EY resigns as auditor for consultancy MJ Hudson amid “lost trust” in management “We have lost trust and confidence in the company’s management,” the accounting giant said Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2023
The CEO contradiction: Corporate leaders are afraid of a recession but nearly 70% plan to hire more people this year While most CEOs are preparing for a recession, they’re also hoarding talent. “Employees may be able to breathe a sigh of relief,” says Dana Peterson, the Conference Board’s chief economist. Fortune · Feb 7, 2023
EY: 97% of CEOs have changed their investment strategy in response to geopolitical challenges–and almost a third already halted a project Restrictive policies have supplanted COVID-19-related issues as the key reason for altering international investment plans, according to EY's research. Fortune · Feb 7, 2023
Aussie firm lands Britishvolt after nod from Ian Botham AN Australian start-up company today emerged as the preferred bidder for what is left of the collapsed electric vehicle firm Britshvolt. Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2023
Britishvolt is sold to Australian firm Recharge Industries after going into administration The Australian startup will now bid to revive the plans which would have brought thousands of jobs to Northumberland Birmingham Post · Feb 6, 2023
Northumberland jobs hope as Britishvolt sold to Australian firm Recharge Industries said it "can't wait to get started" on the project after Britishvolt went into administration Chronicle Live · Feb 6, 2023
Private equity firm in talks to buy collapsed startup Britishvolt Greybull Capital considering bid as administrators at EY try to push through sale of gigafactory project The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023
Founder of Britishvolt to bid for collapsed battery startup, reports claim Former CEO and founder Orral Nadjari left last year but is said to be interested in the firm's battery technology Birmingham Post · Jan 31, 2023
North East deals of the week: key contracts, investments and acquisitions Companies featuring in this week's round-up include onHand, Media Borne, NBS, and Northumberland Restaurant Company Birmingham Post · Jan 30, 2023
Britishvolt ‘collapsed owing £120m’ as UK car industry reports dismal year Several bids are understood to have been made for assets of failed electric vehicle battery startup The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023
Ministers will look ‘seriously’ at any credible Britishvolt takeover bids Britishvolt collapsed into administration a week ago, making the majority of its roughly 300 workers redundant. The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023
Australian startup tables bid for Britishvolt to revive £3.8bn gigafactory ambitions Recharge Industries is reported to be up against competition from 12 other bidders for the collapsed electric battery business Birmingham Post · Jan 25, 2023
Britishvolt: Australian startup tables bid for collapsed North East battery business The founder of Recharge Industries is reported to be visiting the Blyth site and meeting Government officials Chronicle Live · Jan 25, 2023
Experts suggest recession could be much worse than previously thought An updated forecast predicts the recession could be cut deeper but will not last as long as previously thought Manchester Evening News · Jan 23, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023 Impending UK recession could be twice as bad as anticipated, say analysts Contrary to other recent economic analysis the business consultancy EY forecasts 0.7% drop in GDP this year
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023 Recession to be worse than previously thought, experts say EY said that while the recession might cut deeper than it thought earlier, it will not necessarily last longer than the previous forecast.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023 Britishvolt: how Britain’s bright battery future fell flat Startup that hoped to transform UK car production was once valued at more than £800m, but collapsed worth a tiny fraction of that
Birmingham Post · Jan 18, 2023 Plans for £200m Britishvolt factory over as warehouse goes back on market Prologis UK confirms it is on the hunt for new tenants for its Hams Hall site following collapse of manufacturer which would have created 150 new jobs in the West Midlands
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023 Battery startup Britishvolt enters administration as rescue talks fail Staff told majority of firm’s 300 employees would be immediately made redundant on Tuesday morning
Wales Online · Jan 17, 2023 Hundreds of jobs go at electric car battery company Britishvolt as it falls into administration It had been trying to raise the cash to keep going, but to no avail
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023 Hundreds to lose jobs as electric car battery maker Britishvolt collapses The move comes as a blow for the UK’s ambitions to gain a foothold in the global EV battery market
Tribune News Service · Jan 16, 2023 Survey: The US economy has a 64% chance of entering a recession this year More likely than not, the U.S. economy will enter a recession this year, Bankrate’s Fourth-Quarter Economic Indicator poll found.
Insider UK · Jan 12, 2023 Wolseley acquires Glasgow-based Kooltech Deal will see the company retain its name and sign a 10-year lease at its headquarters
Fortune · Jan 6, 2023 Why the environmentalist critics of data centers are wrong There is no path to lower carbon output that doesn’t depend heavily on adding more information technology to our infrastructure, writes EY's blockchain leader Paul Brody.
Birmingham Post · Jan 5, 2023 EY to establish fintech research and technology hub in Bristol The aim of the hub is to help "ramp up" capabilities in financial services design, data analytics and engineering