Crispin Odey leaving hedge fund following misconduct allegations June 11, 2023 Crispin Odey is to leave Odey Asset Management, the partnership said on Saturday, following a series of allegations of misconduct.
Mark Carney: Ex BoE chief’s Brookfield set to win Network bidding war as £2.2bn offer backed by board June 9, 2023 FTSE 250 Network International has agreed a £2.2bn takeover offer from Canadian private equity giant Brookfield, becoming the latest in a string of listed firms to be taken private. Brookfield, which is headed by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney, will pay 400 pence per share representing a 64 per cent premium to Network’s [...]
UK economy will ‘flatline’ as stubborn inflation and a tight jobs market drag on growth June 8, 2023 Britain remains on course to dodge a recession this year but growth will "flatline" as stubborn inflation and a tight jobs market continue to drag on the economy, according to the latest forecast from the British Chambers of Commerce.
JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley review prime broking ties with Odey Asset Management June 8, 2023 JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley are reviewing their prime broking relationships with Odey Asset Management after allegations of sexual misconduct and bullying by Crispin Odey reported by the Financial Times and Tortoise Media on Thursday, sources familiar with the matter said.
Fintech firm CAB Payments plots London listing in boost to the City June 8, 2023 A fintech firm has revealed plans to float on the London Stock Exchange today and hailed the capital as a “home for innovative and growing global businesses”, in a boost for the Square Mile after a bruising few months. CAB Payments, a specialist cross-border payments and foreign exchange firm, announced plans to float on the [...]
M&G set to lose four per cent of staff as Rossi continues cost-cutting drive June 8, 2023 Asset manager M&G said more than 200 staff had applied for its voluntary redundancy programme today as it revealed a £400m boost in flows in the three months to the end of March.
London beats New York (and everywhere else) on decade of tech investment June 8, 2023 London has beaten its rivals to take the top spot for global tech investment over the past decade after raking in cash across more than 1,700 separate investment projects, according to new figures.
Blackrock snaps up London-based venture debt firm Kreos Capital June 8, 2023 Blackrock has snapped up London-based venture debt specialist Kreos Capital today in a deal which extends the US behemoth’s reach into the credit asset management market. In a statement today, the world’s biggest asset manager said the deal would see it acquire full control of Kreos and its clients would now have access to the [...]
Barbarians at the gate? Private equity bonanza fails to materialise June 7, 2023 A flurry of predicted private equity deals failed to rear its head last month as sticky inflation and more interest rate pain forced dealmakers to reconsider an offensive, according to a London investment bank.
Investec snaps up Capitalmind as investment bank consolidation accelerates June 7, 2023 Investec has snapped up a majority stake in boutique dealmaking firm Capitalmind today as a consolidation of smaller investment banks accelerates amid a deals drought.