Private Equity in EMEA: Big and bigger? March 3, 2022 | City Talk M&A saw record-breaking levels across the globe in 2021. And PE activity in the EMEA region has been similarly spectacular. Will it last?
Ukraine cancels airdrop and plots launch of NFTs March 3, 2022 Ukraine's government has cancelled a planned airdrop and will instead sell NFTs to support the resistance to Russia's invasion.
M&C Saatchi extends ‘put up or shut up’ bid deadline once again as Murria eyes ad giant March 3, 2022 Takeover talks for M&C Saatchi have been extended once again as serial tech entrepreneur Vin Murria continues to eye up the ad giant. Stockmarket regulations had initially told Murria’s investment vehicle AdvancedAdvT to “put up or shut up” by 5pm today after an initial extension was granted at the start of February. However, it was [...]
Universal Music launches Capitol Records China in a push to catch industry’s ‘fastest-growing market’ March 3, 2022 Universal Music has expanded its Chinese division, with the launch of Capitol Records China as a new frontline label focused on signing and developing Chinese music talent.
Crypto markets see pullback as volumes hit 2022 high March 3, 2022 The crypto markets have seen some pullback this morning, with Bitcoin currently down one per cent over the past 24 hours to around $43,500.
Editorial: This Tube strike is self-defeating in the extreme March 3, 2022 When Ukrainian citizens are sheltering in underground stations, it can at best seem glib, or heartless, to complain about our own trivial woes. A tube strike is a trivial woe; some will work from home when the RMT go on strike today, some will walk a little further than usual, some may even try getting [...]
Ed Warner: Sport needs a united front against Russia, not patchwork of policies March 3, 2022 On the opening day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the Polish wheelchair rugby team decided not to take to the court in their Euros group match against Russia in Paris. A classy move. If only others were so decisive. The leaders of world sport are already divided in their response to Vladimir Putin’s war. It [...]
NFT art gallery prepares to open in heart of the City March 3, 2022 In December 2019, Josh Sandhu made his first investment in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) picking up a handful of collectible digital artworks.
Fitbit recalls more than a million smartwatches amid burn injuries March 2, 2022 Fitbit has recalled more than a million of its Ionic smartwatches after reports that some users are being burned from overheating batteries. The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said today that Google-backed Fitbit had received at least 115 reports in the United States and 59 from abroad about the issue. “These incidents are very [...]
Gold – the only “safe haven” asset? March 2, 2022 | City Talk The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had many consequences – first and foremost is its devastating humanitarian impact. While we cannot lose sight of how many millions of people are affected, as investors we are conscious that this is a time of great uncertainty. Schroders’ live blog on the Ukraine crisis will be updated regularly [...]