Boohoo launches boardroom coup in bid to take control of Revolution Beauty Boohoo wants the removal of Revolution Beauty's chairman, CEO and CFO Manchester Evening News · Jun 19, 2023
AO, LDC and Mike Ashley's Frasers Group: The 14 latest North West deals BusinessLive has rounded up some of the latest top deals you should not miss Birmingham Post · Jun 16, 2023
WE Soda abandons IPO as it blames ‘extreme investor caution in London’ It would have been the biggest UK listing so far in 2023, and came amid a drought of London floats Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2023
Ethical investment platform Circa5000 considering becoming a public company after first taste of London Stock Exchange The business is expected to break even by the end of 2024 or early 2025 Birmingham Post · Jun 9, 2023
Parole Board directs prison release of terrorist friend of London Bridge killer Nazam Hussain was jailed alongside Khan in 2012 after a plot to blow up the London Stock Exchange. The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023
The Handbag Clinic launches in Selfridges' luxury London department store Selfridges has launched the Stock Market to turn the shop floor into a trading floor for buying, selling, repairing and upcycling Birmingham Post · May 25, 2023
Atom Bank appoints former Virgin Money man Lee Rochford as chairman Mr Rochford helped Virgin Money to float on the London Stock Exchange in 2014 Birmingham Post · May 25, 2023
THG boss Matthew Moulding reveals why takeover talks with US private equity firm Apollo collapsed 'I get excited about building and growing things, not spreadsheets' Birmingham Post · May 12, 2023
Battery passports: how a meeting at Davos helped set a car industry standard Mining groups hope their joint project, ReSource, will have an influence on the global business The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023
Calling for company bosses to get a pay rise is obscene Letter: FTSE 100 executives already earn 100 times the average UK wage. So why is the head of the London Stock Exchange angling for more, asks Bernie Evans The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023
Shield Therapeutics shareholders told to reject £46.1m takeover offer One of the firm's long term shareholders has tabled an offer Birmingham Post · May 5, 2023
London Stock Exchange chief calls for UK firms to pay bosses more Julia Hoggett accused of being ‘bit deluded’ after arguing pay packages need to match those of US companies The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023
Stock market reforms would ‘pass greater risk to investors’, FCA says Changes allow US-style ‘golden shares’ that let founders keep control of listed companies for 10 years via special voting rights The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023
‘Brexit idiocy’ blamed for tech giant ARM choosing New York over London The “idiocy” of Brexit is partially to blame for one of the UK's largest tech firms choosing to list on the New York Stock Exchange over London, it was warned on Tuesday. Evening Standard · May 2, 2023
Birmingham Post · Apr 27, 2023 Boss of THG activist shareholder Kelso Group joins Boohoo board Kelso Group is chaired by former DLA partner Sir Nigel Knowles while other investors include Luke Johnson, Nigel Wray and Umar Kamani
Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2023 FTSE 100 Live: US GDP much lower than expected; FTSE closes at 7832; Wall Street starts strong A bumper session of blue-chip results today features first quarter figures from Barclays, Unilever, AstraZeneca, London Stock Exchange and Taylor Wimpey.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023 First Spac set up under new UK rules to close after failing to find merger target Hambro Perks Acquisition Company blames ‘challenging circumstances’ for stock market listings
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023 AstraZeneca overtakes Pfizer as crunch week for UK pharma looms Driven by a revamped drug portfolio, AstraZeneca is expected to report revenues of $10.7bn in its latest quarterly results
Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2023 FCA investigates WANdisco amid fraud concerns The UK’s finance watchdog has begun an investigation into beleaguered tech firm WANdisco amid concerns over fraud.
Birmingham Post · Apr 3, 2023 Floating on London Stock Exchange 'not an experience I'd recommend to anyone', says THG boss Matthew Moulding THG floated on the London Stock Exchange in September 2020 in a move that raised £1.88bn
Birmingham Post · Mar 30, 2023 Activist shareholder sets out THG action plan as it ups stake Kelso has outlined four recommendations to THG's board
The Conversation · Mar 23, 2023 Women only gained access to the London Stock Exchange in 1973 – why did it take so long? On March 26 1973, the London Stock Exchange admitted its first female members. This followed years of resistance, with London trailing behind other smaller exchanges around the UK.
Daily Mirror · Mar 20, 2023 Terrorist 'lynchpin' who plotted to blow up London Stock Exchange set for prison release Mohammed Chowdhury, 33, has been freed and recalled to prison in the past but now the Parole Board has now deemed him no longer a threat to society.
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 Terrorist jailed alongside Fishmongers’ Hall killer can be freed despite recalls Mohammed Chowdhury was part of an al Qaida-inspired group sentenced in 2012 for plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange.
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023 More women working in finance in 1997 than in 2022, figures show London Stock Exchange boss Julia Hoggett said diversity and inclusivity is not a ‘nice distraction’, but should be part of the job.