EasyJet share price slides after narrowing first half losses March 26, 2015 The figures For the six months ended 31 March EasyJet is expecting narrow post pre-tax result of a loss of £5m to a profit of £10m. The outlook for first half capacity growth has been revised up 0.2 per cent to 3.7 per cent and revenue per seat has also been hiked by 0.5 per [...]
London Capital Group churns 75pc of staff and moves Charles-Henri Sabet to CEO role as losses deepen March 25, 2015 Troubled trading firm London Capital Group replaced 75 per cent of its staff last year, and yesterday announced its executive chairman Charles-Henri Sabet has been appointed as chief executive. The firm made a statutory pre-tax loss of £7.8m for 2014, more than twice the £3.7m loss made in 2013. Its revenues from continuing operations fell [...]
The AA to raise £935m for debt repayment plan March 25, 2015 The AA announced plans to raise £935m yesterday in a bid to pay off debts and reduce interest payments at the motoring organisation. The 110-year-old company plans to raise £200m in equity through a placing and a further £735m in a bond issue. The restructuring will involve the refinancing of £655m class B notes and [...]
Confidence knock? How the election is hitting businesses March 25, 2015 HOW CONFIDENT do high-growth companies feel about the coming year? For The Leap 100, the future looks bright. A whopping 98 per cent were either optimistic or very optimistic about their business’s prospects over the next 12 months, and 83 per cent expect the state of the economy to improve or greatly improve. Significantly, however, [...]
Touching down March 25, 2015 Andy Baker explains how turning to crowdfunding is transforming opportunities for a growing rugby company IN THE complex world of sports development, sustainable funding is a key ingredient for success. In this Rugby World Cup year, this is why we looked to crowdfunding to secure a £150,000 investment in Trys Rugby. We are an adult [...]
Chelsea FC dumps City firm CWM FX, which is at the centre of police fraud raid March 25, 2015 Chelsea Football Club has ripped up its partnership agreement with a firm that was raided by the police’s fraud squad earlier this month, City A.M. understands. CWM FX became the Premier League club’s official online forex trading partner at the start of the year, as part of a spate of glamorous marketing deals aimed at [...]
Kraft shares jump 30 per cent as Warren Buffett and 3G Capital confirm plans to merge it with Heinz in $40bn takeover March 25, 2015 Ketchup and cheese single sandwich, anyone? Warren Buffett has confirmed plans to merge processed cheese maker Kraft with Heinz, creating the Kraft Heinz Company, pushing shares in the company up more than 30 per cent in after-hours trading. Last night it was rumoured Brazilian private equity giant 3G Capital, which joint-owns Heinz with Buffett's Berkshire [...]
Moneysupermarket share price falls as 6.4 per cent share sale is scrapped March 25, 2015 Moneysupermarket.com became the biggest faller on the FTSE 250 in early trading after the sale of a 6.4 per cent stake in the business was cancelled. Shares in the business fell 5.5 per cent to 270p – although they have climbed by more than a fifth this year. The insurance comparison site's founder, Simon Nixon, [...]
Monitise share price falls as founder Alastair Lukies exits and sale option is ditched March 25, 2015 Monitise shares tanked 17 per cent in early trading as the British tech firm took itself off the market and revealed its founder and co-chief executive is exiting. Alastair Lukies is stepping down, leaving Elizabeth Buse as sole chief executive, although he will remain as a strategic adviser. At the beginning of the year, the struggling Aim-listed [...]
Balfour Beatty suspends dividend after £59m losses in 2014 March 25, 2015 The figures Balfour Beatty, the beleaguered construction firm, continues to suffer, posting total losses of £59m in 2014. The firm won't pay out a final dividend. Pre-tax losses came in at £304m in the year to the end of December compared to £185m the previous year, on revenue of £8.9bn. The firm also has negative [...]