Online · Feb 3, 2023