US Presidential Election 2016: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton get the vote from mergers and acquisitions experts, according to new research March 17, 2016 Mergers and acquisitions experts would most like to see Donald Trump walk into the White House, with Hillary Clinton a close second, according to new research. Research from Brunswick Group found that from a dealmaking perspective, Trump would be the best electoral outcome. In a year when Presidential hopefuls have rhetorically come down on big [...]
Property of the Fortnight: Rare Tower Walk townhouse on sale in the middle of St Katharine Docks March 17, 2016 House-hunting usually requires some compromise: a downgrade in location, a flat rather than a house, the sacrificial shedding of car parking space. At first glance, Johan Denekamp a former advertising CEO, seems to have it all – the townhouse, the location, the views – but take hope, because it took him and his wife a [...]
What Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak really thinks about the Apple Watch, driverless cars and Tim Cook March 17, 2016 Apple's co-founder is not such a fan of the Apple Watch, it turns out. While he loves it as a customer, Steve Wozniak has revealed he's not such a huge fan of the wearable from a business point of view. In a Reddit AMA (that's ask me anything), he said he was worried about the market Apple [...]
EDF Energy to be grilled by MPs over Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant March 17, 2016 EDF Energy will be grilled by a group of MPs next week over the controversial Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset. EDF's chief executive Vincent de Rivaz, and managing director of new nuclear build Humphrey Cadoux-Hudson, will appear before the energy and climate change select committee on Wednesday. It comes as French economy minister Emmanuel Macron pledged fresh financing [...]
Halewood International acquires neat 50 per cent stake in Pogues Whiskey March 17, 2016 Halewood International has acquired a 50 per cent stake in The Pogues Irish Whiskey. The Halewood Group, the UK's leading independent drinks manufacturer and distributor, struck the deal with the Irish band, The Pogues in February. The members of the band, Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer, Andrew Ranken, Spider Stavy, James Fearnley, Terry Woods and Darryl Hunt, will retain [...]
EU referendum: With under 100 days to go Remain and Leave are neck-and-neck March 17, 2016 With under 100 days to go until the all important EU referendum, the Leave and Remain camps are neck-and-neck as no sides have yet made a breakthrough. According to a new poll Leave is level with Remain but many people are still undecided on how to vote. When people who said they intend to vote in [...]
F1 Team Budgets: Ferrari have more money to work with than anyone else but Mercedes get best bang for their buck March 17, 2016 NULL
Retiring Admiral chief executive Henry Engelhardt is giving £1,000 to each member of staff as a leaving present March 17, 2016 When a member of staff moves on to pastures new, they usually get a small present bought by the whole office – but admirable Admiral chief exec Henry Engelhardt is turning the tradition on its head when he steps down in May. We like the cut of his jib… As a way to say thank you [...]
Law firms BLP and Greenberg Traurig end merger talks with parties unable to find “common ground” March 17, 2016 A proposed merger between City law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and US company Greenberg Traurig has been called off. The law firms confirmed they were in talks over a merger last month. But BLP has now said the two firms "could not find enough common ground". Read more: Law firm mergers drop as partners focus on growth-driven takeovers Lisa Mayhew, [...]
Bank of England’s monetary policy committee votes unanimously to keep interest rates at rock bottom as it signals concern over EU referendum and pay growth March 17, 2016 Interest rates at the Bank of England will be kept at a record low of 0.5 per cent for the next month after another unanimous vote. The MPC is concerned pay rises might be lower due to subdued inflation, the minutes of the meeting revealed. The MPC said empirical evidence on inflation expectations and their [...]